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Abarema barbouriana (Standl.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Mimosaceae 12 12 Observations

Abarema curvicarpa (H.S.Irwin) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Mimosaceae 8 8 Observations

Abarema gallorum Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Silk Tree

Mimosaceae 88 15 Observations

Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip

Soapwood

Mimosaceae 39 11 Observations

Abarema laeta (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Mimosaceae 10 10 Observations

Abarema mataybifolia (Sandwith) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Mimosaceae 30 6 Observations

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Okra

Malvaceae 1,054 890 Observations

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

Musk okra

Malvaceae 160 80 Observations

Abrus precatorius L.

Rosarypea

Papilionaceae 329 244 Observations

Abuta grandifolia (Mart.) Sandwith

URMOM

Menispermaceae 14 10 Observations

Abuta rufescens Aubl.

 

Menispermaceae 11 6 Observations

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet

Florida keys indian mallow

Malvaceae 66 44 Observations

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Sweet acacia

Mimosaceae 911 623 Observations

Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Porknut

Mimosaceae 3 1 Observation

Acacia mangium Willd.

Black wattle

Mimosaceae 171 111 Observations

Acacia tenuifolia (L.) Willd.

 

Mimosaceae 2 1 Observation

Acaena ovalifolia Ruiz & Pav.

Two-spine acaena

Rosaceae 27 13 Observations

Acalypha apodanthes Standl. & L.O.Williams

 

Euphorbiaceae 46 4 Observations

Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

Field copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 42 10 Observations

Acalypha diversifolia Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 44 9 Observations

Acalypha indica L.

Indian acalypha

Euphorbiaceae 256 201 Observations

Acalypha villosa Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 11 2 Observations

Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.

Copper leaf

Euphorbiaceae 1,773 1,344 Observations

Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze

Sheepbur

Asteraceae 51 37 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly Starbur

Asteraceae 85 59 Observations

Achyranthes aspera L.

অপাঙ্গ/অপামার্গ (Bangla), Chirchira/Apamarg (Hindi)

Amaranthaceae 684 451 Observations

Achyrocline alata DC.

 

Asteraceae 3 1 Observation

Acioa guianensis Aubl.

 

Chrysobalanaceae 22 13 Observations

Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 11 2 Observations

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 16 5 Observations

Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 56 8 Observations

Acmella oppositifolia (Lam.) R.K.Jansen

Oppositeleaf spotflower

Asteraceae 16 7 Observations

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.

Marsh para cress

Asteraceae 48 23 Observations

Acorus calamus L.

Sweet-flag

Araceae 455 376 Observations

Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy

Oat Grass

Poaceae 12 3 Observations

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

Yellow coconut

Arecaceae 20 10 Observations

Acrostichum aureum L.

Leather fern

Pteridaceae 126 96 Observations

Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.

Inland leatherfern

Pteridaceae 5 2 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Bombacaceae 510 321 Observations

Adelia triloba (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.

 

Euphorbiaceae 28 4 Observations

Adelobotrys adscendens (Sw.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 61 17 Observations

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Coralwood

Mimosaceae 206 130 Observations

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

Desert-rose

Apocynaceae 3,491 3,026 Observations

Adenocalymma inundatum Mart. ex DC.

 

Bignoniaceae 12 1 Observation

Adenophaedra grandifolia (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

 

Euphorbiaceae 25 1 Observation

Adiantopsis radiata (L.) Fée

 

Pteridaceae 8 4 Observations

Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Polished maidenhair

Pteridaceae 23 9 Observations

Adiantum latifolium Lam.

Broad-Leaf Maidenhair

Pteridaceae 65 36 Observations

Adiantum macrophyllum Sw.

Large-Leaf Maidenhair

Pteridaceae 22 9 Observations

Adiantum obliquum Willd.

Oblique Maidenhair

Pteridaceae 8 2 Observations

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