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• a family of shrubs comprising those members of the family Saxifragaceae whose fruit is a berry and being usually coextensive with the genus Ribes

• a genus of flowering plants of the family Tamaricaceae. It includes 13 species native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Spain to China.

Usado por: Leguminosae Juss.

• Fabaceae, pea family of flowering plants (order Fabales), comprising of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs. Fabaceae is the third largest family of angiosperms, exceeded only by Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family) and Orchidaceae (orchid family). After Poaceae (the grass family), Fabaceae is the most important plant family in the production of food for humans and livestock as well as in the production of industrial products.

Usado por: lilies, lily, Nomocharis Franch.

• a genus of herbaceous flowering plants of the family Liliaceae, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
• Many lilies are prized as ornamental plants, and they have been extensively hybridized.

Usado por: Adoxaceae E.Mey.

• a small family of flowering plants. They are characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rarely, four-petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences, and the fruit being a drupe.

• A family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. The family has a wide, but scattered, distribution throughout the tropics and temperate zones; for example, Xanthorrhoea is endemic to Australia, while the Aloes are unique to Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Many of the family's genera are cultivated as ornamentals, with some being highly collectible and sought-after, while a few are grown commercially for cut flowers.

• A genus consisting of shrubs, in Ericaceae, found widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere and extending south along tropical mountain ranges, especially in Malesia. The shrubs are erect or creeping, with alternate deciduous or evergreen leaves. The small flowers resemble those of the true heaths (Erica), but the ovary is beneath the flower. The flowers are single, clustered, or in long spikes in the leaf axil. The berries are usually edible.

• A Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions. Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk. It is one of the shade-loving genera of the lily family.

• A genus consisting of shrubs and small trees belonging to the family Viburnaceae, native to temperate and subtropical Eurasia and North America. Many species are cultivated for their ornamental foliage, fragrant clusters of usually white flowers, and colourful blue-black fruits.

• A genus consisting of trees and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae). Acacias are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly Australia (where they are called wattles) and Africa, where they are well-known landmarks on the veld and savanna.