Minas Gerais is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte, is a major urban and finance center in Latin America, and the sixth largest municipality in Brazil, after the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasília and Fortaleza, but its metropolitan area is the third largest in Brazil with just over 5,800,000 inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Nine Brazilian presidents were born in Minas Gerais, the most of any state. The state has 10.1% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 8.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Manihot is a genus in the diverse milkspurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It was described as a genus in 1754.
Vriesea is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Dyckia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae.
Bandeira is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 4,766 people living in a total area of 484 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara.
Syngonanthus is a genus of plant in family Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and to Latin America.
Mata Verde is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 8,644 and the area was 230 km2 (89 sq mi). The elevation is 865 m (2,838 ft).
Bonito de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 11,369 in a total area of 3,901 km2. The elevation is 629 meters. It became a municipality in 1995.
Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
Stomatanthes is a genus of African and South American plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.
Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs. The native range is focused on eastern South America and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.
Symphyopappus is a genus of South American plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.
Dimerostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It now includes all the species in the former genus Angelphytum as the two were merged in 2007.
Graphistylis is a genus of Brazilian flowering plants in the daisy family.
Carinhanha is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Carinhanha covers 2,529.45 km2 (976.63 sq mi), and has a population of 29,070 with a population density of 12 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located on the banks of the Rio São Francisco and the Carinhanha River, which also forms the border of the state of Minas Gerais.
Actinocephalus is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 2004. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil. It was formerly regarded as part of the related genus Paepalanthus, but recent studies have suggested that the two groups are better separated.
Vellozia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, established in 1788.
Piqueria is a genus of Brazilian plants in the gerbera tribe within the sunflower family.
Cyrtocymura is a genus of Latin American and Caribbean plants in the evil tribe within the daisy family.
