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raintrees
Brunfelsia
Brunfelsia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, the nightshades. There are about 50 species described. Linnaeus named the genus for the early German herbalist Otto Brunfels (1488–1534). Common names for the genus include raintree.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brazil raintree
speciesBrunfelsia pauciflora
manac raintree
speciesBrunfelsia uniflora
bigflower raintree
speciesBrunfelsia grandiflora
southern raintree
speciesBrunfelsia australis
American brunfelsia
speciesBrunfelsia americana
Brunfelsia latifolia
speciesBrunfelsia latifolia
Serpentine Hill raintree
speciesBrunfelsia densifolia
Brunfelsia brasiliensis
speciesBrunfelsia brasiliensis
Cuban raintree
speciesBrunfelsia nitida
vega blanca
speciesBrunfelsia lactea
Guianas raintree
speciesBrunfelsia guianensis
Brunfelsia hydrangeiformis
speciesBrunfelsia hydrangeiformis
Puerto Rican raintree
speciesBrunfelsia portoricensis
Brunfelsia pilosa
speciesBrunfelsia pilosa
Brunfelsia undulata
speciesBrunfelsia undulata
Brunfelsia plowmaniana
speciesBrunfelsia plowmaniana
chiricaspi raintree
speciesBrunfelsia chiricaspi
Brunfelsia mire
speciesBrunfelsia mire
brilliant raintree
speciesBrunfelsia splendida
Brunfelsia cuneifolia
speciesBrunfelsia cuneifolia
bigfruit raintree
speciesBrunfelsia macrocarpa
Jamaican raintree
speciesBrunfelsia jamaicensis
Brunfelsia picardae
speciesBrunfelsia picardae
Brunfelsia acunae
speciesBrunfelsia acunae
Brunfelsia plicata
speciesBrunfelsia plicata
Brunfelsia dwyeri
speciesBrunfelsia dwyeri
Brunfelsia bonodora
speciesBrunfelsia bonodora
Brunfelsia cabiesesiana
speciesBrunfelsia cabiesesiana
Brunfelsia cestroides
speciesBrunfelsia cestroides
Brunfelsia purpurea
speciesBrunfelsia purpurea
Brunfelsia membranacea
speciesBrunfelsia membranacea
Amazon raintree
speciesBrunfelsia amazonica
El Chocó raintree
speciesBrunfelsia chocoensis
Brunfelsia grisebachii
speciesBrunfelsia grisebachii
Imataca raintree
speciesBrunfelsia imatacana
Brunfelsia linearis
speciesBrunfelsia linearis
Brunfelsia macroloba
speciesBrunfelsia macroloba
Brunfelsia maliformis
speciesBrunfelsia maliformis
Brunfelsia martiana
speciesBrunfelsia martiana
Brunfelsia pluriflora
speciesBrunfelsia pluriflora
Brunfelsia shaferi
speciesBrunfelsia shaferi
Brunfelsia sinuata
speciesBrunfelsia sinuata
Brunfelsia obovata
speciesBrunfelsia obovata
Bahia raintree
speciesBrunfelsia bahiensis
Brunfelsia clandestina
speciesBrunfelsia clandestina
Brunfelsia burchellii
speciesBrunfelsia burchellii
Brunfelsia boliviana
speciesBrunfelsia boliviana
Brunfelsia rupestris
speciesBrunfelsia rupestris
Brunfelsia clarensis
speciesBrunfelsia clarensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184500.