BRAZIL ✕ MEXICO/COLOMBIA: BOTANY

Here, we list in botanical order only the orders and families that occur in the New World.

LAURALES

SIPARUNACEAE

Colombia leads in Siparuna (32 ✕ 19), the single New World genus.

MONIMIACEAE

All New World genera occur in Brazil except Peumus and Laureliopsis from Argentina and Chile. Compared to Mexico and Colombia, Brazil leads in species diversity in all New World tropical genera.

HERNANDIACEAE

Mexico leads in Gyrocarpus (4 ✕ 1) and Hernandia (4 ✕ 1) against Brazil. Colombia leads in Hernandia (2 ✕ 1) against Brazil.

CANELLALES

CANELLACEAE

Family absent in Colombia. Mexico (Canella) 1 ✕ 6 (Cinnamodendron) 6 Brazil.

WINTERACEAE

In New World, Brazil and Chile lead with 3 spp. each.

CERATOPHYLLALES

CERATOPHYLLACEAE

Brazil, Colombia and Mexico has the same species in this order.

DILLENIALES

DILLENIACEAE

All New World genera occur in Brazil. All genera leads by Brazil except Neodillenia leading by Colombia (2 ✕ 1).

GENTIANALES

LOGANIACEAE

All New World genera in Brazil. Brazil leads in all genera among Mexico and Colombia.

GELSEMIACEAE

Brazil and Mexico ha two spp. both. Absent in Colombia.

SOLANALES

HYDROLEACEAE

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia two spp. each.