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Collection Holdings native to Brazil West-Central:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
    Tribe Gomphreneae

    • Alternanthera brasiliana - West Indies to Brazil

    Anacardiaceae

      Subfamily Anacardioideae

      • Anacardium occidentale - northeastern Brazil

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Asclepiadeae

          • Asclepias curassavica - Trop. America

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Plumerieae

          • Allamanda cathartica - South America
          • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Caladieae

            • Syngonium podophyllum - Mexico to Trop. America

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Dieffenbachieae

            • Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Philodendreae

            • Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Spathicarpeae

            • Spathicarpa hastifolia - Brazil to N. Argentina
            • Taccarum weddellianum - WC. Brazil to Paraguay

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

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

            Subfamily Monsteroideae
            Tribe Monstereae

            • Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America

            Subfamily Pothoideae
            Tribe Anthurieae

            • Anthurium gracile - Brazil: Bahia

            Arecaceae

              Subfamily Arecoideae
              Tribe Euterpeae

              • Euterpe edulis - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

              Aristolochiaceae

                Subfamily Aristolchioideae
                Tribe Aristolochieae

                • Aristolochia gigantea - Panama
                • Aristolochia littoralis - Brazil
                • Aristolochia ringens - northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean

                Asteraceae

                  Subfamily Asteroideae
                  Tribe Eupatorieae

                  • Stevia rebaudiana - Brazil, northeastern Paraguay

                  Subfamily Asteroideae
                  Tribe Heliantheae

                  • Sphagneticola trilobata - West Indies, central America and northern South America

                  Bignoniaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Bignonieae

                    • 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)
                      • Ananas comosus - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
                      • Billbergia magnifica - Brazil, Paraguay
                      • Billbergia porteana - Brazil to Paraguay

                      Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                      • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina

                      Cactaceae

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Phyllocacteae

                        • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C

                        Subfamily Opuntioideae
                        Tribe Opuntieae

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

                        Subfamily Pereskioideae
                        Tribe Pereskieae

                        • Pereskia sacharosa - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

                        Cannaceae

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

                        Capparaceae

                        • Quadrella cyanophallophora - caribbean and s. Florida

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Cresseae

                          • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                          Costaceae

                          • Costus scaber - Mexico to Trop. America

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                            Dioscoreaceae

                            • Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America

                            Droseraceae

                            • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                            Equisetaceae

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

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Jatropheae

                              • Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Manihoteae

                              • Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
                              • Manihot grahamii - Brazil, Argentina

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Micrandreae

                              • Hevea brasiliensis - South America

                              Fabaceae

                                Subfamily Faboideae
                                Tribe Phaseoleae

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

                                Subfamily Mimosoideae
                                Tribe Acacieae

                                • Vachellia farnesiana - widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico

                                Subfamily Mimosoideae
                                Tribe Ingeae

                                • Inga edulis - central and south America

                                Subfamily Mimosoideae
                                Tribe Mimoseae

                                • Mimosa pudica - widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere

                                Iridaceae

                                  Subfamily Iridoideae
                                  Tribe Trimezieae

                                  • Neomarica gracilis - WC. & SE. Brazil to Paraguay

                                  Lentibulariaceae

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

                                  Lythraceae

                                    Subfamily Lythroideae
                                    Tribe Nesaeeae

                                    • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                    Malpighiaceae

                                    • Banisteriopsis caapi - tropical South America
                                    • Stigmaphyllon ciliatum - tropical America

                                    Malvaceae

                                      Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                      Tribe Adansonieae

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

                                      Marantaceae

                                      • Maranta arundinacea - Mexico to Trop. America W/C
                                      • Maranta leuconeura - Brazil
                                      • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                      Menispermaceae

                                        Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                        Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                        • Chondrodendron tomentosum - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia

                                        Metaxyaceae

                                        • Metaxya rostrata - Mexico to South America W/C

                                        Myrtaceae

                                          Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                          Tribe Myrteae

                                          • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                          Nyctaginaceae

                                          • Bougainvillea spectabilis - Brazil

                                          Orchidaceae

                                            Subfamily Cypripedioideae
                                            Tribe Phragmipedieae

                                            • Phragmipedium longifolium - Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Cymbidieae

                                            • Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Epidendreae

                                            • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America

                                            Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                            Tribe Cranchideae

                                            • Cladobium graminifolium -

                                            Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                            Tribe Cranichideae

                                            • Prescottia plantaginifolia - Brazil

                                            Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                            Tribe Vanilleae

                                            • Vanilla pompona - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

                                            Oxalidaceae

                                            • Oxalis triangularis - South America

                                            Passifloraceae

                                              Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                              Tribe Passifloreae

                                              • Passiflora coriacea - Mexico to Bolivia

                                              Phytolaccaceae

                                              • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                              Piperaceae

                                                Subfamily Piperoideae

                                                • Peperomia obtusifolia - tropical America and S. Florida
                                                • Piper arboreum - South America

                                                Poaceae

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                                  • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                  Pontederiaceae

                                                  • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                                  Rhizophoraceae

                                                    Subfamily
                                                    Tribe Rhizophoreae

                                                    • Rhizophora mangle - tropical America

                                                    Rubiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                      Tribe Gardenieae

                                                      • Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America

                                                      Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                      Tribe Coussareeae

                                                      • Coccocypselum cordifolium - Costa Rica
                                                      • Coccocypselum hirsutum - tropical America

                                                      Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                      Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                      • Carapichea ipecacuanha - Nicaragua to Brazil

                                                      Salviniaceae

                                                      • Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America

                                                      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 Petreae

                                                            • Petrea volubilis - Florida, Mexico to Trop. America

                                                            Vitaceae

                                                              Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                              • Cissus verticillata - northern South America
                                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 91 accessions native to Brazil West-Central

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