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Collection Holdings native to China South-Central:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Actinidiaceae

  • Actinidia deliciosa - China

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan

    Annonaceae

      Subfamily Annonoideae
      Tribe Xylopieae

      • Artabotrys hexapetalus - India

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Apocyneae

          • Beaumontia grandiflora - Nepal to China (S. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) and Indo-China
          • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Marsdenieae

          • Hoya carnosa - S. China, Japan, Taiwan

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

          • Tabernaemontana divaricata - Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Vinceae

          • Rauvolfia serpentina - Indian Subcontinent to SC. China and W. Malesia

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Areae

            • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
            • Typhonium roxburghii - Southeast Asia

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Colocasieae

            • Colocasia affinis - Himalaya (Nepal to Sikkim), Assam, Burma
            • Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
            • Colocasia fallax - Nepal to China (Yunnan)
            • Colocasia gigantea cv. Thailand Giant - S. China to W. Malesia
            • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Thomsonieae

            • Amorphophallus albus - China: Yunnan Province
            • Amorphophallus konjac - China (Yunnan)
            • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
            • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - N. Thailand, Laos, N. Vietnam, China:Yunnan
            • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - S. China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou) to N. Indo-China

            Subfamily Lasioideae

            • Lasia spinosa - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia W/C

            Subfamily Pothoideae
            Tribe Potheae

            • Pothos scandens - W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Agavoideae
              Tribe Anemarrheneae

              • Anemarrhena asphodeloides - Mongolia to China

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Convallarieae

              • Aspidistra tonkinensis - S. China to N. Vietnam W/C
              • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Ophiopogoneae

              • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
              • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea
              • Peliosanthes macrostegia - Assam to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia W/C

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar
                • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

                Asteraceae

                  Subfamily Asteroideae
                  Tribe Senecioneae

                  • Gynura bicolor - China, Thailand, and Myanmar
                  • Farfugium japonicum - China, Japan, Korea

                  Subfamily Carduoideae
                  Tribe Cardueae

                  • Atractylodes macrocephala - China

                  Begoniaceae

                  • Begonia grandis - China
                  • Begonia rex 'Red Bull' - Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan, Guangxi)

                  Blechnaceae

                    Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                    • Woodwardia unigemmata - eastern Asia

                    Cannabaceae

                    • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                    Caprifoliaceae

                      Subfamily Caprifolioideae

                      • Heptacodium miconioides - China (Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang)
                      • Leycesteria formosa - E. Asia - China to the Himalayas

                      Caryophyllaceae

                        Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                        Tribe Sileneae

                        • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                        Ceratophyllaceae

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

                        Chloranthaceae

                        • Chloranthus spicatus - China, Thailand

                        Clethraceae

                        • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                        Colchicaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Colchiceae

                          • Gloriosa superba - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

                          Costaceae

                          • Cheilocostus speciosus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland W/C
                          • Costus tonkinensis - S. China to N. Vietnam

                          Cupressaceae

                            Subfamily Cupressoideae

                            • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                            Cyperaceae

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Cypereae

                              • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                              • Cyperus diffusus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Eleocharideae

                              • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                              Daphniphyllaceae

                              • Daphniphyllum macropodum - S. China to SC. & S. Japan

                              Dioscoreaceae

                              • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                              Ebenaceae

                              • Diospyros kaki - Assam to C. & S. China and Taiwan

                              Elaeagnaceae

                              • Elaeagnus pungens - China and Japan

                              Equisetaceae

                              • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                              • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                              Eucommiaceae

                              • Eucommia ulmoides - China

                              Euphorbiaceae

                                Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                Tribe Aleuritideae

                                • Aleurites moluccanus - China, Phillipines

                                Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                Tribe Crotoneae

                                • Croton congestus - China

                                Fabaceae

                                  Subfamily Faboideae
                                  Tribe Desmodieae

                                  • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                                  Gesneriaceae

                                    Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                                    Tribe Trichosporeae

                                    • Lysionotus pauciflorus - China

                                    Ginkgoaceae

                                    • Ginkgo biloba - S. China
                                    • Ginkgo biloba - S. China

                                    Gnetaceae

                                    • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
                                    • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
                                    • Gnetum montanum - Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China

                                    Helwingiaceae

                                    • Helwingia chinensis - China, Japan

                                    Hypoxidaceae

                                    • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                                    Juncaginaceae

