Nepenthes - Tropical Pitcher Plants

The Nepenthes, popularly known as Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae that comprises roughly 120 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids.

Vanda

Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) which, although not large (about fifty species), is one of the most important florally.

The name "Vanda" is derived from the Sanskrit name for the species Vanda... more >>>

Wolffia

Wolffia is a genus of 9 to 11 species which include the smallest flowering plants on Earth. Commonly called watermeal, these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water. Wolffia species are free-floating thalii, green or... more >>>

Xanthorhiza - Yellowroot

The Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) is the only member of the genus Xanthorhiza, and one of very few genera in the family Ranunculaceae with a woody stem.

It is native to the eastern United States from Maine south to... more >>>

Uncinia

Uncinia is a genus of plant in family Cyperaceae.

Species
Uncinia ecuadorensis is a species of plant in the Cyperaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude... more >>>

Ipheion

The genus Ipheion belongs to the Alliaceae family.


Species
Tristagma uniflorum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name spring star, or spring starflower. Its former name... more >>>