Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
Anthoxanthum, commonly known as hornworts, vernal grasses, or vernalgrasses, is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Aneilema is a genus of monocotyledonous plants of approximately 60 species. The vast majority of the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, but a few are found in Oceania and one, Aneilema brasiliense, is from South America. It is the third largest genus in the family Commelinaceae after Commelina and Tradescantia, and it is one of only six genera in the family to occur in both the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
Hyparrhenia is a genus of grasses. Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.
Acritochaete is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Alloteropsis is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family.
Andropterum is a genus of African plants in the grass family. There is only one known species, Andropterum stolzii, native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi and Burundi.
Bromuniola is a genus of Central African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Bromuniola gossweileri, native to Zaïre, Tanzania, Angola, and Zambia.
Capillipedium is a genus of plants in the grass family. They are native to Africa, Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Western Pacific.
Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family. Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
Schizachyrium is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words σχίζειν, meaning "to split," and ἄχυρον, meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.
Tristachya is a genus of African and Latin American plants in tribe Tristachyideae within the grass family.
Entolasia is a genus of African, Australian, and Papuasian plants in the grass family.
Elymandra is a genus of African and South American plants in the grass family. All the known species are native to Africa; one is found also in Brazil.
Urelytrum is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Urochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include signalgrass.
Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
Voacanga is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:
- Voacanga africanaStapf ex Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
- Voacanga bracteataStapf - tropical W + C Africa
- Voacanga caudifloraStapf - tropical W Africa
- Voacanga chalotianaPierre ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
- Voacanga foetida(Blume) Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
- Voacanga globosa(Blanco) Merr. - Philippines
- Voacanga gracilipes(Miq.) Markgr. - Maluku
- Voacanga grandifolia(Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
- Voacanga havilandiiRidl. - Sarawak
- Voacanga megacarpaMerr. - Philippines
- Voacanga pachycerasLeeuwenb. - Zaïre
- Voacanga psilocalyxPierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
- Voacanga thouarsiiRoem. & Schult. Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
- Voacanga dichotoma = Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
- Voacanga plumeriifolia = Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
Platostoma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. Mesona and Acrocephalus has been known as its synonyms.