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

                                    Lamiaceae

                                      Subfamily Lamioideae
                                      Tribe Pogostemoneae

                                      • Rostrinucula dependens - China: Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

                                      Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                      Tribe Ocimeae

                                      • Ocimum tenuiflorum - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

                                      Subfamily Symphorematoideae

                                      • Congea tomentosa - India to Pen. Malaysia and China (SW. Yunnan)

                                      Lentibulariaceae

                                      • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                      • Utricularia graminifolia - Sri Lanka, India to China (Yunnan)

                                      Linaceae

                                      • Reinwardtia indica - northern India and China

                                      Lycopodiaceae

                                        Subfamily Huperzioideae

                                        • Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Indomalaysia
                                        • Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides - Peninsular Malaysia, Queensland

                                        Lygodiaceae

                                        • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                                        Lythraceae

                                          Subfamily Lythroideae
                                          Tribe Nesaeeae

                                          • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                                          Marantaceae

                                          • Stachyphrynium spicatum - SE. India, Sri Lanka, China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China W/C

                                          Meliaceae

                                            Subfamily Melioideae
                                            Tribe Melieae

                                            • Melia azedarach - Asia, nat. in trop. America

                                            Menyanthaceae

                                            • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                            Moraceae

                                              Subfamily
                                              Tribe Moreae

                                              • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                              Musaceae

                                              • Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Tanzania (Pemba), Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                              • Musa basjoo - S. China
                                              • Musa laterita - Assam to N. Thailand W/C
                                              • Musella lasiocarpa - China (Yunnan & Guizhou) up to 2,500 m., Vietnam & possibly Laos. W/C

                                              Myrtaceae

                                                Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                                Tribe Syzygieae

                                                • Syzygium jambos - Himalaya to W. Malesia

                                                Oleaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Oleeae

                                                  • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                                  Subfamily Jasmineae

                                                  • Jasminum nudiflorum - SE. Tibet to C. China
                                                  • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China
                                                  • Jasminum polyanthum - SC. China to Myanmar

                                                  Orchidaceae

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Arethuseae

                                                    • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Coelogyneae

                                                    • Coelogyne flaccida - Nepal to China (Yunnan to NW. Guangxi)
                                                    • Coelogyne ovalis - Himalaya to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China
                                                    • Pholidota imbricata - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific
                                                    • Thunia alba - Himalaya to SC. China and Pen. Malaysia

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Collabieae

                                                    • Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                    • Cymbidium aloifolium - Himalaya to W. Malesia
                                                    • Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin' - Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                    • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                    • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                    • Bulbophyllum careyanum - Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China
                                                    • Bulbophyllum picturatum - Assam to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China
                                                    • Dendrobium aphyllum - Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
                                                    • Dendrobium jenkinsii - China, Bhutan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar
                                                    • Dendrobium lindleyi - E. Himalaya to S. China
                                                    • Dendrobium lindleyi - E. Himalaya to S. China
                                                    • Dendrobium moniliforme - Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Himalayas, northern Indochina
                                                    • Dendrobium plicatile - China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. Asia

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Epidendreae

                                                    • Agrostophyllum planicaule - Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Pen. Malaysia (Kedah)

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Podochileae

                                                    • Eria javanica - Sikkim to C. Taiwan and New Guinea

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Vandeae

                                                    • Ascocentrum ampullaceum - Nepal to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China

                                                    Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                                    Tribe Cranichideae

                                                    • Ludisia discolor - S. China to Sumatera and Philippines

                                                    Pentaphylacaceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Freziereae

                                                      • Cleyera japonica - Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India

                                                      Phyllanthaceae

                                                        Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

                                                        • Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.

                                                        Subfamily Phyllanthoideae
                                                        Tribe Phyllantheae

                                                        • Sauropus androgynus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

                                                        Piperaceae

                                                          Subfamily Piperoideae

                                                          • Piper sylvaticum - S Yunnan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar

                                                          Poaceae

                                                            Subfamily Bambusoideae
                                                            Tribe Arundinarieae

                                                            • Fargesia murielae - China (Sichuan, W. Hubei)

                                                            Subfamily Oryzoideae
                                                            Tribe Oryzeae

                                                            • Oryza sativa - Wild Type from Seed

                                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                                            • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                            Tribe Sacchareae

                                                            • Coix lacryma-jobi - Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia
                                                            • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                                            Polypodiaceae

