Johann Friedrich Gmelin

Suaeda is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and sea-blites. Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands. Many species have thick, succulent leaves, a characteristic seen in various plant genera that thrive in salty habitats (halophile plants). There are about 110 species in the genus Suaeda. The most common species in northwestern Europe is S. maritima. It grows along the coasts, especially in saltmarsh areas, and is known in Britain as "common sea-blite", but as "herbaceous seepweed" in the US. It is also common along

Hagenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant with the sole species Hagenia abyssinica, native to the high-elevation Afromontane regions of central and eastern Africa. It also has a disjunct distribution in the high mountains of East Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, to Malawi and Zambia in the south. A member of the rose family, its closest relative is the Afromontane genus Leucosidea.

Philesia is a South American genus of flowering plants in the monocot family Philesiaceae first described as a genus in 1789. The native name is Coicopihue. There is only one known species in this genus, Philesia magellanica, which is native to southern Chile (from Los Ríos to Magallanes regions) and southern Argentina. This species is, unusually for a monocot, a suckering shrub, growing to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) tall and spreading by stolons. The leaves are linear, 15–35 mm long and 3–8 mm broad, glossy green above, and with two white stomatal bands below. The flowers have six tepals, the

Timmia is a genus of moss. It is the only genus in the family Timmiaceae and order Timmiales. The genus is named in honor of the 18th-century German botanist Joachim Christian Timm. The genus Timmia includes only four species:

Suaeda vera, also known as shrubby sea-blite, shrubby seablight or in the US sometimes as alkali seepweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae). It is a small shrub, with very variable appearance over its wide range. It is a halophyte, and occurs in arid and semi-arid saltflats, salt marshes and similar habitats.

Euphorbia abyssinica, commonly known as the desert candle or candelabra spurge, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. E. abyssinica is endemic to Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea. It was first described in 1791, by the German botanist Johann Friedrich Gmelin. In its native habitat, it can grow up to 10 m (33 ft) tall. The woody stem is used for firewood and as timber in roofing, furniture and other items, and the sap is used in traditional medicine. It is also cultivated as an ornamental house plant.

Brasenia is a genus belonging to the family Cabombaceae, consisting of one species, Brasenia schreberi, commonly known as watershield. It is widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana), eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Primorye), Australia, the Indian subcontinent, and parts of Africa. Brasenia is a perennial aquatic plant with floating, peltate leaves and rhizomatous stems. It is identified by its bright green leaves, small purple flowers that bloom from June through September, and a thick mucilage that covers all of the underwater

Zornia is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs from the legume family Fabaceae. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade of the Dalbergieae. The genus Zornia comprises about 80 species, notable for its pantropical distribution

Madhuca is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791. Madhuca is native to south, east, and southeast Asia and Papuasia (from India to China to New Guinea).

Vangueria madagascariensis, commonly known by the names Spanish-tamarind, tamarind-of-the-Indies, or voa vanga, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to the African continent having edible fruit. It is the type species of the genus Vangueria and was described in 1791 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin.

Primula halleri, the long-flowered primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the Alps, Carpathians, and some of the mountain ranges of the Balkan Peninsula. A perennial, it is found at elevations of 1,500 to 2,700 m (4,900 to 8,900 ft). Its main pollinator is the hummingbird hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum.

Detarium senegalense is a leguminous tree in the subfamily Detarioideae. Unlike most members of the family, it produces globular fruits. Its common names include ditax, ditakh, detar, and tallow tree. The tree is of value for several reasons: the fruit is nutritious, is locally prominent in folk medicine, and is a source of quality timber. It could contribute to food security, sustainable land care, and rural development. As its Linnaean name indicates, it is native to Senegal and the surrounding countries of West Africa.

Calamagrostis villosa is a species of flowering plant from the family Poaceae which is native to Europe.

Guiera is a flowering plant genus in the family Combretaceae. Guiera senegalensis is the only known species in the genus, found in Tropical Africa in dry areas from Senegal to Sudan (requiring much sunlight and light dry soil). The plant produces the tannin 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid and several alkaloids of the harmane family.

