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Annona cherimola
The cherimoya (Annona cherimola), also spelled cherimoyer and chirimoya, and called chirimuya by the Quechua people, is a species of edible fruit-bearing plant in the genus Annona, within the family Annonaceae, which also includes the closely related sweetsop and soursop. Native to mountainous regions of Honduras and Guatemala, the plant has a long history of cultivation in the Andes and Central America
Victoria amazonica
species of plant
Passiflora caerulea
species of plant
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium, commonly called chin cactus, is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. The genus name Gymnocalycium (from Greek, "naked calyx") refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines. In a 2023 classification of the tribe Cereeae, it was placed as the only genus in the subtribe Gymnocalyciinae, having formerly been placed in the subtribe Rebutiinae.
Azorella compacta
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Rebutia
Rebutia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina. The limits of the genus have varied widely, depending on whether genera such as Aylostera and Weingartia are included or treated separately. , Plants of the World Online accepted only three species of Rebutia. A very large number of plants that have been treated in cultivation as species of Rebutia are now generally regarded as varieties, forms or synonyms of a much smaller number of species, or have been transferred to other genera. Plants treated as Rebutia are generally small, colorful cacti, gl
Caryocar brasiliense
species of plant
Puya Raymondi violadora
species of plant violadora
Nicandra physalodes
species of plant
Cleistocactus
Cleistocactus is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to mountainous areas - to - of South America (Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina). The name comes from the Greek kleistos meaning closed because the flowers hardly open.
Pyrostegia venusta
species of plant
Cinchona pubescens
species of plant
Polylepis
Polylepis is a genus comprising 44 recognized shrub and tree species, that are endemic to the mid- and high-elevation regions of the tropical Andes, up to above sea level. It is distributed from Venezuela to Patagonia. In Peru, plants in the genus are known as queñual, queuña, or queñoa; in Bolivia, as kewiña; in Ecuador, as yagual; and in Argentina, tabaquillo.
Lupinus mutabilis
legume grown primarily in Ecuador as a green manure and for its grain
Brugmansia arborea
species of planta
Piper aduncum
species of plant
Cantua buxifolia
species of plant
Talinum fruticosum
species of plant
Syagrus romanzoffiana
species of plant
Calliandra haematocephala
species of plant
Heliconia rostrata
species of plant
Discocactus
Discocactus is a genus of tropical cacti. Discocactus plants are endemic to southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northern Paraguay. These species are in the risk of extinction in the wild.
Tovaria
Tovaria is a genus of herbs native to Jamaica and South America. There are two species, Tovaria pendula and Tovaria diffusa. The genus is the only one in the family Tovariaceae.
Stetsonia coryne
species of plant
Sphagneticola trilobata
species of plant
Fittonia albivenis
species of plant
Paspalum dilatatum
species of grass
Abatia
Abatia (syn. Raleighia Gardner) is a genus of about ten species of Central and South American trees in the family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously, it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae, or tribe Abatieae of the family Passifloraceae (Lemke 1988) or Samydaceae by G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker and Hutchinson.
Oenothera rosea
species of plant
Passiflora vitifolia
species of plant
Leucostele atacamensis
species of plant
Nicotiana sylvestris
species of plant
Sagittaria montevidensis
species of plant
Fuchsia boliviana
species of Fuchsia native to southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina
Echinodorus grisebachii
species of plant
Arachis duranensis
species of plant
Cyperus compressus
species of plant
Cleistocactus strausii
species of plant
Amburana cearensis
species of plant
Passiflora morifolia
species of plant
Lycianthes rantonnetii
species of plant
Virola elongata
species of plant
Cabomba furcata
species of plant
Saracha
Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to tribe Physaleae of subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. The genera most closely related to Saracha are Iochroma, Dunalia, and Vassobia.
Brunfelsia grandiflora
species of plant
Cinchona calisaya
species of plant
Oreocereus celsianus
species of plant
Echinopsis backebergii
species of plant
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
species of plant
Aa argyrolepis
species of plant
Brugmansia sanguinea
species of plant
Hippeastrum vittatum
species of plant
Leucostele terscheckii
species of plant
Dorstenia brasiliensis
species of plant
Stipa ichu
species of plant
Brongniartia
Brongniartia is a genus of leguminous plants in family Fabaceae. It includes 63 species native to Mexico and Texas and to Bolivia. The genus was first named by Kunth after the French botanist Adolphe Brongniart.
Heliconia stricta
species of plant
Victoria boliviana
Species of plant
Sarcostemma clausum
species of plant
Cattleya luteola
species of plant