                                                              Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                              • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
                                                              • Microsorum steerei - Thailand, southern China, Vietnam

                                                              Primulaceae

                                                                Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                                • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                                Pteridaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                                  Ranunculaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                                    Tribe Anemoneae

                                                                    • Anemone scabiosa - China

                                                                    Rosaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                                      Tribe Potentilleae

                                                                      • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                                                                      Rubiaceae

                                                                        Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                                        Tribe Naucleeae

                                                                        • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                                                                        Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                        Tribe Gardenieae

                                                                        • Gardenia jasminoides -
                                                                        • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)

                                                                        Sapindaceae

                                                                          Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                                          • Dimocarpus longan - China & Malaysia

                                                                          Saururaceae

                                                                          • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                                          Saxifragaceae

                                                                          • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                                          • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                                          Solanaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                            Tribe Lycieae

                                                                            • Lycium barbarum - temperate China

                                                                            Taxaceae

                                                                            • Cephalotaxus oliveri - S. China
                                                                            • Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis - China (NW. Yunnan)

                                                                            Theaceae

                                                                              Subfamily Theeae

                                                                              • Camellia sinensis - se & e Asia

                                                                              Thymelaeaceae

                                                                              • Daphne bholua - Nepal to Sichuan

                                                                              Typhaceae

                                                                              • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                                              • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                                              Urticaceae

                                                                                Subfamily
                                                                                Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                                                • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                                                Subfamily
                                                                                Tribe Lecantheae

                                                                                • Pilea cadierei - China & Vietnam
                                                                                • Pilea peperomioides - China (SW-Sichuan, W-Yunnan)

                                                                                Subfamily
                                                                                Tribe Urticeae

                                                                                • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                                                Vitaceae

                                                                                  Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                                                  • Cissus javana - Indonesia

                                                                                  Zingiberaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                                    Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                                    • Alpinia galanga - S. China to W. & C. Malesia W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia kwangsiensis - S. China
                                                                                    • Alpinia maclurei - S. China to Vietnam
                                                                                    • Alpinia malaccensis - Assam to China (Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia nigra - Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia oblongifolia - S. China to Indo-China, Taiwan
                                                                                    • Alpinia pumila - S. China
                                                                                    • Alpinia roxburghii - E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia
                                                                                    • Amomum petaloideum - China (Yunnan) to NW. Laos
                                                                                    • Siliquamomum tonkinense - China (SE. Yunnan) to N. Vietnam W/C
                                                                                    • Wurfbainia testacea - S. China to Pen. Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah)

                                                                                    Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                                                    Tribe Globbeae

                                                                                    • Globba marantina - China (S. Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, Queensland (Murray I.) W/C
                                                                                    • Globba marantina - China (S. Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, Queensland (Murray I.) W/C
                                                                                    • Globba schomburgkii - E. India to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China W/C

                                                                                    Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                                                    Tribe Zingibereae

                                                                                    • Boesenbergia albomaculata - China (W. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar W/C
                                                                                    • Boesenbergia kingii - NE. India to China (Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Boesenbergia rotunda - Assam to China (S. Yunnan) and W. Malesia W/C
                                                                                    • Curcuma phaeocaulis - China (Yunnan) to Jawa W/C
                                                                                    • Curcuma rubrobracteata - Assam to China (SW. Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Hedychium aff. flavescens - E. Nepal to China (Sichuan)
                                                                                    • Hedychium coronarium - tropical southeastern Asia
                                                                                    • Hedychium forrestii - C. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China W/C
                                                                                    • Hedychium yunnanense - China (Yunnan, Guangxi) to Vietnam W/C
                                                                                    • Kaempferia rotunda - Indian Subcontinent to S. China W/C
                                                                                    • Rhynchanthus beesianus - China (Yunnan) to Myanmar W/C
                                                                                    • Stahlianthus involucratus - Darjiling to S. China W/C
                                                                                    • Stahlianthus involucratus - Darjiling to S. China
                                                                                    • Zingiber aff. roseum - S. & E. India to China (SW. Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber fragile - China (S. Yunnan) to N. Thailand W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber longiligulatum - China (W. Yunnan) to Thailand W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber roseum - S. & E. India to China (SW. Yunnan) W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber rubens - Sikkim to E. India and Indo-China W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 186 accessions native to China South-Central

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