Flora of Southeast Brazil

Schlumbergera is a small genus of cacti with six to nine species native to the coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil. These plants grow on trees or rocks in habitats that are generally shady with high humidity, and can be quite different in appearance from their desert-dwelling cousins. Most species of Schlumbergera have stems which resemble leaf-like pads joined one to the other and flowers which appear from areoles at the joints and tips of the stems. Two species have cylindrical stems more similar to other cacti. Common names for these cacti generally refer to their flowering season. In

Uebelmannia is genus of cacti, native to southeast Brazil. In a 2023 classification of the tribe Cereeae, it was placed as the only genus in the subtribe Uebelmanniinae, having formerly been placed in the subtribe Rebutiinae.

Mandevilla sanderi, the Brazilian jasmine, is a vine belonging to the genus Mandevilla. Grown as an ornamental plant, the species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is a rapidly growing, creeping, perennial plant, pruning shoots about 60 cm per year. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.

Cipocereus is a genus of cacti from Brazil. These species were previously included in the genera Pilosocereus and Cereus.

Peperomia caperata, the emerald ripple peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Brazil. It is a mound-forming evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall and wide, with corrugated heart-shaped leaves, and narrow spikes of white flowers 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, in summer. With a minimum temperature requirement of 15 °C (59 °F), P. caperata must be grown indoors in most temperate regions.

Chytroglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three recognized species, all endemic to southeastern Brazil.

Adamantinia is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), described in 2004 by Cássio van den Berg and Cezar Neubert Gonçalves. The name is a reference to Chapada Diamantina, Brazil, where this species comes from. The single species, Adamantinia miltonioides, is native to the Serra do Sincorá range (Brazil, Bahia, South America). It grows as an epiphyte at sunny positions, at about 900m altitude. Plants bear more or less clustered unifoliate pseudobulbs (rarely bifoliate), coriaceous dark-olive leaves, and possess long inflorescences with successive flowering. Flowers are showy, pink,

Terminalia acuminata is a tree species in the Combretaceae family. It was endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The species was believed to be extinct in the wild from habitat loss, entering the IUCN Red List in 1998, with two individuals remaining in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. In May 2016, it was reported that T. acuminata specimens have been discovered in the Serra da Tiririca State Park in Itacoatiara, Niterói; in the Mendanha State Park, in Nova Iguaçu; in the Tijuca National Park, and in the Municipal Natural Park of the City, in Gávea, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Pygmaeorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to Brazil: Pygmaeorchis brasiliensis Brade - southeastern Brazil Pygmaeorchis seidelii Toscano & Moutinho - Minas Gerais

Drosera magnifica is a species of sundew endemic to Pico do Padre Ângelo (1,500–1,530 m asl) in eastern Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, where it grows among sandstone outcrops in herbaceous and shrubby vegetation. It is one of the three largest species of Drosera – the other two being D. regia from South Africa and D. gigantea from Australia – and was discovered in 2015 through images which appeared on the social network Facebook. It is the largest New World sundew, and it is closely related to Drosera graminifolia and Drosera spiralis. According to the IUCN Red List categories and

Thysanoglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to southeastern Brazil. Thysanoglossa jordanensis Porto & Brade - São Paulo Thysanoglossa organensis Brade - Rio de Janeiro Thysanoglossa spiritu-sanctensis N.Sanson & Chiron - Espírito Santo

Peperomia marmorata is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia native to Brazil.

Fernseea is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, with two known species, both endemic to Brazil. The genus was named in honor of Moravian-Austrian botanist and physician at Vienna, Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee (1831–1887) by John Gilbert Baker.

Bulbophyllum cryptanthum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in New Guinea.

Bulbophyllum claussenii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Begonia acetosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. It is used to create new begonia hybrids due to its attractive foliage. Begonia acetosa has been cultivated in the United States since 1946, when Mulford B. Foster introduced the species from forested mountains near Rio de Janeiro. It was first described in 1831 by José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo. The specific epithet acetosa means 'acid' or 'sour', referring to the rhubarb-like taste of its leaves. Begonia acetosa is an herbaceous, creeping, rhizomatous begonia, growing up to 1 m (3

Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to south-eastern Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.

Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides is a cactus in the genus Rhipsalis of the family Cactaceae. The first description was in 1821 by Adrian Hardy Haworth. The shoots are reminiscent of the plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, hence the epithet mesembryanthemoides.

Minasia is a genus of Brazilian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.

Hololepis is a genus of Brazilian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. Species Hololepis hatschbachii H.Rob. - State of Espirito Santo in Brazil Hololepis pedunculata (DC. ex Pers.) DC. - State of Minas Gerais in Brazil

Hippeastrum correiense is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Brazil.

Epidendrum hololeucum is an epiphytic species of orchid that falls under the genus Epidendrum, from Brazil. It is considered to be similar to E. caparaoense and E. geniculatum.

Encholirium horridum is a xerophytic bromeliad native to the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo in eastern Brazil.

Cololobus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Southeastern Brazil. Species: Cololobus argenteus M.Monge & Semir Cololobus hatschbachii H.Rob. Cololobus longiangustatus (G.M.Barroso) H.Rob. Cololobus rupestris (Gardner) H.Rob.

Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade. All 6 species are endemic to Brazil, hence the name of the type species.

Bifrenaria leucorhoda is a species of orchid native to southeastern Brazil.

Anathallis vitorinoi is a species of orchid plant native to Brazil.

Aechmea maculata is an evergreen plant species in the family Bromeliaceae and the genus Aechmea. It is endemic to the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil and is grown as an ornamental plant. It has yellow flowers and the ends of the bracts are sharply angled with a "v" shape.

Vriesea saundersii is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is endemic to Brazil.

Stelis amoena, synonym Acianthera parahybunensis, is a species of orchid, native to Southeast Brazil.