The most abundant or remarkable PLANTS species you may see in Manu.
| | English Name | Scientific Name | Spanish Name | Medicinal and Useful plants | |
| * | Amaryllidaceae | | | | |
| | Amazon lily | Eucharis castelnaeana | Lily | Ornamental plant | |
| * | ANACARDIACEAE | | | | |
| | Cashew | Annacardium occidentale | Marañon | Edible fruit (vitamin C), to cure patient with diarrhea | |
| | Plum | Spondias mombin | Ubos(ciruelo) | Edible fruit, bark to cure wounds and cuts | |
| | Mango | Mangifera indica | Mango | Edible fruit, seed against rheumatism | |
| * | ANNONACEAE | | | | |
| | Chirimoya | Annona species | Anona | Edible fruit | |
| * | APIACEAE | | | | |
| | Coriander | Eryngium foetidum | Sacha culantro | It is used as a condiment to add a distinctive flavor for many dishes | |
| * | ARACEAE | | | | |
| | Fer-de-lance tree | Dracontium loretense | Jergon-sacha | The potato to cure snake bites | |
| | Elephant’s ear | Xanthosoma sagittifolium | Oreja de elefante | Huge leaves for ceremonies and lots of aerial roots | |
| | Anthurium | Anthurium species | | Ornamental Plant | |
| | Dieffenbachia | Dieffenbachia sp. | | Ornamental Plant | |
| | Monstera | Monstera species | | Ornamental Plant | |
| | Philodendron | Philodendron species | | Ornamental Plant | |
| | Water lettuce | Pistia stratiotes | Lechuga de agua | Floating plant on Oxbow lakes | |
| | Spathiphyllum | Spathiphyllum sp. | | Common on forest floor | |
| * | BEGONIACEAE | | | | |
| | Red begonia | Begonia veichii | Begonia roja | Ornamental Plant | |
| | Pink begonia | Begonia bracteosa | Begonia rosada | Ornamental Plant | |
| * | BIGNONIACEAE | | | | |
| | Calabash tree | Crescentia cujete | Huingo | Shell of fruit used as cup (natives),and make handicrafts | |
| * | BIXACEAE | | | | |
| | Annatto | Bixa orellana | Achiote | Food coloring (sibarita), used by natives against bad spirits | |
| * | BOMBACACEAE | | | | |
| | Kapok tree | Ceiba pentandra | Lupuna / ceiba | Cotton tree for plywood, sacred tree for Mayas and natives | |
| | Balsa wood | Ochroma pyramidale | Topa | Trunks used to build rafts | |
| | Sapote | Quararibea cordata | Sapote | Edible fruit, soft wood for pencils | |
| * | BORAGINACEAE | | | | |
| | | Cordia nodosa | Añallu capi | Symbiotic tree –ant-relationship | |
| | BROMELIACEAE | | | | |
| | Pineapple | Ananas comosus | Piña | Edible fruit | |
| * | CARICACEAE | | | | |
| | Papaya | Carica papaya | Papaya | Edible fruit | |
| | Wild papaya | Jacaratia digitata | Papayita | Tree with thorns | |
| * | CECROPIACEAE | | | | |
| | Umbrella tree | Cecropia species | Cetico | Pioneer tree, symbiotic relationship with Aztec ants | |
| * | COMBRETACEAE | | | | |
| | Bottle brush | Combretum assimile | Delicia del emperador | Vine,important honey sourse for birds and small monkeys | |
| * | COSTACEAE | | | | |
| | Candlestick | Costus scaber | Cañacaña | Treatment internal fever and bronchitis | |
| * | COMPOSITAE | | | | |
| | Bobo tree | Tessaria integrifolia | Pajaro bobo | Pioneer tree on beaches; medicinal: kidneys | |
| * | Convolvulaceae | | | | |
| | Sweet potato | Ipomoea batatas | Camote | Edible root | |
| * | CYCLANTHACEAE | | | | |
| | Tamchi vine | Carludovica palmata | Tamiche | Very strong vines for construccion houses (natives) | |
| * | Erythroxylaceae | | | | |
| | Coca leaf | Erythroxylum coca | Coca | Sacred plant | |
| | | Erythroxylum catuaba | Chuchuhuasi | Aphrodisiac | |
| * | Euphorbiaceae | | | | |
| | Rubber tree | Hevea guianensis | Caucho (AWC) | Rubber | |
| | Soap box tree | Hura crepitans | Catahua | Wood used to make boats | |
| | Jungle potatoe | Manihot esculenta | Yuca | Important food plant (natives) | |
