Lacmellea edulis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Lacmellea |
Species: | L. edulis |
Binomial name | |
Lacmellea edulis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Lacmellea edulis, common name: chicle muyu, is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae . [3] It is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. [2]
Iriartea is a genus in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to Central and South America. The best-known species – and probably the only one – is Iriartea deltoidea, which is found from Nicaragua, south into Bolivia and a great portion of Western Amazonian basin. It is the most common tree in many forests in which it occurs.
Bactris setulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a medium-sized spiny palm which is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. It is one of the largest species of Bactris and is found at the highest elevations.
Inga edulis, known as ice-cream bean, ice-cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquilguama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America. It is in the mimosoid tribe of the legume family Fabaceae. It is widely grown, especially by Indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage cachiri. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia. The taxonomic name Inga is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America (ingá) while the species name edulis is Latin for "edible". The common name "ice-cream bean" alludes to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp.
Mayna pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Achariaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Mayna suaveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Achariaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Metteniusa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was named by Hermann Karsten in 1860 for the German botanist Georg Heinrich Mettenius. It has seven species. The type species is Metteniusa edulis.. "Metteniusaceae" was proposed by Adalbert Schnizlein and validated by Hermann Karsten in 1860.. The family is now placed in its own order, Metteniusales.
Metteniusa edulis is a species of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Cardiopteridaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Otoba is a genus of trees in family Myristicaceae. It ranges from Nicaragua to Bolivia.
Ruagea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae. It contains the following species :
Schmardaea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It solely comprises the species Schmardaea microphylla.
Aria edulis, the whitebeam or common whitebeam, is a species of deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae.
Sabal mauritiiformis, commonly known as the Savannah palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It grows in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.
Myoxanthus reymondii is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuadorand Venezuela.
Restrepia elegans, commonly called the elegant restrepia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Wolffia columbiana, the Columbian watermeal, is a perennial aquatic plant in the subfamily Lemnoideae. This plant is distributed widely throughout North, Central, and South America, and also occurs in Curaçao.
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.
Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant in the family Burmanniaceae. It can be found from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. It mostly grows in tropical rainforests and lives parasitically on fungus to survive. It can remain underground for many years, emerging only when the conditions are right to flower and fruit.
Hedyosmum cumbalense is a species of tree in the family Chloranthaceae. It is native to South America.
Ceroxylon ceriferum, also known as the Sacred wax palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It grows from northern Colombia and Venezuela.
Cephalotomandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.