Botanical Families

Cosmopolitan family including herbs, shrubs, and vines adapted to a wide variety of habitats, from deserts to tropical forests. Formerly included the Chenopodiaceae. Comprises genera of great economic and medicinal importance in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Species display dense spike or panicle inflorescences, small flowers, and adaptations to disturbed or saline soils.

A family of tropical and subtropical monocots known as "spiderworts". Includes popular ornamental genera such as Tradescantia and Callisia, prized for colorful foliage and trailing habits.

Family of herbaceous, shrubby, and arborescent plants distributed across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Characterized by compound trifoliate leaves with nastic movements (opening and closing with light), pentamerous flowers, and capsule or berry fruits. Many species have underground structures such as bulbs, corms, or tubers allowing survival through the dry season.