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For the purposes of this category, "South America" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), which calls it Southern America, namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It includes the following regions: Flora of Central America; Flora of the Caribbean; Flora of northern South ...
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Cacti of South America. As this is a subcategory of Category:Flora of Southern America, "South America" means "Southern America" as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. See the maps at Category:Flora of Southern America. In particular, it includes Central America and the Caribbean.
The national flower of Colombia is the orchid Cattleya trianae which was named after the Colombian naturalist José Jerónimo Triana. The orchid was selected by botanist Emilio Robledo , in representation of the Colombian Academy of History to determine the most representative flowering plant of Colombia.
The genus Alstroemeria is exclusively native to South America, with various species found ranging from Venezuela (3° north of the Equator), to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (53° South). [4] Within this range of the entire genus, two centers of species diversity are recognized, one in Brazil and one in Chile. [5]
Bougainvillea, Behbahan.Many of the small white flowers, in various stages of development, may be seen among the larger bracts. Bougainvillea (/ ˌ b uː ɡ ən ˈ v ɪ l i. ə / BOO-gən-VIL-ee-ə, US also / ˌ b oʊ-/ BOH-) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae.
The genus Heliamphora (/ h ɛ l i ˈ æ m f ər ə / or / h iː l i ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Greek: helos "marsh" and amphoreus "amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. [1] The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning ...
Araujia sericifera is a perennial vining plant in the genus Araujia, of the family Apocynaceae, that is native to South America. [2] The species was described in 1817 by the Portuguese botanist Félix de Avelar Brotero. The synonym Araujia hortorum is in more frequent use in New Zealand.