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Amazon Plants by Common Name
Source: Raintree Nutrition

Abuta	Cissampelos pareira
Acai	Euterpe oleracea
Acerola	Malphigia glabra
Achocha	Cyclanthera pedata
Ageratum	Ageratum conyzoides
Ajos Sacha	Mansoa alliacea
Alcachofra	Cynara scolymus
Amargo	Quassia amara
Amor seco	Desmodium adscendens
Anamu	Petiveria alliacea
Andiroba	Carapa guianensis
Annatto	Bixa orellana
Artichoke	Cynara scolymus
Aveloz	Euphorbia tirucalli, insulana
Avenca	Adiantum capillus-veneris
Ayapana	Ayapana triplinervis
Balsam of Tolu	Myroxylon balsamum
Balsam of Peru	Myroxylon pereirae
Bellaco-Caspi	Himatanthus sucuuba
Bitter Melon	Momordica charantia
Bobinsana	Calliandra angustifolia
Boldo	Peumus boldus
Brazil Nut	Bertholletia excelsa
Brazilian Peppertree	Schinus molle
Cabbage Tree	Andira inermis
Cacao	Theobroma cacao
Caigua	Cyclanthera pedata
Cajueiro	Anacardium occidentale
Calumba	Jateorhiza palmata
Campeche	Haematoxylon campechianum
Camu-Camu	Myrciaria dubia
Canafistula	Cassia fistula
Canchalagua	Schkuhria pinnata
Cancerillo	Asclepias curassavica
Carapia	Dorstenia brasiliensis
Carqueja	Baccharis genistelloides
Casca-de-Anta	Drimys winterii
Cascarilla	Croton eluteria
Cashew	Anacardium occidentale
Cat's Claw	Uncaria tomentosa
Catuaba	Erythroxylum catuaba
Cedro Rosa	Cedrella odorata
Chá de Bugre	Cordia salicifolia, ecalyculata
Chanca Piedra	Phyllanthus niruri
Chocolate	Theobroma cacao
Chuchuhuasi	Maytenus krukovii
Cipo Cabeludo	Mikania hirsutissima
Clavillia	Mirabilis jalapa
Clavo huasca	Tynanthus panurensis
Coirama	Kalanchoe pinnata
Condurango	Marsdenia cundurango
Contrayerva	Dorstenia brasiliensis
Copaiba	Copaifera officinalis
Cordia	Cordia verbenacea
Culen	Otholobium glandulosum
Cumanda	Campsiandra angustifolia
Cumaseba	Swartzia polyphylla
Cumaru	Dipteryx odorata
Cupuacu	Theobroma grandiflorum
Curare	Chondrodendron tomentosum
Damiana	Turnera aphrodisiaca
Embauba	Cecropia peltata, palmata
Epazote	Chenopodium ambrosioides
Erva Cidrera	Melissa officinalis
Erva Tostâo	Boerhaavia hirsuta
Espinheira Santa	Maytenus ilicifolia
Fedegoso	Cassia occidentalis
Genipap	Genipa americana
Gervão	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Graviola	Annona muricata
Guacatonga	Casearia sylvestris
Guaco	Mikania cordifolia
Guajava	Cassia alata
Guandu	Cajanus cajan
Guarana	Paullinia cupana
Guava	Psidium guajava
Gumbolimbo	Bursera simaruba
Hortela	Mentha piperita
Huacapu	Minquartia guianensis
Huacapurana	Campsiandra angustifolia
Huanarpo Macho	Jatropha macrantha
Iporuru	Alchornea castaneifolia
Jaborandi	Pilocarpus jaborandi
Jarrinha	Aristolochia cymbifera
Jatoba	Hymenaea courbaril
Jequerity	Abrus precatorius
Jergon Sacha	Dracontium loretense
Juazeiro	Zizyphus joazeiro
Jurubeba	Solanum paniculatum
Kalanchoe	Kalanchoe pinnata
Maca	Lepidium meyenii
Macela	Achyrocline satureoides
Manaca	Brunfelsia uniflorus
Mango	Mangifera indica
Maracuja	Passiflora incarnata
Matico	Piper aduncum
Mimosa	Mimosa pudica
Mucura	Petiveria alliacea
Muira puama	Ptychopetalum olacoides
Mulateiro	Calycophyllum spruceanum
Mullaca	Physalis angulata
Mulungu	Erythrina mulungu
Murure	Brosimum acutifolium
Mutamba	Guazuma ulmifolia
Nettles	Urtica dioica
Papaya	Carica papaya
Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata
Passion Fruit	Passiflora incarnata
Pata de Vaca	Bauhinia forticata
Pau d'Arco	Tabebuia impetiginosa
Pedra Hume Caa	Myrcia salicifolia
Peppermint	Mentha piperita
Periwinkle	Vinca minor
Picao Preto	Bidens pilosa
Picho Huayo	Siparuna guianensis
Piri-piri	Cyperus articulatus
Puca Panga	Arrabidaea chica
Quassia	Quassia amara
Quebra Pedra	Phyllanthus niruri
Quillaja	Quillaja saponaria
Quinine Bark	Cinchona officinalis
Remo Caspi	Aspidosperma excelsum
Rhatany	Krameria triandra
Rosewood	Aniba canelilla, rosaeodora
Rubber Tree	Hevea brasiliensis
Samambaia	Polypodium decumanum
Sangre de Grado	Croton lechieri
Sarsaparilla	Smilax officinalis
Scarlet Bush	Hamelia patens
Shell-Flower	Alpinia zerumbet
Simarouba	Simarouba amara
Stevia	Stevia rebaudiana
Suma	Pfaffia paniculata
Tamamuri	Brosimum acutifolium
Tayuya	Cayaponia tayuya
Tiririca	Cyperus rotundus
Tonka Bean	Dipteryx odorata
Turmeric	Curcuma longa
Ubos	Spondias mombin
Una de gato	Uncaria tomentosa
Vassourinha	Scoparia dulcis
Velvet Bean	Mucuna pruriens
Yacon	Smallanthus sonchifolius
Yerba Mate	Ilex paraguayiensis
Zanga Tempo	Anthurium crassinervium
Other Plants
Alfalfa	Medicago sativa
Anise	Pimpinella anisum
Aquilaria	Aquilaria agallocha
Atractylodes	Atractylodes lancea
Chamomile	Matricaria chamomilla
Costus Root	Saussurea lappa
Cornsilk	Zea Mays
Dalergia Wood	Dalbergia odorifera
Dang Gui	Angelica sinensis
Dioscorea	Dioscorea opposita
Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare
Glycyrrhiza	Glycyrrhiza glabra
Horsetail	Equisetum arvense
Lemon Balm	Melissa officinalis
Orange Bitters	Citrus aurantium
Rehmannia	Rehmannia glutinosa
Snakegourd	Trichosanthes kirilowii
Tangerine Peel	Citrus reticulata