| | Stonebreaker | Phyllanthus nururi | Chanca piedra | Remove kidney stones&gall stones | |
| | Dragon’s blood | Croto lechleri | Sangre de grado | To cure deep cuts, help against certain types of cancer | |
| * | FABACEAE | | | | |
| | Powder puff | Calliandra angustifolia | Bovinzana | Ornamental plant, root and bark against rheumatism | |
| | Aguano | Cedrelinga catenaeformis | Aguano / Tornillo | Commercial wood | |
| | Copaiba | Copaifera rebiculata | Copaiba | Oil from trunk as fuel and medicine | |
| | Iron tree | Dipteryx micranta | Chihuahuaco | Forest giant, very hard wood | |
| | Coral tree | Erythrina ulei | pisonay | Flowering red, honey source for birds and monkeys | |
| | Icecream bean | Inga edulis | Pacay | Edible fruit | |
| | Monkey ladder | Bauthinia guianensis | Escalera de mono | The stems are used to treat kidney deseases | |
| | Milk tree | Lonchocarpus sp. | barbasco | Poison roods to fisch (natives) | |
| | Mucuna | Mucuna rostrata | Vaca ñahui | Use as a diuretic | |
| | Lacky seed | Ormisa sp. | Huayruro | Hard red-black berries fruits, for handycrafts | |
| * | FITOLACACEAE | | | | |
| | Garlic tree | Gallesia integrifolia | Ajosquiro | Tree with smell of garlic. | |
| * | HELICONIACEAE | | | | |
| | Heliconia sub. | Heliconia subulata | Heliconia | Ornamental plant | |
| | Pink heliconia | Heliconia peduloides | Heliconia rosado | Ornamental plant | |
| | Long-tongue | Heliconia lingulata | Lengua larga | Ornamental plant | |
| | Bird-of-paradise | Heliconia rostrata | Heliconia-paraiso | Ornamental plant | |
| | Heliconia epis. | Heliconia episcopalis | Heliconia | Ornamental plant | |
| | Wild banana | Heliconia marginata | Platanillo | Ornamental plant | |
| | Heliconia AWC | Heliconia stricta | Heliconia AWC | Ornamental plant | |
| | Heliconia AWC | Heliconia Hirsuta | Heliconia AWC | Ornamental plant | |
| * | LAURACEAE | | | | |
| | Avocado | Persea americana | palta | Edible fruit,seed to treat dandruff | |
| * | LECYTHIDACEAE | | | | |
| | Brazil nut tree | Bertholletia excelsa | Castaña | Edible fruit (calorie rich) | |
| * | LOGANIACEAE | | | | |
| | Strychnine | Strychnos sp. | Curare | Poison for hunting (natives)medicin | |
| * | Malpighiaceae | | | | |
| | Ayahuasca | Banisteriopsis caapi | Ayahuasca | important hallucinogenic for healing | |
| * | Malvaceae | | | | |
| | Cotton | Gassypium sp. | Algodon | Cotton originated in Perú | |
| | Hibiscus | Hibiscus peruvianus | Hibiscus | Ornamental plant | |
| * | MARANTACEAE | | | | |
| | Bijao | Calathea capitata | Bijao | Famous leaves for juanes food | |
| * | MELIACEAE | | | | |
| | Cedar tree | Cedrela odorata | Cedro | Commercial wood, used for boats | |
| | Mahogany | Swietenia macrophylla | Caoba | Commercial wood, very expensive | |
| | | Guarea sp. | Requia | Commercial wood | |
| * | Mimosaceae | | | | |
| | Sensitive plant | Mimosa pudica | No me toques | When touched leaves close | |
| * | MORACEAE | | | | |
| | Rubber/shiringa | Castilla ulei | Caucho/shiringa | Rubber tree | |
| | | Clarisia racemosa | Mashonaste | Hard wood | |
| | Fig | Ficus insipida | Oje | Sap to kill intestinal parasites | |
| | Walking fig | Ficus trigona | Renaco | Rare tree | |
| | Strangler fig | Ficus sp. | Matapalo | Sap to cure dislocation of body | |
| | Breadfruit | Artocarpus altilis | Pan de árbol | Edible fruit | |
| | Capinuri | Maquira coriacea | Capinurí | Phallic-shaped branches / plywood | |
| * | MYRTACEAE | | | | |
| | Guava | Psidium guajave | Guayaba / Matos | Edible fruit anstrigent | |
| * | ONAGRACEAE | | | | |
| | Fuchsia | Fuchsia boliviana | Fuchsia | Ornamental plant | |
| * | POACEAE | | | | |
| | Ichu | Stipa ichu | Ichu | High altitude grass | |
