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Bejaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Its native range is the tropical and subtropical Americas, from the southeastern United States and Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil.

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Pera is a genus of plants in the family Peraceae native to tropical America, from southern Mexico and the West Indies south as far as Paraguay. It first described as a genus in 1784. Species Species moved to Chaetocarpus P. echinocarpa - Chaetocarpus echinocarpus

Caryocar amygdaliferum is a plant native to the rain forests of the Choco region of Colombia and Panama. Its fruit consists of a spiny husk inside which a seed about three times the size of an almond develops. It has been used for similar purpose as the almond and was traded as a luxury item among the Inca in pre-conquest times and grown in the land of the Chachapoyas. It is also eaten by some species of bats.

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Castilleja ( kə-STIL-ee-ə or KAS-til-AY-ə), commonly known as paintbrushes, painted cups, or prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae (following major rearrangements of the order Lamiales starting around 2001; sources which do not follow these reclassifications may place them in the Scrophulariaceae). They are

Acaena is a genus of about 60 species of mainly evergreen, creeping herbaceous perennial plants and subshrubs in the family Rosaceae, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere, notably New Zealand, Australia and South America, but with a few species extending into the Northern Hemisphere, north to Hawaii (A. exigua) and California (A. pinnatifida). The leaves are alternate, 4–15 centimetres (1.6–5.9 in) long, and pinnate or nearly so, with 7–21 leaflets. The flowers are produced in a tight globose [inflorescence] 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter, with no petals. The fruit is also a

Escallonia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.

Barnadesia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to South America, where it is distributed from Colombia to northern Argentina, with most species occurring in the Andes. Common names include clavelillo, chivo caspi, espino de gato, and espino santo. These plants are mainly shrubs and small trees, the largest exceeding four meters in height. The stems are spiny. The flower heads contain pink, red, or purple florets, including 8 to 13 hairy ray florets and usually either one or three disc florets. The ray floret yields a fruit with a plumelike pappus, and

Manettia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are between 80 and 123 species. They are distributed in the West Indies, Mexico, and Central and South America. Most are vines. The genus was named after Saverio Manetti. Species include: Manettia angamarcensis Manettia arboricola Manettia canescens Manettia cordifolia Manettia herthae Manettia holwayi Manettia lilacina Manettia longicalycina Manettia luteorubra Manettia microphylla Manettia nebulosa Manettia nubigena Manettia pichinchensis Manettia racemosa Ruiz & Pav. Manettia skutchii Manettia stenocalyx Manettia

Ternstroemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. These are evergreen shrubs and trees. The leaves are alternately arranged, sometimes in clusters. Species are androdioecious, with some individuals bearing bisexual flowers and others with flowers that are functionally male. Flowers are solitary or borne in clusters. The flower has two bracteoles, five sepals, five petals, and many stamens. The berry-like fruit contains seeds that have red flesh over a thick endosperm. They are

Nertera granadensis, also known as coral bead plant, pin-cushion plant, coral moss, or English baby tears, is a plant in the family Rubiaceae with orange berries, of the genus Nertera. Nertera granadensis with an unusually extensive transcontinental distribution surrounding the Pacific Ocean, occurring from southern Chile and western Argentina north to Guatemala, and in Hawaii, New Zealand, eastern Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Taiwan, possibly due to its cultivation as ground-cover. In tropical biomes of the western Pacific, Nertera granadensis only

Attalea butyracea is a species of palm tree native from Mexico to northern South America.

Vallea is a genus of trees in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is native to the Andes mountain range in South America and contains two species: Vallea ecuadorensis Vallea stipularis

Lozania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lacistemataceae. It includes five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia. Lozania glabrata A.H.Gentry Lozania klugii (Mansf.) Mansf. Lozania mutisiana Schult. Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza Lozania pittieri (S.F.Blake) L.B.Sm.

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Ladenbergia oblongifolia, many synonyms, including Ladenbergia gavanensis, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the north-west of South America: Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

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