Vegetation of Minas Gerais
Brazil has great forests. Minas Gerais, Brazil's central state, larger domain is the tropical forest. Within it there are many types of plants. Separated by families this is a list of these plants:
Poaceae
Bambusoideae - Imperata brasiliensis - Melinis minutiflora - Cymbopogon citratus.
Arecaceae
Cocos nucifera - Attalea funifera - Acrocomia aculeata.
Lauraceae
Ocotea megaphylla - Cinnamomum zeylanicum - Persea americana - Persea indica.
Asteraceae
Vernonia polysphaera - Bellis annua - Pluchea sagittalis*.
Fabaceae
Anadenanthera colubrina - Erythrina verna - Mimosa pudica - Dalbergia nigra - Ingá - Hymenaea courbaril - Enterolobium timbouva - Mora - Myrocarpus frondosus - Vigna unguiculata.
Rubiaceae
Genipa americana - Calycophyllum spruceanum - Ruta graveolens - Cephaelis - Coffea arabica - Uncaria tomentosa*.
Loranthaceae
Lamiaceae
Rosmarinus officinalis - Ocimum basilicum.
Solanaceae
Solanum lycocarpum - Solanum nigrum - Melissa officinalis - Datura suaveolens.
Urticaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Brassicaceae
Moraceae
Ficus doliaria - Ficus gomelleira - Ficus clusiifolia.
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae pinguim - Ananas.
Agavaceae
Myrtaceae
Eugenia uniflora - Psidium guajava- Psidium cattleianum - Plinia trunciflora - Campomanesia corymbosa.
Rhamnaceae
Zizyphus joazeiro.
Phytolaccaceae
Petiveria tetrandra
Bignoniaceae
Tabebuia spp - Crescentia cujete - Tabebuia - Tabebuia aurea - Jacaranda mimosaefolia.
Zingiberaceae
Amomum cardamom*
Anacardiaceae
Schinopsis brasiliensis - Mangifera.
Bixaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia pulcherrima - Alchornea triplinervia - Ricinus communis - Joanesia princeps.
Rutaceae
Balfourodendron riedelianum - Pilocarpus microphyllus - Citrus × limon - Citrus reticulata - Citrus x sinensis.
Sapindaceae
Apocynaceae
Malvaceae
Meliaceae
Annonaceae
Duguetia lanceolata - Annona coriacea.
Tropaeolaceae
Apiaceae
Foeniculum vulgare - Coriandrum sativum.
Salicaceae
Casearia sylvestris - Casearia gossypiosperma*.
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus acutifolius.
Musaceae
Musa.
Araceae
Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Philodendron.
Rosaceae
Caricaceae
Lecythidaceae
Myristicaceae
Others
- Polypodium lepidopteris
- Portuguese common names
- Catita
- Gema de Ovo
- Fruta da Cutia
- Gonçalves
- João Henrique (plant)
- Limpa Viola
- Jurobão
- Pasto de Abelha
- Gondó
See also
- Flora of Minas Gerais
- List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
- Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
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