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Collection Holdings native to Tibet:

Acoraceae

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

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Apocynoideae
    Tribe Apocyneae

    • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Areae

      • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Colocasieae

      • Colocasia fallax - Nepal to China (Yunnan)
      • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

      Subfamily Lasioideae

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

      Subfamily Pothoideae
      Tribe Potheae

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

      Asphodelaceae

        Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

        • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

        Blechnaceae

          Subfamily Woodwardioideae

          • Woodwardia unigemmata - eastern Asia

          Caprifoliaceae

            Subfamily Caprifolioideae

            • 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.

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cypereae

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

                Dioscoreaceae

                • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                Ephedraceae

                • Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China

                Equisetaceae

                • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                Gnetaceae

                • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
                • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific

                Hypoxidaceae

                • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                Juncaginaceae

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

                Lygodiaceae

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

                Oleaceae

                  Subfamily Jasmineae

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

                  Orchidaceae

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Coelogyneae

                    • 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 Dendrobieae

                    • Dendrobium densiflorum - C. Himalaya to Hainan

                    Phyllanthaceae

                      Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

                      • Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.

                      Piperaceae

                        Subfamily Piperoideae

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

                        Poaceae

                          Subfamily Panicoideae
                          Tribe Sacchareae

                          • Coix lacryma-jobi - Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia

                          Primulaceae

                            Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                            • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                            Pteridaceae

                              Subfamily Pteridoideae

                              • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                              Rosaceae

                                Subfamily Rosoideae
                                Tribe Potentilleae

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

                                Saururaceae

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

                                Thymelaeaceae

                                • Daphne bholua - Nepal to Sichuan

                                Zingiberaceae

                                  Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                  Tribe Alpinieae

                                  • Alpinia malaccensis - Assam to China (Yunnan) W/C
                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 39 accessions native to Tibet

                                  W/C = Wild Collected
                                  = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                                  = images available for this accession
                                  = map available for this accession
                                  = accession added within past 90 days

                                  data regenerated on Sun, 02 Apr 2023 02:08:09 -0400

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