The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus Carex with over 2,000 species.
The Verbenaceae are a family — the verbena family or vervain family — of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.
Bombacaceae were long recognised as a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae. The family name was based on the type genus Bombax. As is true for many botanical names, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view, and currently the preference is to transfer most of the erstwhile family Bombacaceae to the subfamily Bombacoideae within the family Malvaceae in the order Malvales. The rest of the family were transferred to other taxa, notably the new family Durionaceae. Irrespective of current taxonomic status, many of the species originally included in the Bombacaceae are of considerable ecological, historical, horticultural, and economic importance, such as balsa, kapok, baobab and durian.
Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species.
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Vismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Members of the genus are small trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Central America, and South America.
Sabicea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are known commonly as the woodvines. The type species is Sabicea cinerea. There are about 145 species. Most are distributed in tropical Africa and South America.
Voyria, commonly known as ghostplants, is a genus of 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, belonging to the family Gentianaceae. They are mostly native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Caribbean, Central America and South America, except for V. primuloides, which is found in West and Central Africa. V. parasitica reaches as far north as the Everglades in Florida.
Hernandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hernandiaceae. It was named after the Spanish botanist Francisco Hernández de Toledo.
Leptocarpus is a genus of dioeceous rush-like perennial plants described as a genus in 1810.
Myrcia guianensis (pedra-ume-caá) is a species of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. It is found in South America.
Rourea is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae. They are found worldwide across the tropics and subtropics.
Ambelania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Ticorea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.
Tibisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Conobea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Coussapoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.
Coutoubea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Crenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae.
