Eschweilera is a genus of woody plants in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1828. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and Trinidad. species 1. \n* Eschweilera aguilarii - Costa Rica 2. \n* Eschweilera alata - Venezuela, Guyana 3. \n* Eschweilera albiflora - Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil 4. \n* Eschweilera alvimii - Brazil 5. \n* Eschweilera amazonica - Brazil 6. \n* Eschweilera amazonicaformis - Brazil 7. \n* Eschweilera amplexifolia - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia 8. \n* Eschweilera andina - Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil 9. \n* Eschweilera antioquensis - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela 10. \n* Eschweilera apiculata - Brazil, French Guiana 11. \n* Eschweilera atropetiolata - Brazil 12. \n* Eschweilera a