Collection Holdings native to Brazil South:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Justicia carnea
- Brazil
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Hippeastrum papilio
- southern Brazil
- 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
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
- Allamanda schottii
- French Guiana, SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Corrientes)
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron bipinnatifidum
- SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Philodendron crassinervium
- SE. Brazil (to Paraná)
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
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Arecaceae
Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae
- Euterpe edulis
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia gigantea
- Panama
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Adenocalymma comosum
- E. & S. Brazil
- Clytostoma callistegioides
- Southern Brazil, Argentina.
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. 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 magnifica
- Brazil, Paraguay
- Billbergia nutans
- SE. & S. Brazil to N. Argentina
- Billbergia porteana
- Brazil to Paraguay
- Nidularium innocentii
- Brazil (E. Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul)
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Dyckia brevifolia
- Brazil (Paraná to Santa Catarina) (endemic)
- Dyckia fosteriana
- Brazil (Paraná)
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia jonesii
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
- Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cacteae
- Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
- Brazil
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Notocacteae
- Parodia haselbergii ssp. haselbergii
- Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul
- Parodia leninghausii
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- central & south America
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Lepismium cruciforme
- Brazil
- Rhipsalis elliptica
- Brazil (endemic)
- Rhipsalis oblonga
- Brazil
- Rhipsalis pachyptera
- Brazil
- Rhipsalis paradoxa
- Brazil
- Rhipsalis teres
- Brazil
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
- E. & S. Brazil
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
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
- Columbia, Medellin
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum bogotense
- San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina
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 Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Senna corymbosa
- northern Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
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
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Sinningia canescens
- Brazil
- Sinningia leucotricha
- Brazil
- Sinningia ramboi
- Brazil
Hydrocharitaceae
- Egeria densa
- central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay
W/C
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia myrtifolia
- Brazil to Uruguay.
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba speciosa
- Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
Marantaceae
- Ctenanthe setosa
- Brazil
- Goeppertia zebrina
- Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina)
- Stromanthe thalia
- Brazil (Bahia to Paraná)
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Marsileaceae
- Regnellidium diphyllum
- southern Brazil
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Tibouchina urvilleana 'Edwardsii'
- southern Brazil - Rio Grande del Sul to Rio de Janiero
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Acca sellowiana
- Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones)
- Eugenia brasiliensis
- E. & S. Brazil
- Eugenia uniflora
- E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Plinia cauliflora
- Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
- Psidium cattleianum
- E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Bifrenaria inodora
- SE. & S. Brazil
- Maxillaria pachyphylla
- Bolivia, southern Brazil
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Lockhartia lunifera
- E. & S. Brazil
- Miltonia flavescens
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata
- Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Stanhopea lietzei
- Brazil
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Cattleya purpurata var. werkhauseri
- SE. & S. Brazil
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Isabelia pulchella
- SE. & S. Brazil
- Acianthera aphthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Anathallis linearifolia 'D&M'
- SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
- Prescottia plantaginifolia
- Brazil
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
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
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Polypodioideae
Tribe non-grammitid ferns
- Serpocaulon meniscifolium
- Brazil
W/C
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Rhamnaceae
- Colletia paradoxa
- S. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Carapichea ipecacuanha
- Nicaragua to Brazil
Salviniaceae
- Azolla caroliniana
- Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
- 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 Lantaneae
- Aloysia gratissima
- Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina
W/C
- Lantana montevidensis
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
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