Flora of Colombia

Passiflora antioquiensis, the red banana passionfruit, is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to Colombia and is named for the Antioquia Department in Colombia where the type specimen was collected. It was originally described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten in 1859. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. With Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima it was hybridised in the Veitch Nurseries in Exeter, England in the 1870s to yield Passiflora × exoniensis, which has also gained the Award of Garden Merit.

Philodendron erubescens, the blushing philodendron or red-leaf philodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Colombia. It is a robust evergreen climber growing to 3–6 m (10–20 ft), with red stems and heart-shaped leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) in length. The flowers are deep red, fragrant spathes up to 15 cm (6 in) long, in summer and autumn. The specific epithet erubescens means "blushing".

Solanum pseudolulo is a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America. The pseudolulo is a large herbaceous plant or a small shrub, with heart-shaped leaves. The leaves and stems of the plant are covered in short hairs, and the entire plant is often covered in sharp spines. Occasionally known as lulo de perro, the pseudolulo bears edible fruit, but is rarely cultivated. Instead, the plant proliferates as a weedy species at medium-altitude locations in Colombia and Ecuador. The fruit is generally regarded as inferior to the true lulo - naranjilla - but the fruit is occasionally

Magnolia caricifragrans is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.

Jaramilloa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species Both species are reported only from northern Colombia. Jaramilloa hylibates (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Jaramilloa sanctae-martae R.M.King & H.Rob.

Rhyncholacis clavigera is a species of aquatic plant in the family Podostemaceae. It is found in the Caño Cristales river in Colombia.

Raouliopsis is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. Species Raouliopsis pachymorpha (Wedd.) S.F.Blake - Venezuela, Colombia Raouliopsis seifrizii S.F.Blake - Magdalena region in Colombia

Agrostopoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. Its native range is Colombia. Species: Agrostopoa barclayae Davidse, Soreng & P.M.Peterson Agrostopoa wallisii (Mez) P.M.Peterson, Davidse & Soreng Agrostopoa woodii Soreng, P.M.Peterson & Davidse

Romeroa is a genus of plant in the Bignoniaceae family. Its only species is Romeroa verticillata. It is endemic to Colombia.

Rhytidanthera is a genius of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Its native range is Colombia. Species: Rhytidanthera magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer Rhytidanthera splendida (Planch.) Tiegh.

Cremospermopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Species of the genus are native range to Colombia.

Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. C. schroederae is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of Sir John Schroder. It is a Colombian unifoliate Cattleya species. Flowers are to 9 in (23 cm) across, strongly fragrant. C. shroederae blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy. As it blooms around Easter in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as "Easter orchid", a name it shares with Cattleya mossiae.

Anthurium warocqueanum, commonly known as the Queen Anthurium, is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Native to Colombia, it is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse specimen or houseplant for its ornamental foliage.

Allomaieta is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Colombia. Species: Allomaieta caucana Lozano Allomaieta ebejicosana Lozano Allomaieta grandiflora Gleason Allomaieta hirsuta (Gleason) Lozano Allomaieta javierbarrigae Humberto Mend. Allomaieta pancurana Lozano Allomaieta strigosa (Gleason) Lozano Allomaieta villosa (Gleason) Lozano Allomaieta zenufanasana Lozano

Trigonobalanus excelsa, commonly called the Colombian black oak, is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree endemic to Colombia. The genus Trigonobalanus is related to the true oaks (Quercus) and includes three known species, T. excelsa and two species native to Southeast Asia.

Plagiolirion is a monotypic genus in the family Amaryllidaceae endemic to Colombia. It has only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii, which is rare in the wild and was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.

Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia. The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the Department of Agriculture's herbarium. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976. Known species, according to Kew; Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack

Gloxinella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species, Gloxinella lindeniana (Regel) Roalson & Boggan It is native to Colombia. The genus name is in honour of Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765–1794), a German physician and botanical writer. The specific Latin epithet of lindeniana refers to the Luxemburg born botanist Jean Jules Linden (1817-1898). It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.25 on page 227 in 2005.

Cattleya mendelii is a species in the orchid genus Cattleya found in northeastern Colombia. It is typically found growing at elevations of 1,300 to 1,800 m (4,300 to 5,900 ft).

Castanedia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It contains a single species, Castanedia santamartensis, a shrub endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northeastern Colombia. It grows in montane moist forests from 2400 to 3250 meters elevation. Both the genus and the species were circumscribed by Robert Merrill King and Harold Ernest Robinson in Phytologia vol.39 on page 58 in 1978. The genus name of Castanedia is in honour of Rafael Romero Castañeda (1910–1973), who was a Colombian botanist and plant collector.

Anthurium veitchii, the king anthurium, is a species of epiphytic flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse or houseplant for its large, pendulous leaves that can be several feet long. The Latin specific epithet veitchii refers to a longstanding group of plant nurseries based in Exeter, UK, originated by John Veitch.

Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid in the genus Telipogon. Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia. Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List. The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil. Adult plants are 5.5–9 cm tall.

Pitcairnia sanguinea is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It was previously classified as Pepinia sanguinea before it was moved to the genus Pitcairnia.

Gloxiniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range is Colombia. Species: Gloxiniopsis racemosa (Benth.) Roalson & Boggan

Corethamnium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Corethamnium chocoensis, endemic to the Chocó region of northwestern Colombia.

Pseudomonotes is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It contains a single species Pseudomonotes tropenbosii, which is endemic to the Amazon rainforest of southeastern Colombia.

Pseudohamelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Colombia. Species: Pseudohamelia hirsuta Wernham

Notyliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The only species is Notyliopsis beatricis. Its native range is Colombia.

Naudinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. It only contains one known species, Naudinia amabilis Planch. & Linden It is native to Colombia. The genus name of Naudinia is in honour of Charles Victor Naudin (1815–1899), a French naturalist and botanist. The Latin specific epithet of amabilis means lovely. Both genus and species were first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 3, Vol.19 on page 79 in 1853.

Flosmutisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Flosmutisia paramicola, endemic to the Magdalena region of northern Colombia.