Plant families from Ma - My
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Plant families beginning with the letter M
Plant families (Ma - My)
   Magnoliaceae
bull bay, cucumber tree, magnolia, michelia, tulip poplar, tuliptree, umbrella tree, whitewood
Magnolianae > Magnoliales > Magnoliineae
   Malesherbiaceae
Violanae > Passiflorales > Passiflorineae
   Malpighiaceae
Barbados cherry, Singapore holly, acerolas, ahorca caballo, almendrillo, amazonvine, asphead, ayahuasca, banisteriopsis, boxleaf, byrsonima, cafe falso, cafe forastero, callaeum, doncella, goldshower, hillyhock, hiptage, janusia, locustberry, malpighia, maricao cimun, tetrapterys, wild crapemyrtle, withe, woodland coffee
Geranianae > Vochysiales > Malpighiineae
   Malvaceae
anoda, bastardia, bristlemallow, bushmallow, checkerbloom, false indianmallow, fanleaf, fanpetals, flymallow, fryxellwort, gaymallow, globemallow, herissantia, hibiscadelphus, hollyhock, kosteletzkya, krapovickasia, leafbract, mallow, marshmallow, meximalva, napaea, okra, poppymallow, pseudabutilon, rhynchosida, sandmallow, swampmallow, thespesia, treecotton, velvetmallow, wissadula
Malvanae > Malvales > Malvineae
   Marantaceae
alligator-flag, arrowroot, calathea, llerenes, maranta, marantochloa, miracle fruit, myrosma, pampano, rattlesnake plant, thaumatococcus, zebraplant
Zingiberidae > Zingiberanae > Zingiberales
   Marattiaceae
danafern, fern
Ophioglossopsida > Marattiidae > Marattiales
   Marcgraviaceae
marcgravia, shingleplant
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Theales
   Marchantiaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Marchantiales
   Marsileaceae
pillwort, waterclover
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Marsileales
   Martyniaceae
martynia
Lamiidae > Lamianae > Lamiales
   Mastixiaceae
Cornidae > Cornanae > Cornales
   Matoniaceae
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Matoniales
   Mayacaceae
mayaca, stream bogmoss
Commelinidae > Commelinanae > Xyridales
   Medeolaceae
Indian cucumber
Lilianae > Liliales > Liliineae
   Medusagynaceae
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Ochnales
   Medusandraceae
Rosidae > Santalanae > Medusandrales
   Meesiaceae
Bryophyta > Bryopsida > Bryales
   Melanophyllaceae
Cornidae > Cornanae > Hydrangeales
   Melanthiaceae
Harper's beauty, Osceola's plume, amianthium, blazing star, bunchflower, camas, chamaelirium, crow poison, deathcamas, fairywand, false unicorn root, feather fleece, featherbells, feathershank, flypoison, harperocallis, helonias, pleea, rush featherling
Liliidae > Lilianae > Melanthiales
   Melastomataceae
Mt. Cerrote angleflower, acisanthera, altea, arthrostemma, camasey, camasey almendre, camasey peludo, camasey terciopelo, clidemia, clover ash, dissotis, dustseed, graffenrieda, heterocentron, heterotrichum, hogwood, jusillo, leandra, meadowbeauty, mecranium, nepsera, pearlflower, pinkfringe, pinklady, roughleaf, scutula, snailwood, stinkingfish, trembleya
Rosidae > Myrtanae > Myrtales
   Meliaceae
American muskwood, China tree, Pride of India, alligatorwood, azadirachta, bariaco, broomstick, carapa, cedar, cedrela, china-berry, crabwood, gaita, guarea, langsat, lansium, mahogany, melia, neem, trichilia
Rosidae > Rutanae > Rutales
   Melianthaceae
Rutanae > Sapindales > Melianthineae
   Menispermaceae
calumba, calycocarpum, chondrodendron, cissampelos, coralbead, cupseed, dioscoreophyllum, fibraurea, hyperbaena, jateorhiza, moonseed, pareira, pareira brava, serendipity berry, snailseed, snakevine
Ranunculidae > Ranunculanae > Menispermales
   Menyanthaceae
bogbean, buckbean, deercabbage, floatingheart, water snowflake
Asteridae > Campanulanae > Menyanthales
   Metaxyaceae
Polypodiidae > Cyatheales > Cyatheineae
   Metzgeriaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Metzgeriales
   Mimosaceae
acacia, babul, beadtree, bean, black cutch, bundleflower, catechu, cinnecord, guajillo, icecreambean, inga, koa, mulga, parkia, river koko, wattle
Rosidae > Fabanae > Fabales
   Misodendraceae
Rosidae > Santalanae > Santalales
   Mitrastemonaceae
Piperidae > Rafflesianae > Rafflesiales
   Mniaceae
Bryophyta > Bryopsida > Bryales
   Molluginaceae
carpetweed, mollugo, sweetjuice
Caryophyllidae > Caryophyllanae > Caryophyllales
   Monimiaceae
boldo, peumus
Magnoliidae > Lauranae > Laurales
   Monotaceae
Dilleniidae > Malvanae > Malvales
   Montiniaceae
Cornidae > Cornanae > Hydrangeales
   Moraceae
Indian banyan, amate, apple, banyan tree, bow-wood, breadfruit, brosimum, broussonetia, castilla, council tree, cow tree, cudrania, dorstenia, false breadnut, fatoua, fig, fustictree, hairy crabweed, maclura, osage orange, paper mulberry, pseudolmedia, rubber, rubberplant, storehousebush, streblus, tibig, treculia, trophis, white ramoon, wild banyantree
Dilleniidae > Urticanae > Urticales
   Morinaceae
Cornidae > Dipsacanae > Dipsacales
   Moringaceae
horseradish tree, moringa
Capparanae > Moringales > Moringineae
   Muntingiaceae
muntingia, strawberrytree
Dilleniidae > Malvanae > Cistales
   Musaceae
abaca, banana, ensete, plantain, traveler's tree
Zingiberidae > Zingiberanae > Zingiberales
   Myoporaceae
bastard sandalwood, bontia, myoporum, ngaio tree, white alling
Lamianae > Lamiales > Myoporineae
   Myricaceae
bayberry, candleberry, myrtle, sweet fern, sweetgale, waxberry
Hamamelididae > Juglandanae > Myricales
   Myristicaceae
mace, nutmeg, virola
Magnoliidae > Magnolianae > Myristicales
   Myrothamnaceae
Hamamelididae > Myrothamnanae > Myrothamnales
   Myrsinaceae
Christmas berry, Puerto Rico ridgerunner, ausubon, colicwood, coralberry, cybianthus, embelia, hen's eyes, jacanillo, kilioe, kolea lau nui, marlberry, parathesis, quiebrahacha, scratchthroat, shoebutton, spiceberry, stylogyne
Primulanae > Primulales > Primulineae
   Myrtaceae
Margarett's myrcia, baeckea, beruquillo, bottlebrush, cieneguillo, curame, feijoa, gomidesia, grand merisier, guava, guavaberry, guayabacon, gum, lidflower, limoncillo, lophostemon, marlierea, mountainbay, myrcianthes, myrtle of the river, pseudanamomis, rhodomyrtus, rodwood, siphoneugena, stopper, syzygium, turpentine tree, vinegartree
Myrtanae > Myrtales > Myrtineae
   Mystropetalaceae
Balanophoranae > Balanophorales > Balanophorineae

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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