Flora of Central American Pacific Islands

Cyperus stewartii is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Cocos Island in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Central American country of Costa Rica. It was first described by Gordon C. Tucker in 2014.

Acalypha pittieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Central American Pacific Islands, found in the north of Cocos Island.

Cyperus nudiceps is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, only found on Cocos Island. It was first described as Kyllinga nudiceps in 1929 and transferred to Cyperus in 1944.

Rustia occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Central America (Costa Rica, the Central American Pacific Islands, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama), as well as to Colombia and Ecuador in western South America. It was first described by George Bentham in 1845 as Exostema occidentale and transferred to Rustia in 1881 by William Hemsley.

Hedyosmum racemosum is a species of tree in the family Chloranthaceae. It is native to South America.

Tachia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and Peru to northern Brazil and Bolivia.

Guzmania sanguinea is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica (including Costa Rican islands in the Pacific), Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and northern Brazil.

Tournefortiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 12 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia.

Solanum douglasii is a North American species of plant in the family Solanaceae known by the common name greenspot nightshade.

Cyperus tenerrimus is a species of sedge that is native to southern parts of North America, Central America and northern parts of South America. The species was first formally described by the botanists Carl Borivoj Presl and Jan Svatopluk Presl in 1828.

Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are 17 species distributed in tropical Central and South America. They are shrubs and trees up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. Species include: Rustia alba Delprete Rustia angustifolia K.Schum. Rustia bilsana Delprete Rustia condamineoides (H.Karst.) Kainul. & B.Bremer Rustia costaricensis (Standl.) Lorence Rustia dressleri Delprete Rustia formosa (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Klotzsch Rustia gracilis K.Schum. Rustia haitiensis Urb. Rustia kosnipatana S.Will & C.M.Taylor Rustia occidentalis (Benth.) Hemsl. Rustia rubra Standl. ex

Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was revised in 1992 and was then recognized as having 19 species distributed in Central America and South America. phylogenetic in 2005 indicated that the epiphytic genus Capanea is derived from within Kohleria, and the two species of Capanea were subsequently

Euterpe precatoria is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. E. precatoria is used commercially to produce fruits, although Euterpe oleracea is more commonly cultivated due to its larger fruits.

Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. Species The only species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java. Formerly included see Ichthyothere Trichospira Rolandra reptans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake Rolandra septans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake Rolandra terminalis Spreng. - Ichthyothere terminalis (Spreng.) S.F.Blake

Ficus aurea, commonly known as the Florida strangler fig (or simply strangler fig), golden fig, or higuerón, is a tree in the family Moraceae that is native to the U.S. state of Florida, the northern and western Caribbean, southern Mexico and Central America south to Panama. The specific epithet aurea was applied by English botanist Thomas Nuttall who described the species in 1846. Ficus aurea is a strangler fig. In figs of this group, seed germination usually takes place in the canopy of a host tree with the seedling living as an epiphyte until its roots establish contact with the ground.

Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family Muntingiaceae, comprising only one species, Muntingia calabura, named in honour of Abraham Munting. It is native from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina. Its fruit is edible, and it has been widely introduced in other tropical areas.

Calyptrocarya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. Its native range is Tropical America. Species: Calyptrocarya bicolor (H.Pfeiff.) T.Koyama Calyptrocarya delascioi Davidse & Kral Calyptrocarya glomerulata (Brongn.) Urb. Calyptrocarya irwiniana T.Koyama Calyptrocarya luzuliformis T.Koyama Calyptrocarya monocephala Hochst. ex Steud. Calyptrocarya montesii Davidse & Kral Calyptrocarya poeppigiana Kunth

Trichomanes elegans is a fern species in the family Hymenophyllaceae. The name has also been used incorrectly for two different species. It has specialized plastids called 'iridoplasts', which give its leaves an iridescent blue color.

Tassadia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to South America, with one species extending north into Central America, S Mexico, and Trinidad.

Euterpe is a genus of palm trees, containing eight species that are native to Central America and the Yucatan, the West Indies, and South America, from Belize and the Windward Islands southward to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. These palms grow mainly in swamps and floodplains. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology. Euterpe are tall, slender palms growing to 15–30 metres (49–98 ft), with pinnate leaves up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) long, and a stem only about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in diameter. Many of the palms that were once in the genus Euterpe have been reclassified into

Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as balsa, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas. It is the sole member of the genus Ochroma, and is classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the mallow family Malvaceae. The tree is famous for its wide usage in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. The name balsa is the Spanish word for "raft" and the Portuguese word for ferry. A deciduous angiosperm, Ochroma pyramidale can grow up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall, and is classified as a hardwood despite the wood itself being very soft; it is the

Cenostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northwestern Argentina and southern Brazil. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. Cenostigma pluviosa is being investigated as a possible antimalarial medication.

Sphagneticola trilobata, commonly known as the Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye, marigold Singapore daisy, creeping-oxeye, trailing daisy, and wedelia, is a plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, but now grows throughout the Neotropics. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental groundcover.

Senna reticulata, the mangerioba grande or maria mole in Portuguese, is a pioneer tree species found on highly fertile floodplains in South America. It has some medicinal uses, but is regarded by farmers as a noxious weed, named matapasto (meadow killer) due to its ability to grow fast and outshade neighbouring plants.

Maxillaria parviflora, the purple tiger orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Florida, the West Indies and through Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia. Recent molecular studies have suggested that Maxillaria should be split into several genera, with this species included in the genus Camaridium.

Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as balsa, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas. It is the sole member of the genus Ochroma, and is classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the mallow family Malvaceae. The tree is famous for its wide usage in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. The name balsa is the Spanish word for "raft" and the Portuguese word for ferry. A deciduous angiosperm, Ochroma pyramidale can grow up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall, and is classified as a hardwood despite the wood itself being very soft; it is the

Turnera ulmifolia, commonly known as the ramgoat dashalong, yellow alder, Cuban buttercup or West Indian holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of northern South America and southern Florida. The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical regions and has become naturalized in many parts of the world. The species is sometimes confused with the closely related Turnera diffusa (damiana), leading to misidentification in horticultural and herbal trade.

Schlegelia is a group of plants described as a genus in 1844. The genus is named after the German anatomist and physician Paul Marquard Schlegel. Schlegelia is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere from southern Mexico and the West Indies to southern Brazil. Species

Hoffmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are distributed in Mexico, Central America, and South America. There are about 100 species. Species include: Hoffmannia congesta – Costa Rica Hoffmannia discolor Hoffmannia ecuatoriana Standl. – endemic to Ecuador Hoffmannia excelsa (Kunth) K. Schum Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii – Guatemala, southern Mexico Hoffmannia modesta Diels – endemic to Ecuador. Hoffmannia refulgens Hoffmannia regalis Hook. Hoffmannia roezlii

Phlebodium aureum (golden polypody, golden serpent fern, cabbage palm fern, gold-foot fern, blue-star fern, hare-foot fern; syn. Polypodium aureum, Polypodium leucotomos) is an epiphytic fern native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.