Uncaria guianensis, the cat's claw, is a plant species in the genus Uncaria found in the Amazon biome. Other names for the plant include uña de gato, Paraguayo and vincaria. Uncaria guianensis contains many phytochemicals ((-)-epicatechin, alkaloid, beta-Sitosterol, campesterol, campherol, catechol, catechutannic acid, chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, gallic acid, hyperin, oleanolic acid, rutin, stigmasterol, ursolic acid) and proanthocyanidin B1 and proanthocyanidin B2, B type proanthocyanidins, in the root.

Protea gaguedi is a species of tree which belongs to the genus Protea.

Dianthera pectoralis is an herb in the family Acanthaceae. This water-willow is widely known as tilo in Latin America and in Cuba. In Haiti, it is called chapantye and zeb chapantyè on Dominica and Martinique. Other folk names are freshcut, chambá carpintero ("carpenter"), té criollo ("Criollo tea"), curia, death-angel, masha-hari, or "piri piri". This species was described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760, who provided additional data in 1763. A well-marked variety, var. stenophylla, was described by Emery Clarence Leonard in 1958.

Clematis paniculata (Māori: puawānanga or puapua) is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is one of seven species of clematis native to New Zealand. C. paniculata is the most common of these, and is widespread in forests throughout the country. Growing from lowland areas up to low mountainous forests, it flowers between August and November. The Māori name puawānanga translates as "flower of the skies", and traditionally its flowering meant the start of spring. Puapua on the other hand comes from reduplication of the Polynesian term pua referring to either

Suaeda vermiculata is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae). It is a salt-tolerant plant (halophyte) that grows naturally in salt-affected areas.

Sphaerocarpos is a genus of plants known as bottle liverworts. There are eight or nine species in this genus.

Planera aquatica, the planertree or water elm, is a species of flowering plant. Found in the southeastern United States, it is a small deciduous tree 10–15 m tall, closely related to the elms but with a softly, prickly nut 10–15 mm diameter, instead of a winged seed. It grows, as the name suggests, on wet sites. Despite its common English name, this species is not a true elm, although it is a close relative of the elms (species of the genus Ulmus). It is also subject to Dutch elm disease, a disease which affects only members of the Ulmaceae. It is native to most of the southeast United

Phyllanthus arbuscula is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Glandularia, commonly called mock vervain, is a genus of plants in the family Verbenaceae. It contains 90 species, all of which are native to the Americas, although some have naturalised in other parts of the world. Glandularia was previously treated as a synonym of a subgenus of Verbena.

Chuquiraga jussieui, the flower of the Andes, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a low shrub, reaching a height of about 75 cm. Chuquiraga jussieui is an endangered species. Its flowers are pale yellow or orange. It is native to Ecuador and Peru, and grows at 3000 to 5000 meters above sea level. Additionally, it contains bioactive components with medicinal properties. The hummingbird Oreotrochilus chimborazo feeds on the nectar.

Suaeda fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly placed in the family Chenopodiaceae). It is a small shrub, with very variable appearance over its wide range. It is a halophyte, and occurs in arid and semi-arid saltflats, salt marshes and similar habitats.

Poupartia borbonica is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree native to Mauritius and Réunion.

Planera is a genus of flowering plants with a single living species, Planera aquatica, the planertree or water elm. The genus has an extensive fossil record dating back to the Cretaceous and spanning the northern hemisphere, with a few southern hemisphere records as well. The living species is found in the southeastern United States, it is a small deciduous tree 10–15 m (390–590 in) tall, closely related to the elms but with a softly, prickly nut 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) diameter, instead of a winged seed. It grows, as the name suggests, on wet sites. Despite its common English name, this

Ochrosia borbonica is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Mauritius and Réunion, and naturalized in Guangdong Province in China. The species is listed as endangered.

Cansjera rheedei is a scandent shrub distributed from India, across Southeast Asia, China, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. It was described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his work System Naturae ed. 13[bis]: 280 (1791).

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