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Key: Plants of Barro Colorado
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Abarema
Abuta
Acacia
Acanthaceae
Aciotis
Acmella
Acroceras
Actinidiaceae
Adelphia
Adenocalymma
Aechmea
Aegiphila
Alchornea
Allamanda
Alsophila
Alternanthera
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Amphilophium
Andira
Aniseia
Annonaceae
Anthurium
Apocynaceae
Apodanthes
Araceae
Araliaceae
Ardisia
Arecaceae
Aristolochia
Aristolochiaceae
Aspasia
Aspidosperma
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium
Asteraceae
Attalea
Bactris
Bambusa
Bauhinia
Begonia
Begoniaceae
Bignoniaceae
Bixa
Bixaceae
Blechum
Bolbitis
Bombacaceae
Bonellia
Borreria
Bothriochloa
Brassia
Bromeliaceae
Bronwenia
Brosimum
Bunchosia
Burmanniaceae
Burseraceae
Byrsonima
Cactaceae
Caesalpinia
Cajanus
Calathea
Calea
Calopogonium
Calycolpus
Campyloneurum
Canavalia
Capparaceae
Capsicum
Carapichea
Caricaceae
Casearia
Catharanthus
Catopsis
Cattleya
Caularthron
Cecropia
Cecropiaceae
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum
Cespedesia
Chamaedorea
Chamguava
Chelyorchis
Chromolaena
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysochlamys
Chrysophyllum
Chysis
Cinnamomum
Cissus
Citrus
Cleome
Clibadium
Clidemia
Clitoria
Clowesia
Clusia
Clusiaceae
Cojoba
Combretaceae
Combretum
Commelina
Commelinaceae
Conostegia
Convolvulaceae
Conyza
Cosmibuena
Costaceae
Costus
Couratari
Coussapoa
Coussarea
Crotalaria
Croton
Cryosophila
Ctenitis
Cucurbitaceae
Cuervea
Cupania
Cyanthillium
Cyathea
Cyatheaceae
Cyclanthaceae
Cydista
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Dalechampia
Davilla
Dendropanax
Desmodium
Desmoncus
Dichaea
Dilleniaceae
Dimerandra
Dioclea
Diodella
Diodia
Dioscorea
Dioscoreaceae
Dipteryx
Doliocarpus
Dracontium
Dryopteridaceae
Eclipta
Elaeis
Eleocharis
Elleanthus
Entadopsis
Enterolobium
Epidendrum
Erechtites
Erythrina
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum
Eugenia
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Faramea
Ficus
Fimbristylis
Fischeria
Flacourtiaceae
Forsteronia
Funastrum
Garcinia
Gentianaceae
Geonoma
Geophila
Gibasis
Gleicheniaceae
Gomphrena
Gongora
Gonolobus
Gouania
Grias
Guadua
Guarea
Guatteria
Gurania
Gustavia
Guzmania
Hampea
Hasseltia
Heisteria
Heliconia
Heliconiaceae
Heliocarpus
Heteropterys
Hieronyma
Hippocratea
Hippocrateaceae
Hiraea
Hoffmannia
Huperzia
Hydrocharitaceae
Hygrophila
Hylenaea
Hymenocallis
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum
Hypericaceae
Hypolytrum
Ichnanthus
Indigofera
Inga
Ipomoea
Iresine
Jacaranda
Jacaratia
Kyllinga
Lacistemataceae
Lacmellea
Lamiaceae
Lantana
Lasiacis
Lauraceae
Lecythidaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Lepidagathis
Lepidaploa
Leucohyle
Licania
Liedea
Limnobium
Liparis
Lomariopsidaceae
Lonchocarpus
Lozania
Ludovia
Ludwigia
Lycianthes
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiella
Machaerium
Maclura
Macrocnemum
Macroscepis
Macrothelypteris
Malouetia
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Mandevilla
Manettia
Mansoa
Maquira
Marantaceae
Marcgravia
Marcgraviaceae
Marila
Mascagnia
Matelea
Maxillariella
Melastomataceae
Meliaceae
Melothria
Menispermaceae
Menyanthaceae
Miconia
Microgramma
Mimosa
Monimiaceae
Monstera
Moraceae
Mouriri
Myoxanthus
Myrcia
Myriocarpa
Myristicaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae
Nectandra
Neea
Niphidium
Notopleura
Notylia
Nyctaginaceae
Nymphoides
Ochnaceae
Ocotea
Odontadenia
Odontocarya
Oenocarpus
Olacaceae
Oldenlandia
Onagraceae
Orchidaceae
Oxycaryum
Pachira
Panicum
Paspalidium
Paspalum
Passiflora
Passifloraceae
Pavonia
Pecluma
Pentagonia
Peperomia
Petrea
