Collection Holdings native to El Salvador:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Odontonema callistachyum
- Mexico, C. America
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
- Plumeria rubra
- Mexico to Venezuela
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia oerstedii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron tripartitum
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Spirodela punctata
- Trop. America to C. Chile
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera siltepecana
- S. Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia arborea
- Mexico to El Salvador
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Neurolaeneae
- Calea zacatechichi
- Mexico to Costa Rica
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
- Mexico
Begoniaceae
- Begonia nelumbiifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae
- Crescentia cujete
- tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Pitcairnia heterophylla
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia brachycaulos
- Mexico to Venezuela
- Tillandsia ionantha
- Mexico to Nicaragua
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia seleriana
- southern Mexico to Central America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia xerographica
- S. Mexico to C. America
Burseraceae
- Bursera simaruba
- Mexico - Chiapas/Oaxaca
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Caricaceae
- Carica papaya
- tropical Central America to Venezuela
Cibotiaceae
- Cibotium regale
- tropical Central America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina
- Mexico to Colombia
Costaceae
- Costus comosus var. bakeri
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
- Costus pictus
- Mexico to C. America
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra
- Mexico to Colombia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Cavendishia bracteata
- southern Mexico to Bolivia
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Garcia nutans
- Colombia
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Jatropha podagrica
- Central America, Guatemala to Panama, naturalised world wide in tropics
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
- Mexico to C. America
Fabaceae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia cornigera
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
- Prosopis juliflora
- Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Trimezieae
- Trimezia steyermarkii
- S. Mexico to NW. Venezuela
Lauraceae
- Persea americana
- southern Mexico
Lentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula moranensis
- Mexico
- Pinguicula moranensis White Flower
- Mexico, Central America
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Malveae
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
- Mexico
Marantaceae
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
- Pleiostachya pruinosa
- SE. Mexico to Ecuador
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva
- central and south America
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus aurea
- Florida, n & w Caribbean south to Panama
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myricaceae
- Morella cerifera
- southeastern US to Central America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Arethuseae
- Chysis bractescens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Sobralia decora
- southern Mexico to Colombia
- Sobralia decora x leucantha
- S. Mexico to N. Honduras
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Maxillaria tenuifolia
- Mexico to C. America
- Maxillaria variabilis
- Mexico to NW. Venezuela
- Mormolyca ringens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Trigonidium egertonianum
- Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- Brassia maculata majus
- S. Mexico to C. America, Cuba, Jamaica
- Brassia verrucosa
- Mexico to N. Brazil
- Oncidium maculatum
- Mexico to C. America
- Oncidium sphacelatum
- Mexico to C. America, SE. Venezuela
- Gongora cassidea
- Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
- Stanhopea costaricensis
- Costa Rica, Panama
- Stanhopea graveolens
- S. Mexico to Honduras
- Stanhopea oculata
- S. Mexico to N. Nicaragua
- Stanhopea wardii
- Nicaragua to Venezuela
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Brassavola cucullata
- Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean
- Brassavola nodosa
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Epidendrum radicans
- Mexico to Colombia
- Isochilus carnosiflorus
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Laelia rubescens
- Mexico to C. America
- Scaphyglottis confusa
- Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
- Specklinia brighamii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis megachlamys
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Stelis quadrifida
- Mexico to N. Venezuela, Greater Antilles
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla planifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
- Panicum sphaerocarpon
- SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Rutaceae
Subfamily Toddalioideae
- Casimiroa edulis
- Mexico and central America
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Pouteria campechiana
- Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
Solanaceae
Subfamily Browallioideae
Tribe Cestreae
- Cestrum nocturnum
- West Indies
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Phyla scaberrima
- Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily Zygophylloideae
Tribe Larreoideae
- Guaiacum sanctum
- Florida, Mexico to northern South America, West Indies
W/C = Wild Collected
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