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Anathallis is a genus of orchids, with 103 accepted species as of May 2025 native to Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.

Isabelia is an orchid genus formed by three tiny species and one natural hybrid, spread from the Northeast of Brazil to Argentina, which are closely related to the genus Constantia. During more than a century Isabelia was a genus formed by just one species, however, around 1968, it was merged with genus Neolauchea, also unispecific. In 2001, a third genus was added to it, Sophronitella. The genus name is abbreviated Isa. in cultivation.

Cyanaeorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all of which are endemic to South America. Cyanaeorchis arundinae (Rchb.f.) Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Cyanaeorchis minor Schltr. - Brazil Cyanaeorchis praetermissa J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. - Brazil

Orleanesia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 known species, all native to South America. Orleanesia amazonica Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Guianas Orleanesia cuneipetala Pabst - Brazil Orleanesia ecuadorana Dodson - Ecuador Orleanesia maculata Garay - Venezuela Orleanesia mineirosensis Garay - Brazil Orleanesia peruviana C.Schweinf. - Peru Orleanesia pleurostachys (Linden & Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst. - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador Orleanesia richteri Pabst - Brazil Orleanesia yauaperyensis Barb.Rodr. - Brazil,

Capanemia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America: Capanemia adelaidae Porto & Brade - Brazil Capanemia brachycion (Griseb.) Schltr. - Rio Grande do Sul, northern and eastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Capanemia carinata Barb.Rodr. - Minas Gerais, São Paulo Capanemia gehrtii Hoehne - Brazil Capanemia micromera Barb.Rodr. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Capanemia paranaensis Schltr. - Paraná Capanemia pygmaea (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Brazil, probably extinct Capanemia superflua (Rchb.f.) Garay -

Psilochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Psilochilus carinatus Garay - Colombia Psilochilus dusenianus Kraenzl. ex Garay & Dunst. - Venezuela, Brazil Psilochilus macrophyllus (Lindl.) Ames - widespread from central Mexico and the West indies south to Peru Psilochilus maderoi (Schltr.) Schltr. - Colombia Psilochilus modestus Barb.Rodr. - Venezuela, Brazil Psilochilus mollis Garay - Ecuador Psilochilus physurifolius (Rchb.f.) Løjtnant - Venezuela, Guyana Psilochilus vallecaucanus

Palmorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and Trinidad. Palmorchis antioquiensis Szlach., Baranow & Dudek Palmorchis blancae Damian Palmorchis carlos-parrae Szlach. & Baranow Palmorchis caxiuanensis Rocha, S.S.Almeida & Freitas - Pará Palmorchis chocoensis Szlach., S.Nowak & Baranow Palmorchis colombiana Garay - Colombia Palmorchis deceptoria Veyret & Szlach. - Colombia Palmorchis dressleriana Szlach., Baranow & Dudek Palmorchis duckei Hoehne - Brazil Palmorchis eidae Dressler - Costa Rica Palmorchis

Constantia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all endemic to Brazil: Constantia australis (Cogn.) Porto & Brade - Santa Catarina Constantia cipoensis Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais Constantia cristinae F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais Constantia gutfreundiana Chiron & V.P.Castro - Minas Gerais Constantia microscopica F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais Constantia rupestris Barb.Rodr. - Rio de Janeiro

Centroglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 accepted species, all endemic to Brazil: Centroglossa castellensis Brade - Espírito Santo Centroglossa greeniana (Rchb.f.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo Centroglossa macroceras Barb.Rodr. Centroglossa nunes-limae Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo Centroglossa tripollinica (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.

Bulbophyllum rupicola is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum micranthum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum mentosum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum macroceras is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum insectiferum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum epiphytum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum barbatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bulbophyllum atropurpureum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Paphinia grandiflora is a species of orchid native to Brazil. The classification of this orchid species was published by João Barbosa Rodrigues in Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum quas Collecit, Descripsit et Iconibus Illustravit. Sebastianopolis, Two volumes: Vol. 1, 1877; Vol. 2, 1882 (although pages 1–136 may have been published in 1881). Paphinia grandiflora is native to Brazil.

Macroclinium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species native to the tropical Western Hemisphere.

Epidendrum denticulatum, one of the crucifix orchids, is a reed stemmed species which, at least in herbarium specimens, is frequently confused with E. secundum Jacq. Like E. secundum, the flowers of E. denticulatum are non-resupinate and are born in a congested raceme at the end of a long spike. Like all crucifix orchids, the lip is adnate to the column and bears three lobes, producing the effect of a cross.

Bulbophyllum granulosum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Annona aurantiaca is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil. João Barbosa Rodrigues, the Brazilian botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its orange colored (aurantiacus in Latin) petals.

Couma macrocarpa, known by the common names avichure, leche caspi, leche huayo, sorva (a name it shares with its smaller relative Couma utilis), and cow tree, is a species of tropical plant native to tropical, humid Central and South America from Belize to Bolivia. Ideal environmental conditions for Couma macrocarpa are: average annual maximum temperature of 25.1 °C average annual minimum temperature of 17.2 °C average annual precipitation: 3,419 mm. (max) and 1,020 mm (min). It is found at variable altitudes from sea level to 1000 metres, in non-flooding areas with good drainage and in soils

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Bifrenaria calcarata is a species of orchid.

Attalea oleifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree which grows up to 25 meters tall. It is endemic to eastern Brazil, ranging from Paraíba to northern Espírito Santo, where it grows in Cerrado savanna and seasonally-dry semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest.

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Syagrus picrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Brazil.

Syagrus macrocarpa is a rare species of palm found only as scattered isolated individuals and small groups in the east of the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It grows to 4-10m tall, with 8-20 leaves to 2m long. The leaves are bent at the end, with very hairy margins near the trunk, and consist of 180-320 slightly coiled leaflets irregularly arranged in several planes on the rake. The fruit are oval, greenish-yellow, 6–9 cm long. It is grown in cultivation. Seeds are difficult to germinate, with low rates of germination. Common names for it in Minas Gerais

Epidendrum hololeucum is an epiphytic species of orchid that falls under the genus Epidendrum, from Brazil. It is considered to be similar to E. caparaoense and E. geniculatum.