Philodendron
Phoradendron
Phragmites
Physalis
Pinochia
Piper
Piperaceae
Pithecellobium
Pithecoctenium
Pittoniotis
Platymiscium
Pleiostachya
Pleurothallis
Poaceae
Polybotrya
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium
Polystachya
Polytrias
Pourouma
Pouteria
Prestonia
Prionostemma
Prosthechea
Proteaceae
Protium
Pseudosamanea
Psidium
Psiguria
Psychotria
Psygmorchis
Pteridaceae
Pterocarpus
Rafflesiaceae
Randia
Rauvolfia
Renealmia
Rhamnaceae
Rhetinantha
Rhipidocladum
Rhipsalis
Rhodospatha
Rhynchospora
Rodriguezia
Ronabea
Rosenbergiodendron
Rottboellia
Roupala
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Sabicea
Sapindaceae
Sapium
Sapotaceae
Saurauia
Scaphyglottis
Schefflera
Schistocarpha
Schizachyrium
Sciadotenia
Scleria
Senna
Setaria
Sicydium
Simarouba
Simaroubaceae
Siparuna
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Sobralia
Socratea
Solanaceae
Solanum
Solenostemon
Spathiphyllum
Sphagneticola
Stachytarpheta
Stenorrhynchos
Sterculia
Sterculiaceae
Sticherus
Stigmaphyllon
Stigmatopteris
Stromanthe
Stylogyne
Swartzia
Syngonium
Syzygium
Tabebuia
Tabernaemontana
Talisia
Tassadia
Tectaria
Tectariaceae
Terminalia
Ternstroemia
Tetracera
Tetrapterys
Theaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris
Theophrastaceae
Thismia
Tilesia
Tiliaceae
Tillandsia
Tontelea
Topobea
Tovomita
Tradescantia
Trichilia
Trichocentrum
Trigonia
Trigoniaceae
Triphora
Triplophyllum
Tripogandra
Trophis
Typha
Typhaceae
Urochloa
Urticaceae
Utricularia
Vanilla
Vasconcellea
Verbenaceae
Vernonanthura
Vigna
Virola
Viscaceae
Vismia
Vitaceae
Vittaria
Voyria
Warczewiczella
Werauhia
Witheringia
Xanthosoma
Xestaea
Zanthoxylum
Zingiberaceae
Zygia
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Common Name
Plant
Habit
tree
shrub
terrestrial herb
vine - liana
epiphyte - hemiepiphyte
succulent
parasite - saprophyte
aquatic herb
Leaf
glands on blade or petiole
present
absent
Plants of Barro Colorado
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Species Count: 526
Acanthaceae
Blechum pyramidatum
Hygrophila costata
Lepidagathis alopecuroidea
Actinidiaceae
Saurauia yasicae
Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera paronychioides
Alternanthera sessilis
Gomphrena serrata
Iresine diffusa
Amaryllidaceae
Hymenocallis littoralis
Annonaceae
Guatteria amplifolia
Guatteria lucens
Apocynaceae
Allamanda schottii
Aspidosperma excelsum
Aspidosperma spruceanum
Catharanthus roseus
Fischeria billbergiana
Fischeria blepharopetala
Forsteronia acouci
Funastrum clausum
Gonolobus albomarginatus
Gonolobus fimbriatiflorus
Lacmellea panamensis
Liedea filisepala
Macroscepis hirsuta
Malouetia guatemalensis
Mandevilla villosa
Matelea denticulata
Odontadenia macrantha
Pinochia peninsularis
Prestonia mexicana
Prestonia portobellensis
Prestonia quinquangularis
Prestonia trifida
Rauvolfia littoralis
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Tassadia obovata
Araceae
Anthurium bakeri
Anthurium clavigerum
Anthurium gracile
Anthurium obtusum
Anthurium ochranthum
Anthurium pentaphyllum
Dracontium soconuscum
Monstera adansonii
Philodendron hederaceum
Philodendron inaequilaterum
Philodendron jacquinii
Philodendron rigidifolium
Rhodospatha moritziana
Rhodospatha wendlandii
Spathiphyllum phryniifolium
Syngonium peliocladum
Xanthosoma mexicanum
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Araliaceae
Dendropanax arboreus
Schefflera morototoni
Arecaceae
Attalea rostrata
Bactris gasipaes
Bactris major
Bactris maraja
Chamaedorea tepejilote
Cryosophila warscewiczii
Desmoncus orthacanthos
Elaeis oleifera
Geonoma cuneata
Geonoma interrupta
Oenocarpus mapora
Socratea exorrhiza
