Plant family Species	Carbon metabolism^A	Succulence^B	Life form^C	Habitat^D	Dispersal syndrome^E	Sexuality^F	Sexuality^G	Dichogamy^H	Herkogamy^I
ACANTHACEAE
Ruellia tuberosa L.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	B-Mi	H	H	AD	H
AIZOACEAE
Trianthema portulacastrum L.	C₄	S	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	NH
AMARANTHACEAE
Achyranthes aspera L.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	NH
Alternanthera pungens Kunth	C₄	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	NH
Amaranthus crassipes Schltdl.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	G	M	M	PG	NH
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	G	M	M	PG	NH
Celosia argentea L	C₃ ^(2,4)	NS	Ah	D	G	M	M	PG	NH
APOCYNACEAE
Aspidosperma cuspa (HBK) Blake	C₃ ⁽⁶⁾	NS	SH	M	A	H	H	AD	H
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton	C₃	S	SH	D	A	H	H	AD	H
Marsdenia condensiflora S.F. Blake	C₃	NS	L	M	A	H	H	AD	H
Plumeria inodora Jacq.	C₃	NS	T	M	A	H	H	AD	H
Sarcostema clausum (Jacq.) R & Schum	CAM	NS	L	D	A	H	H	AD	H
ARACEAE
Anthurium ellipticum K. Koch & Bouché	C₃	NS	Ph	M	O	H	H	PG	NH
ASPARAGACEAE
Agave cocui Trel.	CAM	S	Ph	M	A	H	H	PT	H
ASTERACEAE
Baccharis trinervis Pers	C₃	NS	Ph	D	A	gd	D	*	*
Condylidium iresinoides (Kunth) R.M. King & H. Rob.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	PT	H
Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist	C₃ ⁽¹⁰⁾	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	PT	NH
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.	C₃ ⁽¹⁾	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	PT	H
Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd	C₃	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	PT	H
Pluchea symphytifolia (Mill.) Giller	C₃	NS	SH	D	A	M	M	PT	NH
Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	PG	NH
Tessaria integrifolia Ruiz & Pav.	C₃	NS	SH	D	A	M	M	PT	H
Tridax procumbens L.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	A	GM	M	PT	H
Wedelia calycina Rich.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	Mi	GM	M	PT	NH
Wulffia stenoglossa (Cass.) DC.	C₃	NS	L	D	O	GM	M	PT	NH
BIGNONIACEAE
Arrabidaea corallina (Jacq.) Sandwith	C₃	NS	L	M	A	H	H	AD	H
BORAGINACEAE
Bourreria cumanensis (Loefl.) O.E. Schulz	C₃	NS	T	M	A	H	H	PT	H
Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.	C₃	NS	SH	D	O	H	H	AD	H
Cordia dentata Poir.	C₃	NS	T	D	O-M	H	H	AD	H
Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth & Andrews ex A. DC.	C₃	NS	SH	D	O	H	H	AD	NH
Heliotropium angiospermum Murray	C₃	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	NH
Heliotropium ternatum Vahl.	C₄	NS	Ph	D	Mi	H	H	AD	NH
Rochefortia spinosa (Jacq.) Urb.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	d	D	*	*
Tournefortia volubilis L.	C₃	NS	L	M	O	hh	D	AD	*
BROMELIACEAE
Tillandsia circinnata Schltdl.	CAM	S	Ph	M	A	H	H	AD	NH
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.	CAM	S	Ph	M	A	H	H	PG	NH
Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L.	CAM	S	Ph	D	A	H	H	PT	NH
CACTACEAE
Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck	CAM ⁽⁷⁾	S	L	M	O-Q	H	H	AD	H
Mammillaria mammillaris (L.) H. Karst.	CAM	S	Ph	M	O-S	H	H	AD	H
Melocactus curvispinus ssp. caesius (H.L. Wendl.) N.P. Taylor	CAM	S	Ph	M	O-S	H	H	PT	H
Opuntia caracasana Salm-Dyck	CAM	S	Ph	D	O-M	H	H	AD	NH
Opuntia elatior Mill.	CAM	S	SH	M	O-M	H	H	AD	H
Pereskia guamacho F.A.C. Weber	CAM	S	T	M	O-Q	H	H	PT	H
Pilosocereus moritzianus (Otto) Byles & G.D. Rowley	CAM	S	T	M	O-Q	H	H	AD	NH
Stenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb.	CAM	S	T	M	O-Q	H	H	AD	H
CAPPARACEAE
Capparis flexuosa (L.) L.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O-M	H	H	AD	H
Capparis hastata Jacq.	C₃	NS	T	M	O	H	H	AD	H
