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Amazon Plants! A List!

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An Alien Universe of Plants

Guarana seeds on Amazon cruise of the Motor Yacht TucanoThis list of plants of the Amazon is, of course, not exhaustive. The part of the Amazon forest where our cruises explore has one of the most diverse collections of plant life on earth - in some areas there are over 600 kinds of trees in a single hectare (2. 5 acres)! The list does have many of the plants that we are likely to see on one of our cruises.

When most of us arrive in the Amazon for the first time we cannot avoid having a preference for mammals (especially monkeys). But over time all of us develop a fascination with the bizarre plant life found in this extraordinary place.

There are trees that walk, plants that aggressively poison neighboring competing plants, trees that produce food and shelter for ant colonies, seeds that shoot into the air like rockets, seeds that are waiting to be carried off into the forest by agoutis, and flowers some that bloom only once per year, at night, and are pollinated by bats. There are countless thousands of strange stories of plant adaptations.  The Amazon is truly and alien universe of plants!

Plant Family Name

Botanical Name

English Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Annonaceae Guatteria recurvisepala Envira-bobô
Unonopsis guatterioides
Myristicaceae Virola calophylla Wild nutmeg Ucuuba
Iryanthera uleii Dead-bark
Osteophloeum platyspermum Ucuuba-amarela
Lauraceae Mezilaurus itauba Itaúba
Persea americana Avocado Abacate
Aniba canella Casca preciosa
Aniba roseadora Pau rosa
Ocotea rubra Louro-gamela
Piperaceae Peperomia macrostachya Ant-garden
Nymphaeaceae Victoria amazonica Amazon-lily Victoria-regia
Menispermaceae
Ulmaceae Trema micrantha Trema, Periquitinho
Moraceae Clarisia racemosa Guariúba
Naucleopsis caloneura Miratinga, Pau pica
Brosimim parinarioides Amapá
Cecropiaceae Cecropia purpurascens Purple cecropia Imbaúba roxa
Cecropia sciadophylla Cecropia Imbaúba-torém
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca rivinoides Pokeweed Caruru-bravo, Bredo-roxo
Cactaceae Epiphyllum phyllanthus Cactus
Polygonaceae Coccoloba spp. Water-grape?
Symeria paniculata Carauaçuzeiro
Dilleniaceae Tetracera willdenowiana Water-vine Cipó d'agua
Pinzona coriaceae Fire-vine Cipó-de-fôgo
Caryocaraceae Caryocar villosum Piquiá
Caryocar glabrum Piquiarana
Margraviaceae Marcgravia
Quiinaceae
Clusiaceae Vismia cayennensis Lacre-branco
Vismia guianensis Lacre-vermelho
Symphonia globulifera Ananí used for cerol?
Elaeocarpaceae
Sterculiaceae Sterculia frondosa Tacacá
Waltheria indica
Theobroma grandiflorum Cupuassu /Cupuí
Bombacaceae Pseudobombax munguba Munguba Munguuba
Scleronema micrantha Cardeiro
Ceiba pentandra Kapok Sumaúma
Lecythidaceae Bertholettia excelsa Brazil nut Castanha-do-pará
Corythophora alta Ripeiro-vermelho
Corythophora rimosa Castanha-jacaré
Couroupita guianensis Cannonball-tree Castanha-de-macaco
Bixaceae Bixa orellana Urucum, Colorau
Violaceae
Turneraceae
Passifloraceae Passiflora coccinea Red-passion-flower Maracujá-poranga
Caricaceae Carica papaya Papaya Mamão
Cucurbitaceae Gurania bignoniacea Solitary-flowers
Gurania robusta Big-leaves
Gurania insolita Flower-clusters
Salicaceae Salix humboldtiana Willow
Sapotaceae Microphilis guianenses Rosada
Manilkara huberi Maçaranduba
Ebenaceae
Chrysobalanaceae Couepia longipendula Castanha-de-galinha
Hirtella myrmecophila
Rhabdodendraceae
Leguminoseae Abarema jupunba
Bauhinia guianensis Monkey ladder Escada-de-jabotí
Balizia pedicellaris
Bocoa viridiflora
Boca alterna
Cassia rubriflora
Crudia amazonica Dog ear Orelha-de-cachorro
Clitoria amazonum Clitoris-flower Fava-brava
Clitoria racemosa Palheteira
Calliandra surinamensis Balão-chinês
Cedrelinga catenaeformis Cedrorana
Cynometra longicuspis Jutaí
Desmodium ascendans Carrapicho
Dinizia excelsa Angelim-pedra
Dipteryx odorata Cumarú de cheiro
Dipteryx magnifica Cumarú -ferro
Dipteryx polyphylla Cumarurana
Eperua glabriflora Muirapiranga
Hymenea reticulata Jatobá
Hymenea parviflora Jutaí
Macrolobium acaciifolium Arapari
Martiodendron parviflorum
Mimosa guilandinae Rabo de cameleão
Mimosa pudica Sensitive plant
Mimosa sensitiva Malícia
Mimosa guilandinae
Monopteryx inpae Ormosia Tento
Paramaechaerium ormosioides Mutuxí
Parkia pendula Visgueiro
Parkia multijuga Faveira-benguê
