List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThis is a list of plants found in the wild in Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil. The estimates from useful plants suggested that there are 800 plant species of economic or social value in this forest, according to Giacometti (1990).[1] Additions are currently being made to this list.
See also:
- List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Pantanal vegetation of Brazil
- Official list of endangered flora of Brazil
Anacardiaceae
Annonaceae
Apocynaceae
Arecaceae
- Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J.Hend.) Barfod
- Astrocaryum chambira Burret
- Astrocaryum faranae F.Kahn. & E.Ferreira
- Astrocaryum ferrugineum F.Kahn. & B.Millán
- Astrocaryum jauari Mart.
- Astrocaryum murumuru Mart.
- Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.
- Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart.
- Bactris gasipaes Kunth
- Chamaedorea pinnatifrons
- Chelyocarpus ulei
- Desmoncus giganteus
- Desmoncus mitis
- Dictyocaryum ptarianum
- Euterpe oleracea Mart.
- Euterpe precatoria
- Euterpe longevaginata
- Hyospathe elegans
- Iriartea deltoidea
- Iriartella stenocarpa
- Leopoldinia piassaba Wallace
- Lepidocaryum tenue
- Oenocarpus bacaba Mart.
- Oenocarpus balickii
- Oenocarpus bataua
- Orbignya phalerata Mart. - Babassu
- Socratea exorrhiza Mart.
- Socratea salazari
- Syagrus smithii
- Wettinia augusta
Bromeliaceae
- Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker
- Aechmea rodriguesiana (= Aechmea meeana E.Pereira & Reitz)
The pineapple is a bromeliaceae.
Caesalpinioideae
Chrysobalanaceae
Clusiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
- Alchornea castaneifolia (Bonpl. ex Willd.) A.Juss. - Iporuru
- Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
- Croton lanjouwensis
- Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. - Pará rubber tree
- Hura crepitans L. (= Hura brasiliensis Wild.)
- Manihot esculenta - Manioc
- Micrandropsis scleroxylon
Heliconiaceae
Lecythidaceae
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Meliaceae
Myrtaceae
Olacaceae
Opiliaceae
Orchidaceae
Rubiaceae
References
- ↑ Giacometti, D.C. (1990). "Estratégias de coleta e conservação de germoplasma hortícola da América tropical". Proc. Simpósio Latinoamericano sobre recursos genéticos de espécies hortícolas (Fundação Cargill): 91–110. http://www.cargill.com.br/.
