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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 ...
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]
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.
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.
Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range. [1] [2] [3] It is the sole species of the subgenus Oshunae within the genus Pontederia. [4]
Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is called Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã ("the lilytrotter's waterlily") in Brazil and Atun Sisac ("great flower") in Inca (Quechua). Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
Fuchsia (/ ˈ f juː ʃ ə / FEW-shə) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.. Almost 110 species of Fuchsia are recognized; the vast majority are native to South America, but a few occur north through Central America to Mexico, and also several from New Zealand to Tahiti.