Pilocarpus
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 Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius)
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Pilocarpus is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the neotropics of South America. Various species are important pharmacologically. Many of the species have the common name Jaborandi.
The taxonomic name Pilocarpus means cap-shaped fruit.
- Selected species
- Pilocarpus jaborandi (Pernambuco Jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus microphyllus (Maranham Jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus racemosus (Guadeloupe Jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Paraguay Jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus spicatus (Aracati Jaborandi)
