Ochagavia

Ochagavia (named for Sylvestris Ochagavia, Chilean minister of education) is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Endemic to southern and central Chile, this genus is represented by four known species.


Species
Ochagavia elegans

Ochagavia andina

Ochagavia carnea

Ochagavia litoralis

Gagea

Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the Liliaceae found in Europe and western Asia. It is named after the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage. They were originally described as species of Ornithogalum, which, together with the usual... more >>>

Isatis

Isatis is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia.


Selected Species
Isatis tinctoria - Woad (or glastum) is the... more >>>

Neolloydia

Neolloydia is a genus of cacti. The genus is uniquely found in the dry scrub areas of southern Texas ( Big Bend) and the Chihuahua Desert of Northeast Mexico.


Species
Neolloydia conoidea
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Gentiana

Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. This a large genus, with about 400 species.

This is a cosmopolitan genus, occurring... more >>>

Terminalia

Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family, Combretaceae, comprising around 100 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. This genus gets it name from Latin terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves... more >>>