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia cordiflora
Aristolochia pilosa
Aristolochia tonduzii
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium delitescens
Asplenium juglandifolium
Asplenium laetum
Asteraceae
Acmella alba
Calea jamaicensis
Chromolaena odorata
Clibadium surinamense
Clibadium sylvestre
Conyza laevigata
Cyanthillium cinereum
Eclipta prostrata
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Lepidaploa canescens
Schistocarpha eupatorioides
Sphagneticola trilobata
Tilesia baccata
Vernonanthura patens
Begoniaceae
Begonia fischeri
Begonia hirsuta
Bignoniaceae
Adenocalymma inundatum
Amphilophium paniculatum
Cydista aequinoctialis
Jacaranda copaia
Mansoa kerere
Mansoa verrucifera
Pithecoctenium crucigerum
Tabebuia ochracea
Bixaceae
Bixa urucurana
Bombacaceae
Pachira quinata
Pachira sessilis
Bromeliaceae
Aechmea tillandsioides
Catopsis sessiliflora
Guzmania lingulata
Tillandsia fasciculata
Werauhia gladioliflora
Werauhia ringens
Werauhia sanguinolenta
Burmanniaceae
Thismia panamensis
Burseraceae
Protium confusum
Cactaceae
Rhipsalis baccifera
Capparaceae
Cleome parviflora
Caricaceae
Jacaratia spinosa
Vasconcellea cauliflora
Cecropiaceae
Cecropia insignis
Cecropia obtusifolia
Cecropia peltata
Coussapoa asperifolia
Coussapoa villosa
Pourouma bicolor
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum demersum
Chrysobalanaceae
Licania platypus
Clusiaceae
Chrysochlamys grandifolia
Chrysochlamys nicaraguensis
Clusia flavida
Clusia uvitana
Garcinia intermedia
Garcinia madruno
Marila laxiflora
Tovomita stylosa
Combretaceae
Combretum laxum
Terminalia amazonia
Terminalia oblonga
Commelinaceae
Commelina erecta
Commelina rufipes
Gibasis geniculata
Tradescantia zanonia
Tripogandra serrulata
Convolvulaceae
Aniseia martinicensis
Ipomoea squamosa
Costaceae
Costus pulverulentus
Cucurbitaceae
Gurania coccinea
Gurania makoyana
Gurania tubulosa
Melothria pendula
Psiguria triphylla
Sicydium schiedeanum
Cyatheaceae
Alsophila cuspidata
Cyathea bicrenata
Cyathea microdonta
Cyathea petiolata
Cyclanthaceae
Ludovia integrifolia
Cyperaceae
Cyperus laxus
Cyperus odoratus
Eleocharis geniculata
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Hypolytrum longifolium
Kyllinga brevifolia
Kyllinga odorata
Kyllinga pumila
Oxycaryum cubense
Rhynchospora contracta
Rhynchospora corymbosa
Rhynchospora nervosa
Scleria melaleuca
Dilleniaceae
Davilla nitida
Doliocarpus multiflorus
Tetracera willdenowiana
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea mexicana
Dioscorea pilosiuscula
Dryopteridaceae
Polybotrya caudata
Stigmatopteris sordida
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum macrophyllum
Erythroxylum skutchii
Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea costaricensis
Croton billbergianus
Croton draco
Dalechampia cissifolia
Euphorbia heterophylla
Hieronyma alchorneoides
Sapium glandulosum
Fabaceae
Abarema barbouriana
Abarema macradenia
Acacia hayesii
Acacia polyphylla
Andira inermis
Bauhinia guianensis
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Cajanus cajan
Calopogonium mucunoides
Canavalia brasiliensis
Clitoria falcata
Clitoria javitensis
Cojoba rufescens
Crotalaria cajanifolia
Desmodium axillare
Desmodium incanum
Dioclea rosea
Dipteryx oleifera
Entadopsis polystachya
Enterolobium schomburgkii
Erythrina costaricensis
Indigofera jamaicensis
Inga cocleensis
Inga marginata
Inga multijuga
Inga nobilis
Inga oerstediana
Inga pezizifera
Inga punctata
Inga ruiziana
Inga sapindoides
Inga thibaudiana
Inga umbellifera
Inga vera
Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus
Lonchocarpus luteomaculatus
Machaerium floribundum
Machaerium isadelphum
Machaerium kegelii
