Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1827. The group is widespread across much of North and South America, including the West Indies.
Manihot is a genus in the diverse milkspurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It was described as a genus in 1754.
Myrciaria is a genus of large shrubs and small trees described as a genus in 1856. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies, with many of the species endemic to Brazil. Common names include hivapuru, sabará, and ybapuru.
Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family (Commelinaceae). It is found in the Neotropics. The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots. Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.
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.
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.
Austrocritonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Dasycondylus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Pseudobrickellia is a genus of Brazilian plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Symphyopappus is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Dimerostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It now includes all the species in the former genus Angelphytum as the two were merged in 2007.
Wunderlichia mirabilis is a plant species endemic to the highlands of east-central Brazil. It is known from the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, and São Paulo.
Eriope is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1833. It is native to South America, many of the species endemic to Brazil.
- Eriope alpestrisMart. ex Benth. - Minas Gerais
- Eriope anamariaeHarley - Bahia
- Eriope angustifoliaEpling - Minas Gerais
- Eriope arenariaHarley - Minas Gerais
- Eriope blanchetii(Benth.) Harley - northeastern Brazil
- Eriope complicataMart. ex Benth. - Brazil
- Eriope confusaHarley - Bahia
- Eriope crassifoliaMart. ex Benth. - Bahia
- Eriope crassipesBenth. - Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, French Guiana, Bolivia, Colombia
- Eriope exaltataHarley - Bahia
- Eriope filifoliaBenth. - Minas Gerais
- Eriope foetidaA.St.-Hil. ex Benth. - Brazil
- Eriope glandulosa(Harley) Harley - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Eriope hypenioidesMart. ex Benth. - Bahia
- Eriope hypoleuca(Benth.) Harley - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Eriope latifolia(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - eastern Brazil
- Eriope luetzelburgiiHarley - Bahia
- Eriope machrisae(Epling) Harley - Goiás
- Eriope macrostachyaMart. ex Benth. - Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela
- Eriope montanaHarley - Bahia
- Eriope monticolaMart. ex Benth. - Bahia
- Eriope obovataEpling - northeastern Brazil
- Eriope parvifoliaMart. ex Benth. - Brazil
- Eriope polyphyllaMart. ex Benth. - Bahia
- Eriope salviifolia(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Eriope sincoranaHarley - Bahia
- Eriope tumidicaulisHarley - Bahia
- Eriope velutinaEpling - Brazil
- Eriope xavantiumHarley - Mato Grosso
Hyptidendron is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1849. The entire genus is endemic to South America.
- Hyptidendron amethystoides(Benth.) Harley - eastern Brazil
- Hyptidendron arboreum(Benth.) Harley - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
- Hyptidendron arbusculum(Epling) Harley - Brazil
- Hyptidendron asperrimum(Spreng.) Harley - eastern Brazil
- Hyptidendron canum(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Bolivia
- Hyptidendron caudatum(Epling & Játiva) Harley - Brazil
- Hyptidendron claussenii(Benth.) Harley - Minas Gerais
- Hyptidendron conspersum(Benth.) Harley - Bahia
- Hyptidendron dictiocalyx(Benth.) Harley - Goiás
- Hyptidendron eximium(Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore - Mato Grosso
- Hyptidendron glutinosum(Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Bolivia
- Hyptidendron leucophyllum(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - southern Brazil
- Hyptidendron rhabdocalyx(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - southern Brazil
- Hyptidendron rondonicum(Harley) Harley - Brazil
- Hyptidendron unilaterale(Epling) Harley - southern Brazil
- Hyptidendron vauthieri(Briq.) Harley - southern Brazil
- Hyptidendron vepretorum(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - Minas Gerais
Barbacenia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1788. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil with the exception of B. celiae, which crosses the border into Venezuela.
Events in the year 1960 in Brazil.