(clear resin)
Parkia nitida
Parkia panurensis
Parkia discolor (green-pod-stripe)
Peltogyne paniculata Monkey-slip Escorrega-macaco
Pentaclethra macroloba Paracaxi
Piptadenia suaveolens Faveiroa-folha-fina
Peltogyne paniculata Escorrega macaco
Sclerolobium melanocarpum
Sclerolobium amplifolia Cabbage-stipules
False-lupine Stylosanthes viscosa
Rhynchosia phaseoloides Tento-pequeno
Swartzia reticulata Pitaica
Swartzia ingifolia Carrapatinho
Swartzia polyphylla Arabá
Stryphnodendron guianensis Faveira-camuzé
Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum Faveira-camuzé
Tachigalia myrmecophila Tachí-pitomba
Zygia racemosa Angelim-rajado
Proteaceae Roupala montana
Lythraceae
Myrtaceae Psidium guajava Guava Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba
Melastomataceae Maieta guianensis Buxixu-de-formiga
Tococa bullifera Buxixu-de-formiga
Bellucia grossularioides Goiaba-de-anta-branca
Combretaceae Buchenavia spp. Tanimbuca
Terminalia catappa
Olacaceae Minquartia guianensis Acariquara-roxa
Psychopetalum olacoides Muirapuama
Loranthaceae Phoradendron Mistletoes Erva-de-passarinho
Celastraceae Maytenus guianensis Xixuásca
Goupia glabra Cupiúba
Hippocrateaceae
Icacinaceae Poraqueiba sericea Mari
Euphorbiaceae Micrandropsis scleroxylon Acapurí
Croton lanjouwensis Dima
Manihot esculenta Manioc Mandioca
Hevea brasiliensis Rubber-tree Seringa
Rhamnaceae Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Beer vine Saracura-mirá, cervejeira
Humiriaceae Duckesia verrucosa Uxí-corôa
Endopleura uchi Uxí-liso
Malpighiaceae
Vochysiaceae
Sapindaceae Paullinia cupana Guaraná
Talisia esculenta Pitomba
Bursuraceae Tetragastris panamensis Breu-preto
Tetragastris altíssima Breu-manga
Hemicrepidospermum rhoifolium Breu-branco
Protium apiculatum Breu-vermelho
Anacardiaceae Anacardium spruceanum Cashew Cajuí
Anacardium occidentale Cashew Cajú
Simarubaceae Simaba cedron Serve-p'ra-tudo
Meliaceae Carapa guianensis Andiroba
Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Orange Laranja
Citrus aurantiifolium Lime Limão
Oxalidaceae Averrhoa carambola Carambola
Araliaceae
Gentianaceae Voyria tenella White-saprophyte
Apocynaceae Geissospermum argenteum Acariquara branca
Aspidosperma carapanauba Carapanauba
Duckeodendraceae Duckeodendron cestroides Monkey's brush Pincel de macaco
Solanaceae Solanum rugosum White-flower Amor-de-cunhã, Cajusara
Solanum schlechtendalium
Solanum crinitum Purple-flower
Convolvulaceae
Boraginaceae Cordia nodosa Grão-de-galo, Caramurizinho
Heliotropum indicum Fedegoso, Rabo-de-Galo
Verbenaceae Petrea bractea Viuvinha
Amazonia campestris
Lamiaceae
Schrophulariaceae
Gesneriaceae Codonanthes calcarata Ant-garden plant
Acanthaceae
Bignoniaceae Pleunaton albiflora Cipó quadrado
Tynanthus gondotiano Clove-vine Cipó cravo
Tripinnate Memora
Mendonciaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Rubiaceae Genipapa americana Genipapo
Calycophyllum spruceanum Mulateiro-da-várzea
Borreria verticilata Vassoura-de-botão
Asteraceae Spilanthes acmella (used in Tacacá) Jambu
Arecaceae Astrocaryum jauari Jauarí
Astrocaryum sociale Marajá
Ateleia attaleoides Palha branca
Mauritia flexuosa Burití
Mauritiella Buritirana
Maximiliana martiana Inajá
Oenocarpus bataua Patauá
Desmoncus macrocanthos Palm vine Jaçitara
Euterpe precatoria Assaí da mata
Astrocaryum aculeatum Tucumã
Bactris gassipaes Pupunha
Socrotea exorrhizae Paxiubão
Iriartella setigera Paxiubinha
Cyclanthaceae
Araceae Heteropsis aff. spruceana Basket vine Cipó-titíca
Dieffenbachia parvifolia Aninga
Lemnaceae
Rapateaceae
Poaceae Andropogon nardus Capím-santo
Coix lacryma-jobi Capím-de-nossa-senhora
Cyperaceae Scleria secans Titiríca
Bromeliaceae Ananas comosus Pineapple Abacaxí
Pitcairnea sprucei (Petioles) Pacavirinha
Strelitziaceae Phenakospermum guyanense Bird-of-paradise Bananeira-brava
Heliconiaceae Heliconia psittacorum Red-heliconia Bico-de-tucan
Heliconia acuminata Yellow-heliconia Bico-de-tucano
Musaceae
Zingiberaceae Renealmia floribunda Wild-ginger
Costaceae
Marantaceae Ischnosiphon spp. Arumã
Pontederiaceae Eichornia crassipes Aguapé
Smilaceae Smilax sp. Green-brier
Orchidaceae Vanilla pompona String orchid Baunilha
Gnetaceae Gnetum leyoldii Ituá
Ficus Strangler fig Apuí, Mata-pau
Clusia or Ficus Apuí, Mata-pau
Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophylla Virgin-fern
Glycheniaceae Glichenia Roadside
Selaginellaceae Trichularia

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