List of plants of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil explained

This 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]

Plant unknown

• Aspidosperma
  • Aspidosperma oblongum A.DC.
• Hancornia
  • Hancornia speciosa Gomes

Arecaceae

• Attalea
  • Attalea speciosa
• Aphandra
  • Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J.Hend.) Barfod
• Astrocaryum
  • 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
  • Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart.
• Bactris
  • Bactris gasipaes Kunth
• Chamaedorea
  • Chamaedorea pinnatifrons
• Chelyocarpus
  • Chelyocarpus ulei
• Desmoncus
  • Desmoncus giganteus
  • Desmoncus mitis
• Dictyocaryum
  • Dictyocaryum ptarianum
• Euterpe
  • Euterpe oleracea Mart.
  • Euterpe precatoria
  • Euterpe longevaginata
• Hyospathe
  • Hyospathe elegans
• Iriartea
  • Iriartea deltoidea
• Iriartella
  • Iriartella stenocarpa
• Leopoldinia
  • Leopoldinia piassaba Wallace
• Lepidocaryum
  • Lepidocaryum tenue
• Oenocarpus
  • Oenocarpus bacaba Mart.
  • Oenocarpus balickii
  • Oenocarpus bataua
• Socratea
  • Socratea exorrhiza Mart.
  • Socratea salazari
• Syagrus
  • Syagrus smithii
• Wettinia
  • Wettinia augusta

Bromeliaceae

• Aechmea
  • Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker
  • Aechmea rodriguesiana (= Aechmea meeana E.Pereira & Reitz)

Chrysobalanaceae

• Acioa
  • Acioa edulis Prance
• Couepia
  • Couepia longipendula
• Microdesmia
  • Microdesmia rigida

Clusiaceae

• Platonia
  • Platonia insignis Mart. (= Aristoclesia esculenta Stuntz) - Bakury

Euphorbiaceae

• Alchornea
  • Alchornea castaneifolia (Bonpl. ex Willd.) A.Juss. - Iporuru
  • Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
• Croton
  • Croton lanjouwensis
• Hevea
  • Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. - Pará rubber tree or Seringueira
• Hura
  • Hura crepitans L. (= Hura brasiliensis Wild.)
• Manihot
  • • Manihot esculenta - Manioc Micrandropsis
  • Micrandropsis scleroxylon

Caesalpinioideae

• Vouacapoua
  • Vouacapoua americana Aubl.

Heliconiaceae

• Heliconia
  • Heliconia burle-marxii Emygdio

Lecythidaceae

• Allantoma
  • Allantoma lineata Miers
• Couroupita
  • Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

Malpighiaceae

• Tetrapterys
  • Tetrapterys methystica R.E.Schult.

Malvaceae

• Apeiba
  • Apeiba albiflora Ducke
• Quararibea
  • Quararibea cordata Vischer

Meliaceae

• Carapa
  • Carapa guianensis Aubl.

Myrtaceae

• Eugenia
  • Eugenia stipitata McVaugh - Araza

Olacaceae

• Minquartia
  • Minquartia guianensis Aublet

Orchidaceae

• Cattleya
  • Cattleya violacea

Rubiaceae

• Cinchona
  • Cinchona officinalis L.

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

References

1. D.C.. Giacometti. 1990. Estratégias de coleta e conservação de germoplasma hortícola da América tropical. 91–110. Proc. Simpósio Latinoamericano Sobre Recursos Genéticos de Espécies Hortícolas. Fundação Cargill.