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Browse over 163,000 scientific names of Colombian plants, including 27,700 accepted species names.

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Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud.
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has social uses, as a medicine and for food.
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Passiflora edulis Sims
The native range of this species is Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and for food.
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Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl.
The native range of this species is Mexico to Colombia. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.