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Limnocharis flava Limnocharis laforestii Sagittaria guyanensis Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera Achyranthes indica Alternanthera paronychioides Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthus viridis Celosia virgata Chamissoa altissima Cyathula achyranthoides Gomphrena serrata Iresine calea Iresine diffusa Iresine nigra Anacardiaceae Anacardium excelsum Anacardium occidentale Astronium graveolens Mangifera indica Spondias mombin Spondias purpurea Spondias radlkoferi Annonaceae Annona glabra Annona holosericea Annona purpurea Annona reticulata Sapranthus palanga Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica Blepharodon mucronatum Cynanchum racemosum Fernaldia pandurata Forsteronia spicata Funastrum bilobum Funastrum odoratum Macroscepis pleistantha Marsdenia trivirgulata Matelea quirosii Mesechites trifida Plumeria rubra Rauvolfia ligustrina Rauvolfia tetraphylla Rhabdadenia biflora Sarcostemma clausum Stemmadenia obovata Tabernaemontana alba Thevetia ovata Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis Pistia stratiotes Spirodela intermedia Spirodela polyrhiza Wolffiella welwitschii Xanthosoma wendlandii Araliaceae Hydrocotyle umbellata Sciadodendron excelsum Arecaceae Acrocomia aculeata Attalea rostrata Bactris guineensis Bactris major Cocos nucifera Aspleniaceae Asplenium tenerrimum Asteraceae Acmella radicans Ambrosia peruviana Ambrosia psilostachya Ayapana amygdalina Baltimora recta Bidens riparia Blumea viscosa Chromolaena odorata Critonia morifolia Eclipta prostrata Egletes viscosa Eleutheranthera ruderalis Isocarpha atriplicifolia Lycoseris grandis Melanthera nivea Mikania micrantha Porophyllum punctatum Pseudelephantopus spicatus Tridax procumbens Trixis inula Verbesina gigantea Vernonia salzmannii Begoniaceae Begonia plebeja Bignoniaceae Adenocalymna inundatum Amphilophium paniculatum Arrabidaea conjugata Arrabidaea mollissima Arrabidaea patellifera Ceratophytum tetragonolobum Clytostoma binatum Crescentia cujete Cydista aequinoctialis Cydista diversifolia Cydista heterophylla Godmania aesculifolia Mansoa hymenaea Melloa quadrivalvis Phryganocydia phellosperma Pithecoctenium crucigerum Tabebuia impetiginosa Tabebuia ochracea Tabebuia palustris Tabebuia rosea Tecoma stans Xylophragma seemannianum Bixaceae Bixa orellana Bixa urucurana Cochlospermum vitifolium Boraginaceae Bourreria quirosii Cordia alba Cordia alliodora Cordia collococca Cordia guanacastensis Cordia inermis Cordia panamensis Cordia pringlei Heliotropium curassavicum Heliotropium indicum Heliotropium procumbens Tournefortia volubilis Bromeliaceae Bromelia pinguin Pitcairnia calcicola Tillandsia brachycaulos Tillandsia ionantha Tillandsia schiedeana Burseraceae Bursera glabra Bursera graveolens Bursera schlechtendalii Bursera simaruba Bursera tomentosa Cactaceae Acanthocereus tetragonus Hylocereus costaricensis Opuntia elatior Opuntia guatemalensis Opuntia lutea Pereskia lychnidiflora Stenocereus aragonii Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis Cannabaceae Trema micrantha Cannaceae Canna glauca Capparaceae Capparis flexuosa Capparis frondosa Capparis indica Capparis odoratissima Capparis pachaca Capparis verrucosa Crateva palmeri Crateva tapia Caricaceae Carica papaya Celastraceae Crossopetalum uragoga Maytenus segoviarum Semialarium mexicanum Ceratophyllaceae Ceratophyllum demersum Ceratophyllum muricatum Chrysobalanaceae Hirtella racemosa Licania arborea Licania platypus Cleomaceae Cleome viscosa Combretaceae Combretum decandrum Combretum farinosum Conocarpus erectus Laguncularia racemosa Terminalia catappa Terminalia oblonga Commelinaceae Commelina diffusa Commelina erecta Dichorisandra hexandra Connaraceae Rourea glabra Convolvulaceae Aniseia martinicensis Cuscuta indecora Evolvulus alsinoides Ipomoea carnea Ipomoea hederifolia Ipomoea leucotricha Ipomoea meyeri Ipomoea nil Ipomoea piurensis Ipomoea trifida Ipomoea umbraticola Jacquemontia pentantha Jacquemontia tamnifolia Merremia aegyptia Merremia cissoides Merremia quinquefolia Operculina triquetra Cucurbitaceae Cayaponia attenuata Cucumis melo Echinopepon