The Santalales are an order of flowering plants with a cosmopolitan distribution, but heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. It derives its name from its type genus Santalum (sandalwood). Mistletoe is the common name for a number of parasitic plants within the order.
The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, they were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family.
Ageratum is a genus of 40 to 60 tropical and warm temperate flowering annuals and perennials from the family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae. Most species are native to Central America and Mexico but four are native to the United States.
Podophyllum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
William Botting Hemsley was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal of Honour recipient.
Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees and shrubs in 27 genera and about 700 species of pantropical distribution with a centre of diversity in the Amazon. Some of the species contain silica in their bodies for rigidity and so the mesophyll often has sclerenchymatous idioblasts. The widespread species Chrysobalanus icaco produces a plum-like fruit and the plant is commonly known as the coco plum.
Stauntonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae. It is named after George Staunton, who brought it to Britain from China in the 19th century.
Linnaea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, Linnaea borealis. In 2013, on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus was expanded to include species formerly placed in Abelia, Diabelia, Dipelta, Kolkwitzia and Vesalea. However, this is rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature and flora.
Fordia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native from south China and Thailand to west and central Malesia. The genus was established by William Hemsley in 1886.
Sorocea is a Neotropical genus of woody plants in the family Moraceae. Its distribution ranges from Chiapas to southern Brazil. It is placed within the tribe Moreae, and is closely related to the monotypic Bagassa.
Prestonia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. It is closely related to Artia and Parsonsia.
Thiseltonia is a genus of Australian plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is placed in the pussy's-toes tribe Gnaphalieae. As of June 2023, the Global Compositae Database and Florabase accepted only one species, Thiseltonia gracillima, native to Western Australia, and regarded Thiseltonia dyeri as a synonym, while Plants of the World Online accepted Thiseltonia dyeri as a separate species.
Macropharynx is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America.
Amphipterygium is a small genus in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae.
Alectra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It comprises hemiparasitic species which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia.
Neogoezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Megacodon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Rhabdothamnopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.
Steganthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae.
Hosiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.