Capparis odoratissima Jacq.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
Capparis tenuisiliqua Jacq.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	NH
Capparis verrucosa Jacq.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
COMMELINACEAE
Commelina erecta L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
CONVOLVULACEAE
Convolvulus nodiflorus Desr.	C₃	NS	L	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
Evolvulus tenuis Mart. ex Choisy ssp. sericatus (House) Ooststr.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Ipomoea avicola D.F. Austin	C₃	NS	L	D	A	H	H	PT	H
Ipomoea nil Roth	C₃ ⁽⁹⁾	NS	L	D	G	H	H	AD	NH
Jacquemontia cumanensis Kuntze	C₃	NS	L	D	G	H	H	AD	NH
Merremia umbellata (L.)Hall	C₃	NS	L	D	G	H	H	PT	H
CUCURBITACEAE
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb.	C₃	NS	L	D	M	M	M	PG	H
EUPHORBIACEAE
Acalypha cuspidata Jacq.	C₃	NS	Ph	M	B-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Chamaesyce berteroana (Balbis) Millsp	C₄ ⁽⁸⁾	NS	Ah	D	G-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia (L.) Small	C4	NS	Ah	D	G-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small	C₄ ⁽⁸⁾	NS	Ah	D	G-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur	C₃	NS	Ph	M	B-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Croton lobatus L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	B-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Croton ovalifolius Vahl	C₃	NS	Ph	D	B-Mi	M	M	PG	H
Euphorbia gollmeriana Klotzsch ex Boiss.	CAM	S	Ph	D	B-Mi	M	M	PT	H
Euphorbia heterophylla L.	C₃	S	Ah	D	B-Mi	M	M	PT	H
Jatropha gossypifolia L.	C₃	NS	SH	M	B-Mi	M	M	PT	H
Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit.	CAM	S	Ph	M	G	M	M	PT	H
Ricinus communis L.	C₃	NS	SH	D	Mi	M	M	PT	NH
FABACEAE
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.	C₃	NS	T	D	M	AM	M	AD	H
Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.	C₃	NS	L	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Chaetocalyx scandens (L.) Urb.	C₃	NS	L	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Coursetia caribaea (Jack.) Lavin	C₃	NS	Ah	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Crotalaria incana L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	B	H	H	AD	H
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	AM	M	AD	NH
Galactia striata (Jaqc.) Urb.	C₃	NS	L	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	NH
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit.	C₃	NS	SH	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir.	C₃	NS	T	M	A	AM	M	AD	H
Parkinsonia aculeata L.	C₃	NS	T	D	A-H	H	H	AD	H
Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	O	H	H	AD	NH
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	C₃	NS	SH	M	G	H	H	AD	H
Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taubert	C₃	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Tephrosia cinerea (L.) Pers.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	H
MALPIGHIACEAE
Heteropterys prunifolia (Kunth) W.R. Anderson	C₃	NS	L	D	A	H	H	AD	H
Malpighia emarginata DC.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
MALVACEAE
Abutilon stenopetalum Garcke	C₃	NS	SH	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Bastardia viscosa (L.) Kunth	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Hibiscus phoeniceus Jacq.	C₃	NS	Ph	M	A	H	H	AD	H
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Melochia pyramidata var. pyramidata	C₃	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	NH
Melochia tomentosa L.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
Sida ciliaris L.	C₃	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Sida spinosa L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	H
MUNTINGIACEAE