| | Cane brave | Gynerium sagittum | Caña brava | To make arrows and sticks for boats | |
| | Bamboo | Guadua species | Bambú | As a water source, for point of arrows | |
| | Lemon grass | Cymbopogon citratus | Hierba luisa | Essential oils are extracted and used commercially in perfumes and soaps | |
| * | PALMAE/arecaceae | | | | |
| | Cloud forest palm | Geonoma helminthoclada | Palmiche | High elevations | |
| | Fish-tailed palm | Geonoma deversa | Crisneja | For the roofs (natives) | |
| | Belly palm | Iriartea deltoidea | Pona | Trunk has bulb as possible water deposit | |
| | Pijuayo | Bactris gasipaes | Pijuayo | Edible fruit, heart of palm “palmito”, trunk for bows and points of arrows | |
| | Moriche palm | Mauritia flexuosa | Aguaje | Fruits as juice and ice cream, “zuri” worms as delicious meals | |
| | Ivory palm | Phytelephas macrocarpa | Yarina | Edible fruit, hard fruit as ivory, used to make jewelry | |
| | Huicungo | Astrocaryum murumuru | Huicungo | With big needles, trunk holds for houses (natives) | |
| | Acaí / Asaí | Euterpe precatoria | Huasaí | Palm heart as salads, fruits as juice and ice cream | |
| | Ungurave | Oenocarpus bataua | Ungurahui | Edible fruit, oil of fruits for eating and hair | |
| | Sinamillo | Oenocarpus mapora | Sinamillo | Edible fruit | |
| | Shapaja | Attalea phalerata | Shapaja | Edible fruit, leaves to build roofs | |
| | Shebon | Attalea butyracea | Shebon | Edible fruit | |
| | “Walking” palm | Socratea exorrrhiza | Cashapona | Many strong roots for more nutrients and stabilize | |
| * | Passifloraceae | | | | |
| | Passion flower | Passiflora species | granadilla | Edible fruit | |
| * | Piperaceae | | | | |
| | Santa maría | Piper elongatum | Matico / santa maría | Leaves to desinfectate wounds | |
| | piperplant | Piper sp. | mocomoco | Against arthritis | |
| * | Polygonaceae | | | | |
| | Saint tree | Triplaris americana | Tangarana / palo santo | Symbiotic relationship between the plant and fire ants,used as punishment | |
| * | Pteridophyta | | | | |
| | Tree fern | Cyathea species | Sano sano | To cure deep cuts | |
| | Horse tail | Equisetum | Cola de caballo | Medicinal: kidneys | |
| * | Rosaceae | | | | |
| | Polylepis tree | Polylepis incana | Queuña | Native tree in the Andes | |
| * | Rubiaceae | | | | |
| | Naked tree | Calycophyllum spruceanum | Capirona / palo calato | Barkshedding tree avoiding epiphytes | |
| | Coffee | Coffea species | Café | | |
| | Genipap | Genipa amaricana | Huito | Used as black eye and insect repellent | |
| | Hot lips | Psychotria poeppigiana | Labios seductores | Shrub with red lip-shaped flowers | |
| | Cat’s claw | Uncaria guianensis | Uña de gato | Prevention of AIDS | |
| | Cat’s claw | Uncaria tomentosa | Uña de gato | The alcoloids acts against inflammations, became famous as a medicine against AIDS | |
| * | SALICACEAE | | | | |
| | Willow | Sailx humboldtiana | Sause | Very similar to European willow | |
| * | SOLANACEAE | | | | |
| | Cocona | Solanum sessiliflorum | Cocona | High in Vitamin “C” | |
| | Breast berry | Solanum mammosum | Cocona venenosa | Ulcers caused by leishmaniasis | |
| | Angel’s trumpet | Brugmansia arborea | Floripondio / toe | Very important hallucinogenic plant for healing | |
| | Tabacco | Nicotiana sp. | Tabaco | | |
| | Chilli | Capsium frutescens | Aji | Hot pepper, the smoke from burning fruits to Get away bad spirits from the house | |
| * | STERCULIACEAE | | | | |
| | Chocolate tree | Theobroma cacao | Cacao | Theobroma means “food of gods” | |
| * | TILIACEAE | | | | |
| | Monkey’s comb | Apeiba membranacea | Peine de mono | Food for macaws and monkeys | |
| * | Zingiberaceae | | | | |
| | Ginger | Zingiber officinale | Kion | Cultivated plant | |
