Monotypic Ericales genera

Vitellaria paradoxa (formerly Butyrospermum parkii), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree (, also ), or vitellaria, is a tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is the only species in the genus Vitellaria, and is indigenous to Africa.

Franklinia is a monotypic genus in the tea family, Theaceae. The sole species in this genus is a flowering tree, Franklinia alatamaha, commonly called Franklinias or the Franklin tree, and native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia in the southeastern United States. It has been extinct in the wild since the early 19th century, but survives as a cultivated ornamental tree.

Elingamita is a genus in the plant family Primulaceae. It consists of a single species, Elingamita johnsonii, a tree or shrub endemic to the Three Kings Islands approximately 55 km north of the North Island of New Zealand. The entire world natural population of the tree is confined to a small rocky island and two nearby islets, and thus is vulnerable to destruction by fire or other unforeseen events. Elingamita johnsonii grows as a shrub or small tree in pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) forest and coastal scrub on West island. It also occurs on two rocky islets of the Princes Group; on o

Cyrilla racemiflora, the sole species in the genus Cyrilla, is a flowering plant in the family Cyrillaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southeastern United States (coastal areas from southeastern Texas east to southeastern Virginia), south through the Caribbean, Mexico (Oaxaca only) and Central America to northern Brazil and Venezuela in South America. Common names include swamp cyrilla, swamp titi, palo colorado, red titi, black titi, white titi, leatherwood, ironwood, he-huckleberry, and myrtle.

Pelliciera rhizophorae, known as the tea mangrove, is a less-common species of mangroves found along the Pacific coast from the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador, as well as within stands located in Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia. During eras such as the Cenozoic, the species was prevalent. The mangrove hummingbirds of Costa Rica live off the relatively large quantity of nectar produced by its prolific blooms. Pelliciera rhizophorae is the only species in the genus Pelliciera which was previously recognized as the only genus in the family Pellicieraceae, but is n

Langloisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Langloisia setosissima, also known as bristly langloisia, bristly-calico, Great Basin langloisia, and lilac sunbonnets. It is native to the western United States and north-western Mexico, where it is found in desert washes and on rocky slopes and plains from eastern Oregon and Idaho, south via Nevada and Utah to eastern California and Arizona.

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Aubregrinia is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1935.

Cliftonia monophylla, the buck-wheat tree, buckwheat tree or black titi, is a tree native to the southeastern United States. It is the sole species in the genus Cliftonia.

Baillonella is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Baillonella toxisperma (also called African pearwood, djave nut, or moabi) is the only species in the genus. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The moabi tree's nut oil is a key component of Baka and other indigenous people's subsistence.

Hydrocera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Balsaminaceae (balsams). It contains a single species, Hydrocera triflora, from Southeast Asia. It is the only other genus in the family Balsaminaceae besides Impatiens.

Changiostyrax is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. Its only member species is Changiostyrax dolichocarpus, formerly known as Sinojackia dolichocarpa.

Pleiomeris is a genus of plants in the family Primulaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.

Pentaphylax euryoides () is a species of flowering plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is the sole species in genus Pentaphylax. It is a shrub or small tree native to southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Sumatra. In China, it is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan provinces, and in southern parts of Fujian, Hunan, and Jiangxi.

Archboldiodendron calosericeum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Pentaphylacaceae. Its native range is New Guinea. It is the sole species in genus Archboldiodendron.

Visnea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus contains a single species, Visnea mocanera a tree native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Galax, the wandplant, wandflower, or beetleweed, is a genus in the flowering plant family Diapensiaceae, containing a single species, Galax urceolata (syn. G. rotundifolia, G. aphylla). It is native to the southeastern United States from Massachusetts and New York south to northern Alabama, growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains at altitudes of up to 1,500 m, where it grows in shaded places in forests. Galax urceolata can occur at multiple ploidy levels, an individual may be a diploid (2x), triploid (3x), or autotetraploid (4x) (autopolyploid). The cytotypes are neither morphologically no

Apterosperma is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Theaceae. The sole species is Apterosperma oblata, which is endemic to China and is threatened by habitat loss.

Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae. It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri.

Neohemsleya is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991.

Microsteris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the phlox family containing the single species Microsteris gracilis, known by the common name slender phlox.

Bryocarpum himalaicum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Primulaceae. It is the sole species in genus Bryocarpum. It is a perennial native to the Himalayas, from eastern Nepal to Bhutan and southeastern Tibet.

Amorphospermum is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1870.

Lathrocasis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae. The only species is Lathrocasis tenerrima.

Autranella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917.

Breviea is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae described in 1935.

Chydenanthus is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1875. There is only one known species, Chydenanthus excelsus, native to Indonesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Ficalhoa is a genus with only one species, Ficalhoa laurifolia, an evergreen flowering tree of height with glabrous branches. Its bark is roughly fissured and produces white latex. Its leathery leaves on long petioles are lanceolate, rounded at the base, long and wide. Its white, yellowish or greenish flowers have oblong small petals and rounded sepals.

Acanthogilia is a genus that contains a single species of desert shrub from Baja California, Mexico. It was first scientifically described as a genus in 1986.

Berneuxia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Diapensiaceae. There is only one accepted species, Berneuxia thibetica, native to southeastern Tibet, the eastern Himalaya, Myanmar and south central China.

Euryodendron is a genus of plant in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus currently contains a single species, Euryodendron excelsum. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Melliodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Styracaceae. The only species is Melliodendron xylocarpum.

Solonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae, with just contains one species, Solonia reflexa Urb.

Diploon is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1946.

Microgilia minutiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is the sole species in genus Microgilia. It is an annual native to Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington in the northwestern United States and to British Columbia in western Canada.

Letestua is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1917.

Pentamerista is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Tetrameristaceae. The only species is Pentamerista neotropica.

Van-royena is a monotypic genus (a genus that contains only one species) in the plant family Sapotaceae. The sole species is Van-royena castanosperma, commonly known as milky plum, yellow plum, saffron boxwood or poison plum, which is endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is an understorey tree of rainforest, first described in 1919.