Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed, in some parts of Canada as great willowherb, in Britain and Ireland as rosebay willowherb, and traditionally known as Saint Anthony's Laurel amongst other variants. It is also known by the synonyms Chamerion angustifolium and Epilobium angustifolium. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests.
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising c. 165 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.
Memecylon is a plant group in Melastomataceae. It consists of 350-400 species of small to medium-sized trees and shrubs occurring in the Old World tropics. Memecylon is a monophyletic group basal to the Melastomataceae clade. Memecylon taxa have more than 600 published basionyms. Diversity of this group is concentrated in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia.
Memecylon bequaertii is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Memecylon clarkeanum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Memecylon discolor is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Memecylon elaeagni is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.
Memecylon flavescens is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Memecylon grande is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae seen in Indo-Malesia. It is a shrub or small tree with ovate leaves, blue flowers and fruits are berries.
Memecylon hullettii is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Memecylon lawsonii is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to India.
Memecylon sisparense is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sispara in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Memecylon subramanii is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to India.
Memecylon sylvaticum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is reportedly found in Dolukanda on an isolated hill in Kurunegala district.
Guaiacum angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas in the United States and northern Mexico. The specific name is derived from the Latin angustus, meaning "narrow," and -folius, meaning "-leaved".
Memecylon tirunelvelicum is a plant species endemic to the Tinurelveli Hills in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known from only 3 localities in the Western Ghat Mountains, at elevations of 900–1100 m.
Memecylon capitellatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as "weli kaha - වැලි කහ" by local Sinhalese people.
Memecylon idukkianum is a species of small tree endemic to the Western Ghats. The species was identified during a 3 year plant survey in Mathikettan Shola National Park, where it was found in eight locations.
Memecylon cerasiforme is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to India, Burma, Bangladesh.
Memecylon caeruleum is a shrub or tree species in the Melastomataceae family. It is found from New Guinea, west through Southeast Asia to Tibet, Zhōngguó/China. It has become an invasive weed in the Seychelles. It has some local use for wood and food.
