Taxa described in 1753

Lechea (pinweed) is a genus in the family Cistaceae of the order Malvales. The genus contains about 18 species referred to as "pinweeds" primarily in eastern North America. Most are low-growing herbs with narrow leaves and many small flowers that resemble pinheads.

Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Porellales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order.

Vateria is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and India.

Calepina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Calepina irregularis, an annual native to Mediterranean Europe, northwestern Africa, Western Asia to Iran and Turkmenistan, the Caucasus, and southern European Russia.

Gnidia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is distributed in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar; more than half of all the species are endemic to South Africa. Gnidia was named for Knidos, an Ancient Greek city located in modern-day Turkey.

genus of plants

Roella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to southern South Africa. They are small shrubs or perennial herbs and can be erect through prostrate in habit.

Lachnaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in the Cape Floristic Region of southern South Africa. They tend to be small ericoid shrubs.

Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes seven species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and northern South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.

Helonias is a genus of flowering plants. It contains 12 species, with 11 native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia and one (H. bullata) to the eastern United States.