Cynanchum is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek kynos and anchein, hence the common name for several species is dog-strangling vine. Most species are non-succulent climbers or twiners. There is some evidence of toxicity.
Pseudophoenix is a genus of palms which is native to the wider Caribbean. Three species of the four species are endemic to Hispaniola, while the fourth, P. sargentii, is widely distributed in the northern Caribbean, Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula.
Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider Chthamalia to be a synonym to or a subgenus of Matelea.
Greigia oaxacana is a plant species in the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Hechtia iltisii is a species of plant in the genus Hechtia. This species is endemic to Mexico. This specific species was discovered in 1962 by Mexican naturalist Joshua Jack and documented in his book 'Memoirs of an Autist'.
Hechtia montana is a species of plant in the genus Hechtia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Pitcairnia modesta is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia andrieuxii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia circinnatioides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia crista-galli is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. The specific epithet has also been spelt crista-gallii.
Tillandsia erubescens is a species of epiphytic plants of the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico, found over much of the country from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.
Tillandsia ilseana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia jaliscopinicola is a plant species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia socialis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. It was first described in 1958.
Tillandsia guatemalensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico and Central America.
Tillandsia lucida is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Tillandsia matudae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guatemala.
Tassadia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to South America, with one species extending north into Central America, S Mexico, and Trinidad.
Gilberto N. Morillo is Venezuelan scientist, author, and educator. He was known for botany. In 1995 he was chosen as an elected curator of Herbario Forestal (MER) of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela. Morillo had already been a curator of the Faculty of Pharmacy (MERF) from the same university and the National Herbarium of Venezuela in Caracas. He is a collector of Angiopspermaes, whose specimens are in the National Herbarium of Venezuela. He is currently a researcher with the highest number of scientific publications of the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental and global specialist in Asclepiadaceae and a consultant for prestigious journals in the field of botany. Species named after Morillo including Prestonia morilloi (Apocynaceae), Cynanchum morilloi, Macroditassa morilloana, Oxypetalum morilloanum, Lessingianthus morilloi, Acianthera morilloi and Piper morilloi.
Suberogerens cyclophylla is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is the sole species in genus Suberogerens. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte endemic to Mexico, ranging from northwestern to southern Mexico including Veracruz.