micropaniculatus Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa operculata Rytidostylis carthaginensis Cyperaceae Cyperus articulatus Cyperus digitatus Cyperus flavicomus Cyperus giganteus Cyperus iria Cyperus lanceolatus Cyperus odoratus Cyperus rotundus Cyperus surinamensis Cyperus tenerrimus Eleocharis acutangula Eleocharis elegans Eleocharis fistulosa Eleocharis interstincta Eleocharis mutata Eleocharis schaffneri Fimbristylis dichotoma Fimbristylis thermalis Fuirena umbellata Oxycaryum cubense Rhynchospora holoschoenoides Rhynchospora nervosa Scleria melaleuca Scleria secans Websteria confervoides Dilleniaceae Curatella americana Tetracera volubilis Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea spiculiflora Ebenaceae Diospyros salicifolia Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea terniflora Elatinaceae Bergia capensis Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum havanense Euphorbiaceae Acalypha alopecuroidea Acalypha alopecuroides Acalypha arvensis Acalypha diversifolia Acalypha leptopoda Acalypha schiedeana Argythamnia guatemalensis Bernardia nicaraguensis Caperonia castaneifolia Caperonia palustris Chamaesyce dioica Chamaesyce hirta Chamaesyce hyssopifolia Chamaesyce thymifolia Cnidoscolus urens Croton argenteus Croton axilaris Croton lobatus Croton morifolius Croton niveus Dalechampia scandens Euphorbia colletioides Euphorbia schlechtendalii Garcia nutans Hippomane mancinella Hura crepitans Jatropha curcas Manihot aesculifolia Manihot esculenta Ricinus communis Sapium glandulosum Fabaceae Acacia centralis Acacia collinsii Acacia cornigera Acacia farnesiana Acacia tenuifolia Acacia villosa Acosmium panamense Aeschynomene americana Aeschynomene filosa Aeschynomene sensitiva Albizia adinocephala Albizia guachapele Albizia niopoides Andira inermis Bauhinia divaricata Bauhinia glabra Bauhinia pauletia Bauhinia ungulata Caesalpinia coriaria Caesalpinia eriostachys Caesalpinia exostemma Calopogonium caeruleum Calopogonium mucunoides Canavalia brasiliensis Cassia grandis Centrosema plumieri Centrosema pubescens Centrosema sagittatum Chamaecrista diphylla Chamaecrista hispidula Chamaecrista nictitans Coursetia caribaea Coursetia elliptica Crotalaria incana Crotalaria pumila Crotalaria retusa Dalbergia glabra Dalbergia retusa Dalea carthagenensis Dalea cliffortiana Desmanthus leptophyllus Desmanthus virgatus Desmodium barbatum Desmodium distortum Desmodium glabrum Desmodium incanum Desmodium infractum Desmodium intortum Desmodium nicaraguensis Desmodium procumbens Desmodium scorpiurus Desmodium triflorum Diphysa humilis Entada polystachya Enterolobium cyclocarpum Eriosema crinitum Eriosema diffusum Erythrina fusca Galactia striata Gliricidia sepium Haematoxylum brasiletto Hymenaea courbaril Indigofera hirsuta Indigofera lespedezioides Indigofera suffruticosa Inga vera Lonchocarpus costaricensis Lonchocarpus felipei Lonchocarpus guatemalensis Lonchocarpus hughesii Lonchocarpus minimiflorus Lonchocarpus parviflorus Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius Lysiloma divaricatum Machaerium biovulatum Machaerium lunatum Machaerium robiniifolium Macroptilium lathyroides Macroptilium longipedunculatum Mimosa albida Mimosa asperata Mimosa dormiens Mimosa pigra Mimosa pudica Mimosa xanthocentra Muellera frutescens Myrospermum frutescens Neptunia natans Neptunia plena Pachyrhizus erosus Parkinsonia aculeata Phaseolus lunatus Piptadenia flava Piscidia carthagenensis Pithecellobium lanceolatum Pithecellobium unguis-cati Platymiscium parviflorum Prosopis juliflora Pseudosamanea guachapele Rhynchosia calycosa Rhynchosia minima Rhynchosia precatoria Samanea saman Senna atomaria Senna hayesiana Senna hirsuta Senna pallida Senna skinneri Sesbania emerus Stizolobium pruriens Stylosanthes humilis Tamarindus indica Tephrosia multifolia Tephrosia nitens Vigna adenantha Vigna longifolia Vigna vexillata Zygia longifolia Zygia palmana Gesneriaceae Episcia lilacina Koellikeria erinoides Kohleria spicata Sinningia incarnata Hydrocharitaceae Limnobium laevigatum Najas arguta Najas guadalupensis Hydroleaceae Hydrolea elatior Hydrolea spinosa Iridaceae Cipura campanulata Lamiaceae Aegiphila cephalophora Aegiphila deppeana