Species Catalog: Tropical Plants
Category Summary
Plants native to intertropical regions with high moisture demand and warm temperatures. Includes aroids, ferns, orchids, and many ornamental families.
Acetosella corniculata
Yellow wood sorrel
Acetosella vulgaris
Sheep sorrel
Achyranthes aspera
Prickly Chaff Flower
Achyranthes bidentata
Two-toothed Chaff Flower
Callisia brachyphylla (Greenm.) D.R.Hunt
Short-leaved callisia
Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt
Chain plant, boat-leaved callisia
Kali inermis Moench
Unarmed Kali
Kali soda (L.) Scop.
Barilla Plant
Oxalis adenophylla Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Silverweed Oxalis
Oxalis amoena Jacq.
Chilean Pink Oxalis
Oxalis berteroana Barnéoud
Bertero's Oxalis
Oxalis bicolor Savigny
Bicolored Cape Oxalis
Oxalis borchersi Phil.
Borchers' wood sorrel
Oxalis brevis Phil.
Brief wood sorrel
Oxalis bustillosii Phil.
Bustillos' wood sorrel
Oxalis carnosa Molina
Coastal Succulent Oxalis
Oxalis chaetocalyx Phil.
Hairy-calyx wood sorrel
Oxalis comberi R.Knuth
Comber's wood sorrel
Oxalis compacta Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Compact Andean Oxalis
Oxalis convexula Jacq.
Convex-leaved Cape Oxalis
Oxalis corumbaensis Hoehne
Corumbá wood sorrel
Oxalis darapskyi Phil. ex Reiche
Darapsky's wood sorrel
Oxalis delta Vell.
Delta wood sorrel
Oxalis filifolia Jacq.
Thread-leaved Cape Oxalis
Oxalis flabellifolia Jacq.
Fan-leaved Cape Oxalis
Oxalis flava L.
Yellow Cape Oxalis
Oxalis gaudichaudii Barnéoud
Gaudichaud's wood sorrel
Oxalis gayana Phil.
Gay's wood sorrel
Oxalis gigantea Barnéoud
Tree Oxalis
Oxalis gilliesii Phil.
Gillies' wood sorrel
Oxalis glaberrima Norlind
Glabrous wood sorrel
Oxalis glomerata Hook. & Arn.
Clustered wood sorrel
Oxalis illapelina Phil.
Illapel wood sorrel
Oxalis landbeckii Phil.
Landbeck's wood sorrel
Oxalis lupinifolia Jacq.
Lupin-leaved Cape Oxalis
Oxalis magellanica G.Forst.
Magellanic Woodsorrel
Oxalis maritima Barnéoud
Coastal wood sorrel
Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq.
Giant Root Oxalis
Oxalis nahuelhuapiensis Speg.
Nahuel Huapi wood sorrel
Oxalis ornata Phil.
Ornate wood sorrel
Oxalis oxyptera Progel
Sharp-winged wood sorrel
Oxalis pachyphylla Phil.
Thick-leaved wood sorrel
Oxalis palmifrons T.M.Salter
Palm-leaved Oxalis
Oxalis palustris A.St.-Hil.
Marsh wood sorrel
Oxalis paniculata Reiche
Paniculate wood sorrel
Oxalis papilionacea Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.
Butterfly Oxalis
Oxalis paposana Phil.
Paposo wood sorrel
Oxalis pastorei Hicken
Pastoré's wood sorrel
Oxalis pectinata Jacq.
Comb Oxalis
Oxalis pentaphylla Sims
Five-leaf Oxalis
Oxalis peraltae Phil.
Peralta's wood sorrel
Oxalis platypila Gillies ex Hook. & Hedw.
Broad-winged wood sorrel
Oxalis polyphylla Jacq.
Many-leaved Oxalis
Oxalis regnellii Miq.
Regnell's Oxalis
Oxalis rubrocincta Lindl.
Red-edged Oxalis
Oxalis solarensis R.Knuth
Saltpan wood sorrel
Oxalis succulenta Barnéoud
Succulent Oxalis
Oxalis tarapacana Phil.
Tarapacá wood sorrel
Oxalis tortuosa Lindl.
Twisted Oxalis
Oxalis triangularis A.St.-Hil.
Purple Shamrock / Love Plant
Oxalis uspallatensis R.Knuth
Uspallata wood sorrel
Oxalis venturiana R.Knuth
Ventura wood sorrel
Oxalis vernalis Fredr. ex Norlind
Vernal wood sorrel
Oxalis virgosa Savigny
Wand wood sorrel
Oxalis yapacaniensis (Kuntze) K.Schum.
Yapacaní wood sorrel
Pandanus inermis Blanco
Inermis screw pine
Pilea peperomioides Diels
Chinese Money Plant / Pancake Plant / Missionary Plant
Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance in Walp.
Moses-in-the-cradle (historic name)
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Moses-in-the-cradle / Oyster plant
Salicornia bergii Lorentz & Niederl.
Berg's glasswort
Salicornia corticosa (Meyen) Walp. ex Ung.-Sternb.
Bark glasswort
Salicornia doeringii Lorentz & Niederl.
Doering's glasswort
Salicornia glauca Delile
Glaucous glasswort
Salicornia macrostachya Moric.
Large-spiked glasswort
Salicornia mucronata Lag.
Pointed glasswort
Salicornia neei Lag.
Née's glasswort
Salicornia peruviana Kunth
Peruvian glasswort
Sarcocornia neei (Lag.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo
Née's Sarcocornia
Setcreasea tumida (Lindl.) Rose
Purple Heart
Soda inermis Fourr.
Unarmed Saltwort
Tradescantia crassifolia Cav.
Thick-leaved spiderwort
Tradescantia navicularis (Ortgies) C.B.Clarke
Chain Plant
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt
Purple Heart
Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda
White Velvet
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Moses in the Cradle