Taxa named by August W. Eichler

Trochodendraceae is the only family of flowering plants in the order Trochodendrales. It comprises two extant genera, each with a single species along with up to five additional extinct genera and a number of extinct species. The living species are native to south east Asia. The two living species (Tetracentron sinense and Trochodendron aralioides) both have secondary xylem without vessel elements, which is quite rare in angiosperms. As the vessel-free wood suggests primitiveness, these two species have attracted much taxonomic attention.

Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil). They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of .

Acanthosyris is a genus of plants in the family Santalaceae. It contains the following species: Acanthosyris annonagustata C.Ulloa & P.M.Jørg. Acanthosyris asipapote M.Nee Acanthosyris falcata Griseb. Acanthosyris glabrata (Stapf) Stauffer ex Govaerts Acanthosyris paulo-alvinii G.M.Barroso – mata cacau Acanthosyris spinescens (Mart. & Eichler) Griseb.

Bdallophytum is a genus of parasitic flowering plants with five described species. It parasitizes on the roots of plants of the genus Bursera, such as Bursera simaruba. The genus is endemic to the Neotropics.

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Aetanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

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Dendrophthora, the tree destroyers, is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family Santalaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Latin America and the Caribbean. They are hemiparasitic mistletoes that grow on a wide variety of host plants.

Oryctanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

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Disciphania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae.

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