Clerodendrum ligustrinum Clerodendrum pittieri Hyptis conferta Hyptis suaveolens Hyptis verticillata Ocimum campechianum Salvia occidentalis Lauraceae Nectandra membranacea Ocotea veraguensis Lecythidaceae Couroupita nicaraguarensis Lentibulariaceae Utricularia foliosa Utricularia gibba Utricularia hydrocarpa Utricularia pusilla Loasaceae Gronovia scandens Loganiaceae Mitreola petiolata Spigelia anthelmia Lomariopsidaceae Cyclopeltis semicordata Loranthaceae Psittacanthus rhynchanthus Struthanthus cansjerifolius Struthanthus costaricensis Struthanthus oerstedii Lygodiaceae Lygodium venustum Lythraceae Ammannia coccinea Cuphea carthagenensis Rotala ramosior Malpighiaceae Banisteriopsis muricata Bunchosia cornifolia Byrsonima crassifolia Gaudichaudia hexandra Hiraea reclinata Malpighia glabra Malpighia stevensii Stigmaphyllon retusum Stigmaphyllon tonduzii Malvaceae Abutilon percaudatum Allosidastrum pyramidatum Apeiba tibourbou Ayenia micrantha Briquetia spicata Byttneria aculeata Ceiba pentandra Corchorus siliquosus Gossypium barbadense Gossypium hirsutum Guazuma ulmifolia Helicteres guazumifolia Herissantia crispa Kosteletzkya depressa Luehea candida Luehea seemannii Luehea speciosa Malachra alceifolia Malachra fasciata Malachra radiata Malvastrum americanum Malvastrum coromandelianum Malvaviscus arboreus Melochia lupulina Melochia manducata Melochia nodiflora Melochia pyramidata Ochroma pyramidale Pachira quinata Pavonia cancellata Pseudobombax septenatum Sida acuta Sida cuspidata Sida rhombifolia Sterculia apetala Thespesia populnea Waltheria glomerata Waltheria indica Wissadula amplissima Wissadula excelsior Wissadula hirsuta Wissadula periplocifolia Marantaceae Calathea marantifolia Maranta arundinacea Thalia geniculata Marsileaceae Marsilea deflexa Marsilea polycarpa Martyniaceae Martynia annua Mayacaceae Mayaca fluviatilis Melastomataceae Miconia argentea Meliaceae Cedrela odorata Guarea excelsa Guarea glabra Swietenia humilis Swietenia macrophylla Trichilia americana Trichilia glabra Trichilia hirta Trichilia martiana Trichilia trifolia Menispermaceae Hyperbaena tonduzii Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica Molluginaceae Glinus radiatus Mollugo verticillata Moraceae Brosimum alicastrum Castilla elastica Dorstenia contrajerva Dorstenia drakena Ficus cotinifolia Ficus insipida Ficus maxima Ficus morazaniana Ficus ovalis Ficus trigonata Maclura tinctoria Trophis racemosa Muntingiaceae Muntingia calabura Myrtaceae Eugenia hiraeifolia Eugenia oerstediana Eugenia paloverdensis Eugenia salamensis Psidium guajava Psidium guineense Psidium oligospermum Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia erecta Mirabilis violacea Pisonia aculeata Salpianthus purpurascens Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea amazonum Nymphaea ampla Nymphaea conardii Nymphaea glandulifera Nymphaea prolifera Nymphaea pulchella Ochnaceae Ouratea lucens Olacaceae Ximenia americana Onagraceae Ludwigia decurrens Ludwigia erecta Ludwigia inclinata Ludwigia leptocarpa Ludwigia octovalvis Ludwigia peruviana Ludwigia rigida Ludwigia sedoides Opiliaceae Agonandra macrocarpa Orchidaceae Brassavola nodosa Cyrtopodium paniculatum Epidendrum stamfordianum Laelia rubescens Orobanchaceae Buchnera pusilla Oxalidaceae Oxalis frutescens Passifloraceae Passiflora bicornis Passiflora ciliata Passiflora foetida Passiflora platyloba Turnera ulmifolia Pentaphylacaceae Symplococarpon purpusii Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria nobilis Phytolaccaceae Petiveria alliacea Rivina humilis Trichostigma octandrum Picramniaceae Alvaradoa amorphoides Piperaceae Piper amalago Piper dilatatum Piper marginatum Piper pseudofuligineum Piper retalhuleuense Piper tuberculatum Plantaginaceae Bacopa axillaris Bacopa repens Russelia sarmentosa Stemodia durantifolia Plocospermataceae Plocosperma buxifolium Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica Poaceae Andropogon selloanus Axonopus centralis Bambusa vulgaris Bouteloua curtipendula Dactyloctenium aegyptium Dichanthium annulatum Dichanthium aristatum Echinochloa colona Echinochloa crus-galli Echinochloa polystachya Gouinia virgata Guadua amplexifolia Hymenachne