Genus: Tropical Plants
Abutilon
Abutilon
Acalypha
Acalypha
Acetosella
Acetosella
Genus of perennial herbs in the family Oxalidaceae growing in woodlands, moist meadows, and shaded areas across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. Plants form small basal rosettes with bright green trifoliate leaves that fold at night or under water stress. They produce delicate white, pink, or yellow flowers with pigmented veins. Some species form underground corms or bulbils.
Achyranthes
Achyranthes
Genus of herbs and subshrubs in the Amaranthaceae family distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Pacific islands. Distinguished by stems with thickened nodes, opposite leaves, and terminal spikes with small flowers subtended by reflexed, spiny bracts at maturity. Several species are widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine and Chinese herbalism.
Adiantum
Adiantum
Aeschynanthus
Aeschynanthus
Aglaonema
Aglaonema
Allamanda
Allamanda
Alocasia
Alocasia
Alpinia
Alpinia
Anthurium
Anthurium
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
Asplenium
Asplenium
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Brugmansia
Brugmansia
Brunfelsia
Brunfelsia
Caladium
Caladium
Calathea
Calathea
Callisia
Callisia
A genus of succulent and semi-succulent plants in the family Commelinaceae, native to tropical and subtropical America. Characterized by creeping or trailing stems with fleshy, compact leaves. Several species are popular houseplants due to ease of cultivation and attractive foliage.
Carissa
Carissa
Catharanthus
Catharanthus
Cestrum
Cestrum
Codiaeum
Codiaeum
Coffea
Coffea
Columnea
Columnea
Cordyline
Cordyline
Costus
Costus
Crossandra
Crossandra
Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe
Curcuma
Curcuma
Datura
Datura
Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia
Ensete
Ensete
Epipremnum
Epipremnum
Episcia
Episcia
Etlingera
Etlingera
Fittonia
Fittonia
Gardenia
Gardenia
Globba
Globba
Hamelia
Hamelia
Hedychium
Hedychium
Heliconia
Heliconia
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
Homalomena
Homalomena
Hoya
Hoya
Hypoestes
Hypoestes
Ixora
Ixora
Jatropha
Jatropha
Justicia
Justicia
Kaempferia
Kaempferia
Kali
Kali
Small genus of halophytic and xerophytic succulent plants in the family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Salsoloideae. Formerly included within Salsola, Kali was segregated based on modern molecular analyses. Comprises annual or perennial herbs with fleshy cylindrical stems and succulent leaves adapted to saline soils and semi-arid environments. Produces small flowers with spiny bracts in many species.
Liriope
Liriope
Malvaviscus
Malvaviscus
Mandevilla
Mandevilla
Maranta
Maranta
Microsorum
Microsorum
Mirabilis
Mirabilis
Monstera
Monstera
Musa
Musa
Musella
Musella
Mussaenda
Mussaenda
Nematanthus
Nematanthus
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis
Ophiopogon
Ophiopogon
Oxalis
Oxalis
Pachystachys
Pachystachys
Pandanus
Pandanus
Genus of tropical monocotyledonous plants in the family Pandanaceae, commonly known as pandanus or screw pines. With over 700 accepted species, they constitute one of the most diverse monocot genera in the Old World tropics. They are characterised by long linear leaves arranged spirally in three rows around the stem (hence "screw"), very conspicuous aerial prop roots and globose compound fruits (syncarp). They grow on sandy coasts, mangroves, tropical forests, oceanic islands and riparian environments. Many species are of cultural, food and craft importance in Pacific, Indian Ocean and South-east Asian communities.
Pavonia
Pavonia
Pentas
Pentas
Peperomia
Peperomia
Phenakospermum
Phenakospermum
Philodendron
Philodendron
Phlebodium
Phlebodium
Pilea
Pilea
Platycerium
Platycerium
Plumeria
Plumeria
Pteris
Pteris
Ravenala
Ravenala
Rhaphidophora
Rhaphidophora
Rhoeo
Rhoeo
Monotypic genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Commelinaceae, currently treated as a synonym of Tradescantia. Native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Its best-known representatives are ornamental foliage plants with lance-shaped leaves that are dark green above and purple beneath, very popular in gardens and as houseplants in Colombia and Latin America.
Ruellia
Ruellia
Saintpaulia
Saintpaulia
Salicornia
Salicornia
Genus of halophytic succulent plants in the family Amaranthaceae (subfamily Salicornioideae). Commonly known as glassworts or samphire, they are herbaceous or suffrutescent plants with jointed, fleshy stems ranging from green to red-purple, and leaves reduced to tiny scales fused to the stem and invisible to the naked eye. This peculiar modular design allows them to colonise salt marshes, coastal salt pans and saline deserts where no other vascular plant thrives. They have an extraordinary tolerance to salinity (up to 6% NaCl), accumulate salt in their succulent tissues and excrete it to regulate osmotic pressure. Several species are edible and marketed as "sea asparagus" in gourmet outlets. Some South American species (S. peruviana, S. corticosa) grow in the salt flats of the Atacama Desert, being among the few vascular plants that survive in those extreme environments.
Sanchezia
Sanchezia
Sarcocornia
Sarcocornia
Genus of succulent halophytes in the family Amaranthaceae, related to Salicornia. Plants with jointed, fleshy stems adapted to salt marshes, saline beaches and high-salinity soils in coastal and Andean regions of South America, Europe and Africa. Important carbon fixers in saline ecosystems with potential as halophyte crops.
Scindapsus
Scindapsus
Setcreasea
Setcreasea
Genus of succulent plants in the family Commelinaceae, known for its purple leaves and pink flowers.
Soda
Soda
Genus of halophytic plants in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae), adapted to saline and arid soils.
Solanum
Solanum
Spathiphyllum
Spathiphyllum
Stephanotis
Stephanotis
Strelitzia
Strelitzia
Streptocarpus
Streptocarpus
Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes
Stromanthe
Stromanthe
Syngonium
Syngonium
Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana
Thunbergia
Thunbergia
Tradescantia
Tradescantia
Zingiber
Zingiber