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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

          Begoniaceae

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

          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

                  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 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
                              • Bulbophyllum roxburghii - E. Nepal to Bangladesh
                              • Dendrobium anceps - Nepal to Indo-China
                              • Dendrobium aphyllum - Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
                              • Dendrobium densiflorum - C. Himalaya to Hainan
                              • 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

                              Subfamily Epidendroideae
                              Tribe Vandeae

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

                              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 -
                                          • 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 multiflora - Sikkim to Myanmar 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 ellipticum - Himalaya to Indo-China W/C
                                                • Hedychium gardnerianum - India, Nepal, Bhutan
                                                • Kaempferia rotunda - Indian Subcontinent to S. China W/C
                                                • 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
                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 109 accessions native to East Himalaya

                                                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

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