Machaerium milleflorum
Machaerium pittieri
Machaerium seemannii
Mimosa pellita
Pithecellobium hymenaeifolium
Platymiscium pinnatum
Pseudosamanea guachapele
Pterocarpus officinalis
Pterocarpus rohrii
Senna dariensis
Senna obtusifolia
Senna reticulata
Senna undulata
Swartzia simplex
Vigna peduncularis
Vigna trichocarpa
Zygia dinizii
Flacourtiaceae
Casearia aculeata
Hasseltia floribunda
Gentianaceae
Voyria corymbosa
Voyria tenella
Voyria truncata
Xestaea lisianthoides
Gleicheniaceae
Sticherus bifidus
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia curtispatha
Heliconia irrasa
Heliconia mariae
Heliconia platystachys
Heliconia vaginalis
Heliconia wagneriana
Hippocrateaceae
Cuervea kappleriana
Hippocratea volubilis
Hylenaea praecelsa
Prionostemma asperum
Tontelea ovalifolia
Hydrocharitaceae
Limnobium laevigatum
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum abruptum
Hypericaceae
Vismia baccifera
Lacistemataceae
Lozania pittieri
Lamiaceae
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Lauraceae
Cinnamomum triplinerve
Nectandra cissiflora
Nectandra lineata
Nectandra membranacea
Nectandra purpurea
Ocotea puberula
Ocotea whitei
Lecythidaceae
Couratari guianensis
Grias cauliflora
Gustavia superba
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia gibba
Lomariopsidaceae
Bolbitis portoricensis
Lycopodiaceae
Huperzia dichotoma
Lycopodiella cernua
Malpighiaceae
Adelphia hiraea
Bronwenia cornifolia
Bronwenia wurdackii
Bunchosia nitida
Byrsonima crassifolia
Heteropterys laurifolia
Hiraea grandifolia
Mascagnia ovatifolia
Stigmaphyllon ellipticum
Tetrapterys goudotiana
Malvaceae
Hampea appendiculata
Pavonia castaneifolia
Pavonia dasypetala
Pavonia schiedeana
Marantaceae
Calathea crotalifera
Calathea inocephala
Calathea latifolia
Calathea marantifolia
Pleiostachya pruinosa
Stromanthe jacquinii
Marcgraviaceae
Marcgravia nepenthoides
Melastomataceae
Aciotis rubricaulis
Clidemia capitellata
Clidemia discolor
Clidemia octona
Clidemia quinquenervia
Clidemia septuplinervia
Conostegia cinnamomea
Miconia minutiflora
Miconia prasina
Mouriri myrtilloides
Topobea parasitica
Meliaceae
Guarea glabra
Guarea guidonia
Trichilia pallida
Trichilia pleeana
Menispermaceae
Abuta panamensis
Odontocarya tamoides
Sciadotenia nitida
Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides indica
Monimiaceae
Siparuna guianensis
Moraceae
Brosimum alicastrum
Ficus americana
Ficus crassiuscula
Ficus insipida
Ficus pertusa
Maclura tinctoria
Maquira guianensis
Trophis caucana
Myristicaceae
Virola surinamensis
Myrsinaceae
Ardisia bartlettii
Ardisia guianensis
Ardisia pellucida
Ardisia standleyana
Stylogyne turbacensis
Myrtaceae
Calycolpus warszewiczianus
Chamguava schippii
Eugenia coloradoensis
Eugenia galalonensis
Eugenia nesiotica
Eugenia octopleura
Eugenia oerstediana
Eugenia principium
Eugenia uniflora
Eugenia venezuelensis
Myrcia fosteri
Myrcia gatunensis
Myrcia zetekiana
Psidium friedrichsthalianum
Psidium guajava
Syzygium jambos
Nyctaginaceae
Neea amplifolia
Ochnaceae
Cespedesia spathulata
Olacaceae
Heisteria acuminata
Onagraceae
Ludwigia decurrens
Ludwigia dodecandra
Ludwigia helminthorrhiza
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Ludwigia octovalvis
Ludwigia sedoides
Orchidaceae
Aspasia principissa
Brassia caudata
Cattleya patinii
Caularthron bilamellatum
Chelyorchis ampliata
Chysis bruennowiana
Clowesia warczewitzii
Dichaea trulla
Dimerandra emarginata
Elleanthus longibracteatus
Epidendrum anceps
Epidendrum angustisegmentum
Epidendrum coronatum
Epidendrum flexuosum
Epidendrum rousseauae
Gongora tricolor
Leucohyle subulata
Liparis nervosa
Maxillariella alba
