Amazon Plant List
Selected Plant Species Central Amazonia

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