This is a list of plants found in the wild in Amazon rainforest vegetation of Brazil. The estimates from useful plants suggested that there are 800 plant species of economic or social value in this forest, according to Giacometti (1990).
Apocynaceae Aspidosperma Aspidosperma oblongum A.DC. Hancornia Hancornia speciosa Gomes
Arecaceae Attalea Attalea speciosa Aphandra Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J.Hend.) Barfod Astrocaryum Astrocaryum chambira Burret Astrocaryum faranae F.Kahn. & E.Ferreira Astrocaryum ferrugineum F.Kahn. & B.Millán Astrocaryum jauari Mart. Astrocaryum murumuru Mart. Astrocaryum vulgare Mart. Attalea Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart. Bactris Bactris gasipaes Kunth Chamaedorea Chamaedorea pinnatifrons Chelyocarpus Chelyocarpus ulei Desmoncus Desmoncus giganteus Desmoncus mitis Dictyocaryum Dictyocaryum ptarianum Euterpe Euterpe oleracea Mart. Euterpe precatoria Euterpe longevaginata Hyospathe Hyospathe elegans Iriartea Iriartea deltoidea Iriartella Iriartella stenocarpa Leopoldinia Leopoldinia piassaba Wallace Lepidocaryum Lepidocaryum tenue Oenocarpus Oenocarpus bacaba Mart. Oenocarpus balickii Oenocarpus bataua Socratea Socratea exorrhiza Mart. Socratea salazari Syagrus Syagrus smithii Wettinia Wettinia augusta
Bromeliaceae Aechmea Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker Aechmea rodriguesiana (= Aechmea meeana E.Pereira & Reitz)
Chrysobalanaceae Acioa Acioa edulis Prance Couepia Couepia longipendula Microdesmia Microdesmia rigida
Clusiaceae Platonia Platonia insignis Mart. (= Aristoclesia esculenta Stuntz) - Bakury
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea Alchornea castaneifolia (Bonpl. ex Willd.) A.Juss. - Iporuru Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg. Croton Croton lanjouwensis Hevea Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. - Pará rubber tree or Seringueira Hura Hura crepitans L. (= Hura brasiliensis Wild.) Manihot Manihot esculenta - Manioc Micrandropsis Micrandropsis scleroxylon
Fabaceae
Caesalpinioideae Vouacapoua Vouacapoua americana Aubl.
Heliconiaceae Heliconia Heliconia burle-marxii Emygdio
Lecythidaceae Allantoma Allantoma lineata Miers Couroupita Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
Malpighiaceae Tetrapterys Tetrapterys methystica R.E.Schult.
Malvaceae Apeiba Apeiba albiflora Ducke Quararibea Quararibea cordata Vischer
Meliaceae Carapa Carapa guianensis Aubl.
Myrtaceae Eugenia Eugenia stipitata McVaugh - Araza
Olacaceae Minquartia Minquartia guianensis Aublet
Orchidaceae Cattleya Cattleya violacea
Rubiaceae Cinchona Cinchona officinalis L. Podocarpaceae Podocarpus Podocarpus brasiliensis
See also List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Pantanal vegetation of Brazil Official list of endangered flora of Brazil
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