Maxillariella variabilis
Myoxanthus trachychlamys
Notylia albida
Pleurothallis brighamii
Pleurothallis grobyi
Polystachya foliosa
Prosthechea chacaoensis
Prosthechea fragrans
Prosthechea pygmaea
Psygmorchis pusilla
Rhetinantha friedrichsthalii
Rodriguezia lanceolata
Scaphyglottis prolifera
Sobralia bletiae
Sobralia decora
Sobralia macrophylla
Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum
Trichocentrum capistratum
Trichocentrum nudum
Triphora gentianoides
Triphora trianthophora
Vanilla planifolia
Warczewiczella lipscombiae
Passifloraceae
Passiflora platyloba
Piperaceae
Peperomia glabella
Peperomia macrostachya
Peperomia mameiana
Peperomia obscurifolia
Peperomia rotundifolia
Piper auritum
Piper collinum
Piper darienense
Piper grande
Piper marginatum
Piper micrantherum
Piper peltatum
Piper pseudofuligineum
Piper pseudovariabile
Piper trigonum
Piper villiramulum
Poaceae
Acroceras zizanioides
Bambusa bambos
Bothriochloa bladhii
Guadua amplexifolia
Ichnanthus pallens
Lasiacis oaxacensis
Panicum pilosum
Paspalidium geminatum
Paspalum conjugatum
Phragmites australis
Polytrias amaura
Rhipidocladum racemiflorum
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Schizachyrium brevifolium
Schizachyrium microstachyum
Setaria parviflora
Urochloa fusca
Urochloa mutica
Polypodiaceae
Campyloneurum aphanophlebium
Campyloneurum costatum
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Microgramma lycopodioides
Microgramma percussa
Microgramma reptans
Niphidium crassifolium
Pecluma hygrometrica
Pecluma pectinata
Polypodium wagneri
Proteaceae
Roupala montana
Pteridaceae
Vittaria costata
Rafflesiaceae
Apodanthes caseariae
Rhamnaceae
Gouania polygama
Rubiaceae
Borreria densiflora
Borreria latifolia
Borreria prostrata
Borreria remota
Carapichea ipecacuanha
Cosmibuena grandiflora
Cosmibuena macrocarpa
Coussarea loftonii
Diodella sarmentosa
Diodia ocymifolia
Diodia spicata
Faramea multiflora
Geophila gracilis
Hoffmannia longipetiolata
Hoffmannia nicotianifolia
Hoffmannia subauriculata
Macrocnemum roseum
Manettia reclinata
Notopleura uliginosa
Oldenlandia corymbosa
Pentagonia macrophylla
Pittoniotis trichantha
Psychotria acuminata
Psychotria capitata
Psychotria cyanococca
Psychotria gracilenta
Psychotria graciliflora
Psychotria guapilensis
Psychotria hoffmannseggiana
Psychotria horizontalis
Psychotria poeppigiana
Psychotria tenuifolia
Randia armata
Ronabea emetica
Rosenbergiodendron formosum
Sabicea villosa
Rutaceae
Citrus maxima
Zanthoxylum acuminatum
Zanthoxylum ekmanii
Zanthoxylum panamense
Sapindaceae
Cupania rufescens
Cupania seemannii
Talisia nervosa
Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum argenteum
Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria reticulata
Simaroubaceae
Simarouba amara
Smilacaceae
Smilax spinosa
Smilax subpubescens
Solanaceae
Capsicum annuum
Lycianthes maxonii
Physalis pubescens
Solanum adhaerens
Solanum allophyllum
Solanum aturense
Solanum circinatum
Solanum nudum
Solanum rudepannum
Witheringia solanacea
Sterculiaceae
Sterculia apetala
Tectariaceae
Ctenitis sloanei
Tectaria nicotianifolia
Triplophyllum funestum
Theaceae
Ternstroemia tepezapote
Thelypteridaceae
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Thelypteris interrupta
Thelypteris opulenta
Theophrastaceae
Bonellia macrocarpa
Tiliaceae
Heliocarpus americanus
Trigoniaceae
Trigonia rugosa
Typhaceae
Typha domingensis
Urticaceae
Myriocarpa longipes
Verbenaceae
Aegiphila panamensis
Lantana camara
Lantana urticifolia
Petrea volubilis
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Viscaceae
Phoradendron quadrangulare
Vitaceae
Cissus alata
Cissus fuliginea
Zingiberaceae
Renealmia alpinia