Luigi Aloysius Colla

Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southern Asia, its range comprising the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Many of the modern edible dessert bananas are derived from this species, although some are hybrids with Musa balbisiana. First cultivated by humans around 8000 BCE, it is one of the early examples of domesticated plants.

Musa balbisiana, also known simply as plantain, is a wild-type species of banana. It is one of the ancestors of modern cultivated bananas, along with Musa acuminata.

Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.

Freylinia is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Africa.

Cuminia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, Cuminia eriantha. It is endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of Chile and politically a part of that country. Two varieties are recognized, regarded by some as distinct species: Cuminia eriantha var. eriantha Cuminia eriantha var. fernandezia (Colla) Harley The species is listed as "critically endangered".

Mimosa invisa is a species of leguminous woody shrub or vine native to South America. Mimosa invisa includes two subspecies, each with two varieties: The species is considered to be noxious and invasive in much of the United States. Mimosa invisa Martius ex Colla Mimosa invisa invisa Barneby Mimosa invisa invisa var. invisa Barneby - native to Brazil and Paraguay Mimosa invisa invisa var. macrostachya (Bentham) Barneby - native to Brazil and Paraguay Mimosa invisa spiciflora (Karsten) Barneby Mimosa invisa spiciflora var. spiciflora Barneby - native to northern South America Mimosa invisa

Adesmia balsamica is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub-family Faboideae. A. balsamica is a small shrub which exudes a fragrant balsamic aroma. The species is found in portions of South America, with an example location being La Campana National Park in Chile.

Tropaeolum azureum is a species of perennial plant in the family Tropaeolaceae. It is endemic to mountainous regions of Chile. It is a small climber, around 1M long.

Lythrum intermedium is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. Its native range is Temperate Asia.

Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial, tuberous herb in the family Tecophilaeaceae native to Peru and Chile.

Senecio viscosissimus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae.

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Bromus berteroanus, commonly known as Chilean chess, is a species of annual grass in the family Poaceae native to drier areas of North and South America.

Exaceae is a flowering plant tribe in the family Gentianaceae. Exaceae comprises about 180 species assigned to eight monophyletic genera, with major centres of endemism in continental Africa (about 78 endemic species and two endemic genera), Madagascar (55 endemic species and four endemic genera) and the southern tip of India and Sri Lanka (14 endemic species).

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Bonellia is a genus of flowering plants in the primula family, Primulaceae. It includes 29 species native to the tropical Americas, from Mexico to Venezuela and Peru.

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Melanopsidium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Eastern Brazil. Species: Melanopsidium nigrum Colla

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