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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

          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 -
                                            • 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
                                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 104 accessions native to East Himalaya

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

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