Zanthoxylum is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in the subfamily Rutoideae. Several of the species have yellow heartwood, to which their generic name alludes.
Bromelia is the type genus of the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Bromelia species are widespread across much of Latin America and the West Indies, and are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named after the Swedish medical doctor and botanist Olof Bromelius (1639-1705).
Seemannia is a New World genus in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. There are four species in the genus, primarily found in the Andean regions of South America. The name honors the German botanist Berthold Carl Seemann.
Dissanthelium is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America.
Echinodorus, commonly known as burhead or Amazon sword, is a genus of plants in the family Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere from the central United States to Argentina. Its scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek echius – "rough husk" - and doros – "leathern bottle" - alluding to ovaries, which in some species are armed with persistent styles, forming prickly head of fruit. Some of the species are commonly cultivated in artificial aquatic habitats.
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.
Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica. The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).
Billbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus, named for the Swedish botanist, zoologist, and anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg, is divided into two subgenera: Billbergia and Helicodea. They are native to forest and scrub, up to an altitude of 1,700 m (5,577 ft), in southern Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America, with many species endemic to Brazil.
Deuterocohnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae, endemic to South America. The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, Jewish botanist and bacteriologist.
Olsynium is a genus of summer-dormant rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the iris family Iridaceae, native to sunny hillsides in South America and western North America.
Pitcairnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It was named for Dr. William Pitcairn, Scottish physician and gardener (1711–1791). The genus Pitcairnia ranks as the second most prolific of the bromeliad family. They are most abundant in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, but can also be found in areas from Cuba and Mexico south to Argentina. One species, Pitcairnia feliciana is found in tropical West Africa and is the only member of the family Bromeliaceae not native to the Americas.
Lepechinia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages. Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hispaniola, and Hawaii, although the species in Hawaii is probably a human introduction. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin. Recently, the two monotypic genera Chaunostoma and Neoeplingia were shown to be part of Lepechinia.
- Lepechinia anomalaEpling - southern Brazil
- Lepechinia bellaEpling - Bolivia
- Lepechinia betonicaefolia(Lam.) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador
- Lepechinia bullata (Kunth) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Lepechinia calycina(Benth.) Epling ex Munz – pitcher sage, woodbalm - California
- Lepechinia cardiophyllaEpling – Santa Ana pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
- Lepechinia caulescens(Ortega) Epling - Mexico, Guatemala
- Lepechinia chamaedryoides(Balb.) Epling - Chile
- Lepechinia cocuyensisJ.R.I.Wood - Colombia
- Lepechinia codonEpling - Peru
- Lepechinia conferta(Benth.) Epling - Colombia, Venezuela
- Lepechinia dioicaJ.A.Hart - Ecuador
- Lepechinia flammeaMart.Gord. & Lozada-Pérez - Guerrero
- Lepechinia floribunda(Benth.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
- Lepechinia fragrans(Greene) Epling – island pitcher sage, fragrant pitcher sage - southern California including offshore Channel Islands
- Lepechinia ganderiEpling – San Diego pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
- Lepechinia glomerataEpling - Jalisco
- Lepechinia hastata(A.Gray) Epling – pakata - Baja California and Baja California Sur, including Revillagigedo Islands; naturalized in Hawaii
- Lepechinia heteromorpha (Briq.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Lepechinia lamiifolia(Benth.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru
- Lepechinia lancifolia(Rusby) Epling - Bolivia
- Lepechinia leucophylloides(Ramamoorthy, Hiriart & Medrano) B.T.Drew, Cacho & Sytsma - Hidalgo
- Lepechinia maricaEpling & Mathias - Peru
- Lepechinia mecistandra(Donn.Sm.) H.K.Moon - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador
- Lepechinia mexicana(S.Schauer) Epling - central + northeastern Mexico
- Lepechinia meyenii(Walp.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
- Lepechinia mollis(Epling) Epling - Peru
- Lepechinia mutica(Benth.) Epling - Ecuador
- Lepechinia nelsonii(Fernald) Epling - central + southern Mexico
- Lepechinia paniculata(Kunth) Epling - Ecuador
- Lepechinia radula (Benth.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru
- Lepechinia rossiiS.Boyd & Mistretta – Ross' pitcher sage - southern California
- Lepechinia rufocampiiEpling & Mathias - Ecuador
- Lepechinia salviae(Lindl.) Epling - Chile
- Lepechinia salviifolia(Kunth) Epling - Colombia, Venezuela
- Lepechinia schiedeana(Schltdl.) Vatke - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
- Lepechinia scobinaEpling - Peru
- Lepechinia speciosa(A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Epling - southern Brazil
- Lepechinia tomentosa(Benth.) Epling - Peru
- Lepechinia urbani (Briq.) Epling - Hispaniola
- Lepechinia velutinaJ.R.I.Wood - Colombia
- Lepechinia vesiculosa(Benth.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
- Lepechinia vulcanicolaJ.R.I.Wood - Colombia
- Lepechinia yecoranaHenrickson, Fishbein & T.Van Devender - Sonora
Jungia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native mostly to South America, with one widespread species extending its range into Central America and southern Mexico.
Aegiphila is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It was formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.
Mastigostyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1928. The entire group is endemic to South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words mastigos, meaning "whip", and stylos, meaning "style".
Tillandsia capillaris is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to southern and western South America.
Tillandsia fendleri is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to the West Indies and South America.
Chomelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and much of South America as far south as Argentina.
Tripogandra is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from central Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina.
Nanuza is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1976. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.