amplexicaulis Hyparrhenia rufa Lasiacis ruscifolia Leersia hexandra Leptochloa panicoides Luziola fragilis Megathyrsus maximus Olyra latifolia Oplismenus burmannii Oryza latifolia Panicum aquaticum Panicum hirticaule Panicum mertensii Panicum sublaeve Paspalidium geminatum Paspalum arundinaceum Paspalum convexum Paspalum corypheum Paspalum denticulatum Paspalum distichum Paspalum repens Paspalum vaginatum Paspalum virgatum Pharus mezii Rottboellia cochinchinensis Setaria vulpiseta Urochloa fusca Urochloa mollis Urochloa mutica Urochloa reptans Podostemaceae Marathrum schiedeanum Tristicha trifaria Polemoniaceae Loeselia ciliata Polygalaceae Polygala brizoides Polygala leptocaulis Securidaca diversifolia Securidaca micheliana Securidaca sylvestris Polygonaceae Coccoloba caracasana Coccoloba guanacastensis Coccoloba venosa Podopterus mexicanus Polygonum hispidum Polygonum segetum Ruprechtia costata Triplaris melaenodendron Polypodiaceae Polypodium polypodioides Pontederiaceae Eichhornia crassipes Eichhornia diversifolia Eichhornia heterosperma Heteranthera limosa Heteranthera reniformis Heteranthera spicata Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea Primulaceae Ardisia revoluta Jacquinia nervosa Proteaceae Roupala montana Pteridaceae Adiantum concinnum Adiantum lunulatum Adiantum trapeziforme Ceratopteris pteridoides Ceratopteris thalictroides Cheilanthes skinneri Notholaena affinis Notholaena candida Notholaena meridionalis Notholaena revoluta Resedaceae Forchhammeria pallida Rhamnaceae Gouania lupuloides Gouania polygama Ziziphus guatemalensis Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora racemosa Rubiaceae Alibertia edulis Augusta rivalis Borreria scabiosoides Calycophyllum candidissimum Chiococca semipilosa Chomelia spinosa Coutarea hexandra Exostema caribaeum Genipa americana Geophila repens Guettarda macrosperma Hamelia patens Hamelia xerocarpa Ixora floribunda Psychotria carthagenensis Psychotria horizontalis Psychotria microdon Psychotria pubescens Psychotria tenuifolia Randia aculeata Randia armata Randia monantha Randia thurberi Spermacoce assurgens Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Esenbeckia berlandieri Zanthoxylum setulosum Salicaceae Casearia aculeata Casearia arguta Casearia corymbosa Casearia sylvestris Casearia tremula Prockia crucis Xylosma flexuosa Xylosma horrida Xylosma intermedia Salviniaceae Azolla mexicana Azolla microphylla Salvinia auriculata Salvinia minima Santalaceae Phoradendron dipterum Phoradendron quadrangulare Phoradendron robustissimum Sapindaceae Allophylus occidentalis Cardiospermum grandiflorum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cupania guatemalensis Melicoccus bijugatus Paullinia clavigera Paullinia cururu Paullinia pinnata Sapindus saponaria Serjania atrolineata Serjania grosii Serjania mexicana Serjania schiedeana Thouinia serrata Thouinidium decandrum Urvillea ulmacea Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum brenesii Manilkara chicle Manilkara zapota Sideroxylon capiri Sideroxylon celastrinum Schoepfiaceae Schoepfia schreberi Scrophulariaceae Capraria biflora Selaginellaceae Selaginella diffusa Selaginella pallescens Selaginella sertata Simaroubaceae Simarouba glauca Smilacaceae Smilax spinosa Solanaceae Capsicum annuum Cestrum alternifolium Lycianthes lenta Physalis angulata Physalis nicandroides Physalis pubescens Solanum adhaerens Solanum adscendens Solanum campechiense Solanum ferrugineum Solanum hazenii Solanum hirtum Solanum lanceifolium Solanum nudum Solanum rudepannum Tectariaceae Tectaria mexicana Tetrameristaceae Pelliciera rhizophorae Thelypteridaceae Macrothelypteris torresiana Thelypteris dentata Trigoniaceae Trigonia rugosa Typhaceae Typha domingensis Urticaceae Cecropia peltata Laportea aestuans Myriocarpa bifurca Pilea microphylla Verbenaceae Bouchea prismatica Lantana camara Lippia cardiostegia Lippia graveolens Petrea volubilis Phyla nodiflora Priva lappulacea Rehdera trinervis Stachytarpheta frantzii Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Violaceae Hybanthus attenuatus Vitaceae Cissus alata Cissus verticillata Xyridaceae Xyris laxifolia Zygophyllaceae Guaiacum sanctum Kallstroemia maxima