Mexico and Central America

Native Plant Guides

Coverage: Mexico and the Central American republics (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama).

EncicloVida (CONABIO) – Species profiles and biodiversity information for Mexico.

Herbario Virtual de CONABIO – Digitized herbarium specimens and images (Mexico-focused).

Flora Mesoamericana – Regional flora written in Spanish, covering southern Mexico and Central America.

New York Botanical Garden – Belize Plant List – Species list compiled from NYBG’s Belize program work.

Belize Savanna Ecosystem Assessment (Oxford / UB) – Searchable specimen records and species names for Belize lowland savannas.

Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica (Missouri Botanical Garden) – Comprehensive flora reference and search tool (Spanish/English interface).

Tropicos – Costa Rica Project – Project portal and reference links connected to the Manual.

Flora de Nicaragua (Missouri Botanical Garden) – Project overview and publication information.

Tropicos – Flora of Nicaragua – Online access point and supporting information.

PanamaBiota (STRI Research Portal) – Specimen records and geospatial data for Panama biodiversity collections.

STRI Collections Search – Direct search interface for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute collections.

Flora Mesoamericana – Introduction – Background on the scope and partners behind the project.

MBG in Mesoamerica – Overview of Missouri Botanical Garden work in Central America.