Pouteria is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel, the mamey sapote, and the lucuma. Commonly, this genus is known as pouteria trees, or in some cases, eggfruits.
Caryocar is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the West Indies.
Alexa is a genus of flowering plants. It includes ten species which are native to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil in northern South America. Members of this genus accumulate iminosugars in their leaves.
Jacqueshuberia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to northern South America, from Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana to northern Brazil and Peru.
Alseis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil.
Pradosia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.
Lepidocaryum is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family from South America where the lone species, Lepidocaryum tenue, is commonly called poktamui. Nine species names have been published, but palm taxonomists currently agree that just one variable species includes them all. The most reduced member of the Lepidocaryeae, it is similar in appearance to three closely related genera, Mauritia, Mauritiella, and Lytocaryum. The genus name combines the Greek words for "scale" and "nut" and the species epithet is Latin for "thin".
Eperua is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Detarioideae. It includes 16 species native to northern South America, in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil. They live in the jungles, often along rivers or streams. The leaves are compound pinnate, with smooth margins, and the fruits are long pods. The wood of E. falcata is called wallaba and is often used in construction.
Appunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. The genus is found from southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
Ormosia nobilis is a tree-forming plant species in the genus Ormosia. It grows in tropical South America, primarily in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The Ormosis nobilis tree is known as "sirari" and it produces a commercial hardwood which is also known as sirari.
Calycophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1830. The genus is found from Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Sipaneeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 43 species in 10 genera. Its representatives are found from Central to Southern Tropical America.
Condylocarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1822. It is primarily native to South America, though found also in Trinidad & Tobago and Nicaragua.
Couma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.
Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.
- Lacmellea abbreviataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
- Lacmellea aculeata(Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
- Lacmellea arborescens(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
- Lacmellea bahiensisJ.F.Morales - Bahia
- Lacmellea costanensisSteyerm. - N Venezuela
- Lacmellea densifoliata(Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
- Lacmellea edulisH.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Lacmellea floribunda(Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
- Lacmellea foxii(Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea gracilis(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea guyanensis(Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
- Lacmellea klugiiMonach. - Peru
- Lacmellea macranthaJ.F.Morales - Ecuador
- Lacmellea microcarpa(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea oblongataMarkgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea panamensis(Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
- Lacmellea pauciflora(Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
- Lacmellea peruviana(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea pygmaeaMonach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Lacmellea ramosissima(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea speciosaWoodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea standleyi(Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
- Lacmellea utilis(Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
- Lacmellea zamoraeJ.F.Morales - Costa Rica
Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972.
Saxo-fridericia is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845.
Chromolucuma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described in 1925.
Elaeoluma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1891.
Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale. It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.
