Collection Holdings native to East Himalaya:
Acoraceae
- Acorus calamus
- Asia, N. America
- Acorus gramineus
- E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines
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
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)
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Colocasia affinis
- Himalaya (Nepal to Sikkim), Assam, Burma
- Colocasia esculenta
- Tropical Asia
- Colocasia fallax
- Nepal to China (Yunnan)
- Remusatia vivipara
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Thomsonieae
- Amorphophallus bulbifer
- S. & NE. India, Himalaya to Myanmar
- Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
Subfamily Lasioideae
- Lasia spinosa
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
W/C
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Potheae
- Pothos scandens
- W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae
- Dianella ensifolia
- east tropical Africa, Madagascar
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily Caprifolioideae
- Leycesteria formosa
- E. Asia - China to the Himalayas
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
- Silene baccifera
- Eurasia
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
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
- Cyperus diffusus
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum diffusum
- Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia antiquorum
- Pakistan and India to Southeast Asia
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Cassia fistula
- southern Asia
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
- Codariocalyx motorius
- tropical Asia
Gnetaceae
- Gnetum montanum
- Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China
Hypoxidaceae
- Molineria capitulata
- tropical Asia & Australia
Juncaginaceae
- Triglochin maritima
- Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America
W/C
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
- Holmskioldia sanguinea
- Himalaya to Myanmar
Linaceae
- Reinwardtia indica
- northern India and China
Lygodiaceae
- Lygodium japonicum
- Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Melieae
- Melia azedarach
- Asia, nat. in trop. America
Musaceae
- Musa ornata
- E. Himalaya to Myanmar
- Musa sikkimensis
- Himalayas of northeastern India, Bhutan
- Musa velutina
- Assam, N. E. India.
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Syzygieae
- Syzygium jambos
- Himalaya to W. Malesia
Oleaceae
Subfamily Jasmineae
- Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium
- Himalaya to Thailand
- Jasminum officinale
- Asia Minor, Himalayas, China
Orchidaceae
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
- India to East Asia and Pacific
- 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 lobbii
- Arunachal Pradesh to Philippines
- Bulbophyllum roxburghii
- E. Nepal to Bangladesh
- Bulbophyllum roxburghii
- E. Nepal to Bangladesh
- Dendrobium anceps
- Nepal to Indo-China
- Dendrobium aphyllum
- Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
- Dendrobium farmeri
- C. Himalaya to 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 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 carinata
- C. Nepal to Pen. Malaysia
- Eria javanica
- Sikkim to C. Taiwan and New Guinea
- Pinalia bractescens
- Trop. Asia
- Trichotosia velutina
- Arunachal Pradesh to W. Malesia
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 Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia
- Pogonatherum crinitum
- Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
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
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- Gardenia jasminoides
- southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Ixoreae
- Ixora javanica
- E. Himalaya to W. Malesia
Saururaceae
- Houttuynia cordata
- Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal
Saxifragaceae
- Tiarella polyphylla
- Asia
Thymelaeaceae
- Daphne bholua
- Nepal to Sichuan
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urtica dioica
- widely naturalized in temperate climates
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus javana
- Indonesia
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Alpinia nigra
- Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan)
W/C
- Alpinia roxburghii
- E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
W/C
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 orixensis
- S. & E. India, E. Himalaya to Myanmar
W/C
- Globba radicalis
- E. Himalaya to Myanmar
W/C
- Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis
- E. Himalaya to Myanmar
W/C
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
- Boesenbergia kingii
- NE. India to China (Yunnan)
W/C
- Hedychium aff. flavescens
- E. Nepal to China (Sichuan)
- Hedychium coronarium
- tropical southeastern Asia
- Hedychium gardnerianum
- India, Nepal, Bhutan
- Larsenianthus careyanus
- E. Himalaya to Myanmar
- 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 montanum
- Arunachal Pradesh to E. India and Myanmar
W/C
- Zingiber montanum
- Arunachal Pradesh to E. India and Myanmar
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
W/C = Wild Collected
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