Handroanthus albus at Canastra Mountains, 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

Viscum cruciatum

Lamiaceae

Rosmarinus officinalis - Ocimum basilicum.

Solanaceae

Solanum lycocarpum - Solanum nigrum - Melissa officinalis - Datura suaveolens.

Urticaceae

Cecropia.

Cucurbitaceae

Momordica.

Brassicaceae

Coronopus didymus.

Moraceae

Ficus doliaria - Ficus gomelleira - Ficus clusiifolia.

Bromeliaceae

Bromeliaceae pinguim - Ananas.

Agavaceae

Furcraea foetida

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

Bixa orellana.

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia pulcherrima - Alchornea triplinervia - Ricinus communis - Joanesia princeps.

Rutaceae

Balfourodendron riedelianum - Pilocarpus microphyllus - Citrus × limon - Citrus reticulata - Citrus x sinensis.

Sapindaceae

Sapindus saponaria.

Apocynaceae

Plumeria.

Malvaceae

Luehea.

Meliaceae

Carapa

Annonaceae

Duguetia lanceolata - Annona coriacea.

Tropaeolaceae

Tropaeolum majus

Apiaceae

Foeniculum vulgare - Coriandrum sativum.

Salicaceae

Casearia sylvestris - Casearia gossypiosperma*.

Phyllanthaceae

Phyllanthus acutifolius.

Musaceae

Musa.

Araceae

Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Philodendron.

Rosaceae

Rosa

Caricaceae

Carica papaya

Lecythidaceae

Sapucaia

Myristicaceae

Bicuiba

Others

• Polypodium lepidopteris

Portuguese common names

See also

• Flora of Minas Gerais
• List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
• Flora of the Atlantic Forest

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