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Carapichea ipecacuanha is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil. Its common name, ipecacuanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipekɐkuˈɐ̃ɲɐ]), is derived from the Tupi ypekakûãîa (lit. 'duck penis'). The plant has been discussed under a variety of synonyms over the years by various botanists. The roots were used to make syrup of ipecac, a powerful emetic, a longtime over-the-counter medicine no longer approved for medical use in the West for lack of evidence of safety and efficacy. An example of emetic compound

Alseis lugonis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Stilpnophyllum grandifolium is a species of tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southeastern Ecuador, where it is known from two subpopulations in the Nangaritza Canton, and is expected in Peru. It is not confirmed inside Ecuador's protected areas network, but collected near Podocarpus National Park. It is considered Endangered by habitat destruction related to disorganized colonization, mining, and deforestation.

Ladenbergia rubiginosa is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Joosia oligantha is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Joosia obtusa is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Joosia longisepala is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

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Stromanthe stromanthoides is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil. It was first described by James Francis Macbride, and given its current name by Bengt Lennart Andersson.

Sanblasia is a monotypic genus of plants. At present, the only species recognized is Sanblasia dressleri L.Andersson, endemic to Panama.

Sabicea pyramidalis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

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.

Koernickanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants. It contains only one recognized species, Koernickanthe orbiculata (Körn.) L.Andersson, native to Brazil, Bolivia and Suriname.

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Stromanthe ramosissima is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In Ecuador, Stromanthe ramosissima is used to make fans for winnowing.

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Heliconia excelsa is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.　

Cinchonopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing the single species Cinchonopsis amazonica. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon basin to the eastern slopes of the Andes. This is a tree with oppositely arranged leaves and terminal inflorescences. The white flowers have funnel-shaped corollas with five triangular lobes. The fruit is a papery cylindrical capsule. This species was separated from genus Cinchona mainly on the basis of the morphology of the flowers.

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