Muntingia calabura L.	C₃	NS	T	D	O-Q	H	H	AD	H
NYCTAGINACEAE
Boerhavia diffusa L.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Boerhavia erecta L.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
Guapira pacurero (Kunth) Little.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	d	D	AD	H
ONAGRACEAE
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven	C₃	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	AD	NH
ORCHIDACEAE
Oncidium cebolleta (Jacq.) Sw.	CAM	S	Ph	M	A	H	H	AD	H
PASSIFLORACEAE
Passiflora foetida var. hispida (DC. ex Triana & Planch.) Killip	C₃	NS	L	D	O-M-S	H	H	AD	H
PHYLLANTHACEAE
Phyllanthus niruri L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	G	M	M	PG	H
POLYGONACEAE
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.	C₃	NS	T	D	Ma-H	pd	D	*	*
POACEAE
Aristida adscensionis L.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Cenchrus brownie Roem. & Schult.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	PT	H
Cenchrus ciliaris L.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	PT	H
Cenchrus echinatus L.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	AM	M	PT	H
Chloris inflata Link	C₄	NS	Ph	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Richter	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	H
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman	C₄ ⁽¹¹⁾	NS	Ph	D	A	AM	M	PT	H
Pappophorum papiferum (Lam.) Kuntze	C₄ ⁽¹¹⁾	NS	Ph	M	G	AM	M	PT	H
Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubb	C₄ ⁽¹¹⁾	NS	Ph	D	A, E	H	H	AD	NH
Setaria vulpiseta (Lam.) R.en & Schult	C₄	NS	Ph	D	E	AM	M	PG	NH
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench	C₄	NS	Ah	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc.	C₄ ⁽¹¹⁾	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	NH
Tragus berteronianus schult.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	E	H	H	AD	NH
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin	C₄	NS	Ph	D	O	AM	M	AD	H
PORTULACACEAE
Portulaca elatior Mart. ex Rohrb.	C₄	S	Ph	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
Portulaca halimoides L.	C₄ ⁽⁵⁾	S	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	NH
Portulaca oleracea L.	C₄	S	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
PRIMULACEAE
Jacquinia aristata Jaqc.	C₃	NS	T	M	O	H	H	PT	H
Jacquinia revoluta Jacq.	C₃ ⁽³⁾	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	PT	H
RUBIACEAE
Machaonia ottonis (K. Schum.) Urb.	C₃	NS	SH	D	A	H	H	AD	H
SANTALACEAE
Phoradendron mucronatum (DC.) Krug & Urb.	C₃	S	Ph	M	O	u	D	*	*
SAPINDACEAE
Cardiospermum corindum L.	C₃	NS	L	D	A	AM	M	AD	H
Urvillea ulmacea Kunth	C₃	NS	L	D	A	AM	M	AD	H
SAPOTACEAE
Bumelia obtusifolia ssp. auxifolia (Roem. & Schult.) Cronquist	C₃	NS	SH	M	O-M	H	H	AD	H
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Capraria biflora L.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	A	H	H	AD	H
SOLANACEAE
Datura inoxia Mill.	C₃	NS	Ah	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
Lycianthes sp.	C₃	NS	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
Lycium nodosum Miers	C₃	S	SH	M	O	H	H	AD	H
Nicotiana glauca Graham	C₃	NS	SH	D	A	H	H	AD	H
Solanum americanum Miller	C₃	NS	Ah	D	O	H	H	AD	H
Solanum gardneri Sendtn.	C₃	NS	SH	D	O	AM	M	AD	H
TALINACEAE
Talinum triangulare (Jaqc.) Willd.	CAM	S	Ph	D	Mi	H	H	AD	H
VERBENACEAE
Lantana canescens Kunth	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	H
Lippia oreganoides Kunth	C₃	NS	SH	M	G	H	H	AD	NH
Phyla nodiflora var. reptans (Kunth) Moldenke	C₃	NS	Ph	D	G	H	H	AD	H
VITACEAE
Cissus sicyoides L.	CAM	NS	L	D	O	H	H	PT	H
ZYGOPHILLACEAE
Guaiacum officinale L.	C₃	NS	T	M	O	H	H	PT	H
Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Arn.	C₄	NS	Ah	D	G	H	H	PT	H