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Collection Holdings native to Argentina Northeast:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Justicia carnea - Brazil

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Hippeastreae

      • Rhodophiala bifida - S. Brazil to Argentina (Buenos Aires)
      • Habranthus robustus - E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
      • Zephyranthes candida - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
      • Zephyranthes minima - Brazil to NE. Argentina

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Plumerieae

          • Allamanda schottii - French Guiana, SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Corrientes)
          • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Philodendreae

            • Philodendron bipinnatifidum - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Spathicarpeae

            • Spathicarpa hastifolia - Brazil to N. Argentina

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile
            • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

              Arecaceae

                Subfamily Arecoideae
                Tribe Euterpeae

                • Euterpe edulis - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                Aristolochiaceae

                  Subfamily Aristolchioideae
                  Tribe Aristolochieae

                  • Aristolochia littoralis - Brazil

                  Bignoniaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Bignonieae

                    • Clytostoma callistegioides - Southern Brazil, Argentina.
                    • Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
                    • Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America

                    Bixaceae

                    • Bixa orellana - Tropical America

                    Bromeliaceae

                      Subfamily Bromelioideae

                      • Acanthostachys strobilacea - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
                      • Aechmea recurvata - Brazil (São Paulo) to NE. Argentina
                      • Ananas bracteatus `Striatus' - Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
                      • Ananas comosus - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
                      • Billbergia nutans - SE. & S. Brazil to N. Argentina

                      Subfamily Pitcairnioideae

                      • Deuterocohnia brevifolia - Bolivia and northwest Argentina

                      Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                      • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                      • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina
                      • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                      • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                      • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                      • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C

                      Cactaceae

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Cereeae

                        • Gymnocalycium monvillei ssp. achirasense - Argentina W/C
                        • Gymnocalycium quehlianum - Argentina W/C

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Phyllocacteae

                        • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Rhipsalideae

                        • Lepismium cruciforme - Brazil
                        • Lepismium warmingianum - Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay

                        Subfamily Opuntioideae
                        Tribe Opuntieae

                        • Opuntia articulata - western Argentina
                        • Opuntia brasiliensis - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina

                        Subfamily Pereskioideae
                        Tribe Pereskieae

                        • Pereskia sacharosa - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

                        Cannaceae

                        • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.
                        • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C

                        Capparaceae

                        • Quadrella cyanophallophora - caribbean and s. Florida

                        Ceratophyllaceae

                        • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Cresseae

                          • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                            Dioscoreaceae

                            • Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America

                            Equisetaceae

                            • Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
                            • Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
                            • Equisetum bogotense - Columbia, Medellin
                            • Equisetum bogotense - San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Jatropheae

                              • Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Manihoteae

                              • Manihot grahamii - Brazil, Argentina

                              Fabaceae

                                Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                Tribe Cassieae

                                • Senna corymbosa - northern Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil

                                Subfamily Faboideae
                                Tribe Phaseoleae

                                • Erythrina crista-galli - S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.

                                Gesneriaceae

                                  Subfamily Gesneroideae
                                  Tribe Gesnerieae

                                  • Sinningia tubiflora - Argentina and Uruguay

                                  Hydrocharitaceae

                                  • Egeria densa - central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay W/C

                                  Juncaginaceae

                                  • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                                  Lythraceae

                                    Subfamily Lythroideae
                                    Tribe Nesaeeae

                                    • Heimia myrtifolia - Brazil to Uruguay.
                                    • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                    Malvaceae

                                      Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                      Tribe Adansonieae

                                      • Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics

                                      Marantaceae

                                      • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                      Marsileaceae

                                      • Regnellidium diphyllum - southern Brazil

                                      Myrtaceae

                                        Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                        Tribe Myrteae

                                        • Acca sellowiana - Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones)
                                        • Eugenia uniflora - E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
                                        • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                        Orchidaceae

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Cymbidieae

                                          • Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Epidendreae

                                          • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
                                          • Anathallis linearifolia 'D&M' - SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                                          Oxalidaceae

                                          • Oxalis triangularis - South America

                                          Phytolaccaceae

                                          • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                          Poaceae

                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                            • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
                                            • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad

                                            Pontederiaceae

                                            • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                            Portulacaceae

                                            • Portulaca eruca - Argentina: Sierra Grande, Cordoba W/C

                                            Pteridaceae

                                              Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                              • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                              Subfamily Vittarioideae

                                              • Adiantum macrophyllum - tropical Central and South America, Caribbean

                                              Rhamnaceae

                                              • Colletia paradoxa - S. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina

                                              Salviniaceae

                                              • Azolla caroliniana - Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies

                                              Solanaceae

                                                Subfamily Nicotianoideae

                                                • Nicotiana glauca - s. Bolivia, n. Argentina

                                                Talinaceae

                                                • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                Urticaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Urticeae

                                                  • Urera baccifera - American tropics and into the subtropics

                                                  Verbenaceae

                                                    Subfamily
                                                    Tribe Lantaneae

                                                    • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C
                                                    • Lantana montevidensis - S. Trop. America

                                                    Vitaceae

                                                      Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                      • Cissus verticillata - northern South America
                                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 86 accessions native to Argentina Northeast

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