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The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, are a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was traditionally circumscribed quite broadly, with around 55 genera totalling over 400 species. In 2001, though, this circumscription was found to be polyphyletic, and the family was split into four families in three different orders: Icacinaceae sensu stricto (then unplaced at order rank), Pennantiaceae (Apiales), Stemonuraceae (Aquifoliales) and Cardiopteridaceae (also Aquifoliales). Other genera have later been moved to

Pyrostegia venusta, also commonly known as flamevine or orange trumpet vine, is a plant species of the genus Pyrostegia of the family Bignoniaceae originally native to southern Brazil, Bolivia, northeastern Argentina and Paraguay; today, it is also a widely cultivated garden species.

Streptosolen is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus Browallia, within which it was originally placed. The single species, Streptosolen jamesonii, the marmalade bush or fire bush, is an evergreen shrub bearing loose clusters of flowers which change gradually from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall appearance resembling orange marmalade (whence the name), found in open woodlands in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. The plant has become naturalized in certain localities in Hawaii. The red colouration (at

Lycium pallidum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common names pale wolfberry and pale desert-thorn. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. In Mexico it can be found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi. In the United States it occurs from California to Texas and as far north as Utah and Colorado.

Tinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized. Species generally send down long aerial roots from host trees. They have corky or papery bark. They are found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Australia. The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.

Salpichroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. Its native range is Western and Southern South America to Southern Brazil.

Jateorhiza palmata (calumba) is a perennial climbing plant from East Africa. It contains isoquinoline alkaloids, including columbamine and is used mainly as a bitter tonic especially in cases of anorexia nervosa. It contains no tannins, hence it can be safely used in iron preparations for the treatment of anaemia without the fear of precipitation resulted from in vitro interaction.

Pachygone is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. Its native range is tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific Islands. Species: Pachygone dasycarpa Kurz Pachygone laurifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang Pachygone ledermannii Diels Pachygone loyaltiensis Diels Pachygone odorifera Miers Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson Pachygone poilanei Gagnep. Pachygone sinica Diels Pachygone tomentella Diels Pachygone valida Diels Pachygone vitiensis Diels Pachygone yunnanensis H.S.Lo

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Cyphanthera is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae and are endemic to Australia.

Pristimera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It includes 37 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas (Mexico to northern Argentina), tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, India, and Borneo.

Lycium ferocissimum, the African boxthorn or boxthorn, is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) indigenous to South Africa.

Jateorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and Mauritius.

Gustavia gracillima is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Angadenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1878. It is native to Florida and the West Indies. Species Angadenia berteroi (A.DC.) Miers - Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos Islands Angadenia lindeniana (Müll.Arg.) Miers - Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica formerly included

Tontelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central America and tropical South America to Bolivia and southern Brazil.

Stephania japonica, known as snake vine, is a vine often seen in sheltered areas near the sea.

Solenomelus is a genus of South American (Argentina & Chile) species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. They are very closely allied to Sisyrinchium with rhizomes, flowers with a perianth tube and a style that is not divided and a single capitate stigma. The genus name is derived from the Greek words solen, meaning "tube", and melos, meaning "member". Species Solenomelus pedunculatus (Gillies ex Hook.) Hochr. - northern + central Chile Solenomelus segethi (Phil.) Kuntze - central Chile, southern Argentina

Rhaphithamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Verbenaceae. Traditionally, it has been considered by the locals that the berries of this genus of plants are toxic or poisonous, so their consumption is not recommended.

Peritassa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes 21 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Paraguay and southern Brazil.

Hylenaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Hispaniola, Trinidad, Panama to Southern Tropical America. Species: Hylenaea comosa (Sw.) Miers Hylenaea praecelsa (Miers) A.C.Sm. Hylenaea unguiculata Mennega

Ephedra frustillata, the Patagonian ephedra, is a plant species in the genus Ephedra. The plant is found in Patagonia, southern Argentina, as well as in central and southern Chile. The shrub grows in arid areas in sandy soil, sand dunes or on rocks, in full sun and can grow up to one meter in height. Ephedra frustillata contains apigeninidin, a 3-deoxyanthocyanidin.

Cyphocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the Campanulaceae. It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphocarpoideae. It contains four known species, all endemic to Chile. Cyphocarpus innocuus Sandwith Cyphocarpus perennis Santilli & Lavandero Cyphocarpus psammophilus Ricardi Cyphocarpus rigescens Miers

Cyclea barbata is a species of flowering plants that was commonly used as a medicinal plant in Java. It is also used to produce Indonesian typical green grass jelly.

Brachistus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to tribe Physaleae of subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family,Solanaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Central America. Species: Brachistus knappiae Mont.-Castro & Sousa-Peña Brachistus nelsonii (Fernald) D'Arcy, J.L.Gentry & Averett Brachistus stramoniifolius (Kunth) Miers

The Aptandraceae is a family of flowering plants in the sandalwood order Santalales that is recognized by some sources; others sink the family in Olacaceae. The members of the tropical plant family are parasitic on other plants, usually on the roots, and grow as trees, shrubs or woody lianas. The genera of the family have long been recognized by taxonomists as forming a clade (van Tieghem (1896), Pierre (1897), and Gagnepain (1910)), but have usually been placed in the family Olacaceae. In the APG III and APG IV systems, it was accepted that the Olacaceae sensu lato were paraphyletic but new

Tinomiscium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. Its native range is Tropical and Temperate Asia. Species: Tinomiscium petiolare Hook.f. & Thomson

Temnadenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1878. It is native to South America. Species Temnadenia odorifera (Vell.) J.F.Morales - Brazil Temnadenia ornata (Hoehne) Woodson - Bolivia, Peru, W Brazil Temnadenia stenantha Woodson - Boyacá region of Colombia Temnadenia violacea (Vell.) Miers - Brazil formerly included Temnadenia annularis = Prestonia annularis Temnadenia cordata = Mandevilla oaxacana Temnadenia corrugulata = Prestonia solanifolia Temnadenia glaucescens = Mandevilla oaxacana Temnadenia lasiocarpa = Mandevilla hirsuta

Tabebuia pallida is a species of Tabebuia native to the Caribbean (Leeward Islands, Windward Islands and Puerto Rico).

Phycella is a genus of herbaceous, perennial bulbous flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus consists of five species distributed from central Chile to northwestern Argentina. The type species, P. cyrtanthoides, is commonly known as añañuca in Chile, and the star Gliese 367 is named after it.