Flora of Belize

Zamia meermanii is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae endemic to central Belize. It is found on limestone cliffs.

Peperomia toledoana is a species of perennial or lithophyte in the genus Peperomia endemic in Belize. It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.

Dorstenia belizensis is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Belize.

Zyzyura is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Zyzyura mayana, native to Victoria Peak in Belize.

Zamia decumbens, common name sinkhole cycad, is a species of cycad known only from Belize. The species was erroneously referred to in print several times as Z. prasina before its recognition as a distinct species. The species was (under the name Z. prasina) proposed for protection as a critically endangered species. As of 2009, seven populations were known in the Maya Mountains, a few on ridges and mountaintops, but the largest populations at the bottom of sinkholes. Sinkholes are depressions in the earth caused by collapse of the roof of a cave. They very frequently are home to unusual

Codonanthopsis elegans is a plant species in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Belize.

Hypericum aphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. This annual herb reaches 0.4-0.65 meters in height. It is endemic to the Toledo District, Belize.

Hypericum terrae-firmae is a woody perennial flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae. It is an endemic plant species of Belize.

This page is about the Cassia tora described by Linnaeus. Later authors usually applied the taxon to Senna obtusifolia. Senna tora (originally described by Linnaeus as Cassia tora) is a plant species in the family Fabaceae and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its name is derived from its Sinhala name tora (තෝර). It grows wild in most of the tropics and is considered a weed in many places. Its native range is in Central America. Its most common English name is sickle senna or sickle wild sensitive-plant. Other common names include sickle pod, tora, coffee pod and foetid cassia. It is often

Schippia concolor, the mountain pimento or silver pimento, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Schippia.

Coccothrinax readii, the Mexican silver palm, is a palm which is native to southeastern Mexico and northeastern Belize. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. readii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.

Zyzyxia is a genus of tropical shrubs in the family Asteraceae native to Central America. There is only one known species, Zyzyxia lundellii.

Sideroxylon durifolium is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Belize. This species is native to: southeastern Mexico Belize No other species are listed as such.

Gliricidia maculata is a species of fast-growing leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is often considered a synonym of Gliricidia sepium and shares many of its common names and uses. It is used to provide shade for growing tea, coffee, and cocoa, as a green manure, as a forage, particularly for goats and sheep, and in living fences.

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils. The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation. Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. Stems are used for construction.

Zamia variegata is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It grows in forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction, which has likely reduced the population by about 50% over the last few decades.

Harleya is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for Prof. Harley Harris Bartlett, 1886–1960. Species There is only one known species, Harleya oxylepis, native to Belize, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula.

Dalbergia stevensonii, also called Honduras rosewood and Rosul in Guatemala, is a Central American tree species in the legume family. It grows in broadleaf evergreen swamp forests in southern Belize and adjacent Guatemala and Mexico. The wood is highly valuable, which has led to population loss from illegal logging.

Monstera acacoyaguensis is a flowering plant in the family Araceae and the genus Monstera, section Monstera. its native range is Mexico (Chiapas) to Belize, at altitudes below 200 meters (656 ft). As an adult, it grows as an epiphyte. Juvenile plants grow as terrestrial creepers, and undergo dramatic morphogenesis upon reaching a suitable climbing surface. Adult plants have green, smooth petioles 40-65 centimeters (16-26 in) long, with adaxially glossy, leathery, ovate leaf blades that rapidly truncate to the petiole, 60-85 centimeters (24-33 in) long and 35-45 centimeters (14-18 in) wide.

Acianthera angustisepala is a species of epiphytic plant in the Orchidaceae family.

Zamia prasina is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Chiapas in Mexico and Guatemala and Belize. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Passiflora sublanceolata is a species of the genus Passiflora, whose members often are known generally as passion flowers or passion vines. It belongs to the Passionflower family, the Passifloraceae.

Petenaea cordata (from northern Central America) was first described in Elaeocarpaceae and later placed in Tiliaceae, but most authors have been uncertain about its familial affinities. It was considered a taxon incertae sedis in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification (APG III). Molecular analyses based on a recent collection from Guatemala indicate a distant, weakly supported sister-group relationship to the African genus Gerrardina (Gerrardinaceae; Huerteales). As no obvious synapomorphies exist for Gerrardina and Petenaea, the new monogeneric family Petenaeaceae was proposed. The

Passiflora xiikzodz, the xiikzodz, is a species of flowering plant in the passion flower/passion fruit family Passifloraceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. The specific epithet is derived from the Mayan vernacular name for the species, and means "bat-wing". It is closely related to Passiflora itzensis but attempts to cross-pollinate the two species do not result in any offspring. It is one of only two species (the other is Passiflora alata) which have eight concentric series of coronas; the most of any known plant. The coronal series are a deep purplish-black. The

Mortoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1939. It contains only one known species, Mortoniella pittieri, native to Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua). The genus name of Mortoniella is in honour of Conrad Vernon Morton (1905–1972), an American botanist who did notable writings on Ferns. It was first described and published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.26 on page 257 in 1939.

Dorstenia lindeniana is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

Billbergia viridiflora is a plant species in the genus Billbergia native to Tabasco, Belize and Guatemala.

Alseis yucatanensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. This species is native to Southeast Mexico and Guatemala, and is found in wet tropical biomes.

Acmella pilosa, the hairy spotflower, is a Mesoamerican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Guatemala, Belize, and southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco). The species is also naturalized in the southern part of the US State of Florida.

Sideroxylon stevensonii is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Belize and Guatemala. The faisán or pheasant zapote is a large tree of the Mopan river region of Belize. It is used primarily for lumber. Latex from this tree is used regionally as a substitute for gum. The chewy fruits are eaten by animals but unpleasant to humans as the pulp syrup binds the lips together and tongue to the roof of the mouth. It is listed on by many international agencies as an endangered species.