Collection Holdings native to India:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Andrographideae
- Andrographis paniculata - Indian subcontinent
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Ecbolium viride
- India
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Ruellieae
- Eranthemum pulchellum - India
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia mysorensis
- India {specifically, Mysore, India}
Acoraceae
- Acorus calamus
- Asia, N. America
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
- Crinum asiaticum
- tropical Indo-Pacific
Annonaceae
Subfamily Annonoideae
Tribe Xylopieae
- Artabotrys hexapetalus - India
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 Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Nerium oleander
- broad area Morocco to southern China
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae
- Dischidia bengalensis - India
- Dischidia major
- Trop. Asia to N. Queensland
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)
- Typhonium roxburghii
- Southeast Asia
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
- 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 Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Potheae
- Pothos scandens - W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens grandis - India, Nepal
Basellaceae
Subfamily Baselleae
- Basella alba "Red Malabar" - Trop. Asia
Boraginaceae
Subfamily Cordioideae
- Cordia dichotoma - tropical Asia & Australasia
Brassicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Isatideae
- Isatis tinctoria - Eurasia
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily Morinoideae
- Morina longifolia - eastern Asia - Himalaya
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
- Silene baccifera - Eurasia
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
- Argyreia nervosa ssp. nervosa - India
Cycadaceae
- Cycas circinalis
- southern India
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus diffusus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Ephedraceae
- Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
- Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Aleurites moluccanus - China, Phillipines
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia neriifolia - S India (Deccan peninsula)
- Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Cassia fistula - southern Asia
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Amorpheae
- Amorpha canescens - USA and Canada
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
- Codariocalyx motorius
- tropical Asia
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Podalyrieae
- Calpurnia aurea
- South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia
Flagellariaceae
- Flagellaria indica
- S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific
Goodeniaceae
- Scaevola taccada - Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Lamioideae
Tribe Pogostemoneae
- Pogostemon heyneanus
- India to C. Malesia
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
- Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
- Holmskioldia sanguinea
- Himalaya to Myanmar
Subfamily Symphorematoideae
- Congea tomentosa - India to Pen. Malaysia and China (SW. Yunnan)
Lauraceae
- Cinnamomum verum
- Sri Lanka, south-west India and the Tenasserim Hills of Burma
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Barringtonioideae
- Barringtonia racemosa
- Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Linaceae
- Reinwardtia indica
- northern India and China
Lygodiaceae
- Lygodium circinnatum - E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, China to southeast Asia to Pacific Islands
- Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia
Lythraceae
Subfamily Punicoideae
- Punica granatum Nana
- S.E. Europe to E. Asia
Malvaceae
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Melieae
- Melia azedarach
- Asia, nat. in trop. America
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Stephania japonica
- India, China, Phillipines to Japan
Menyanthaceae
- Nymphoides indica
- tropical areas worldwide
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Artocarpeae
- Artocarpus heterophyllus
- India - Ghats Forests
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus villosa
- Borneo - Mount Kinabalu
Subfamily
Tribe Moreae
- Broussonetia papyrifera
- E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe
Moringaceae
- Moringa oleifera
- India; widely cultivated in Old World tropics
Musaceae
- Ensete superbum - Western Ghats, Anaimalai Hills and other parts of peninsular India
- Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Tanzania (Pemba), Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
- Musa ornata
- E. Himalaya to Myanmar
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Coelogyneae
- 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
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
- 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 elegantulum - southern India
- Dendrobium plicatile
- China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. Asia
Oxalidaceae
- Biophytum sensitivum
- Tropical Africa and Asia
Pentaphylacaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Freziereae
- Cleyera japonica
- Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India
Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily Antidesmatoideae
- Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.
Subfamily Phyllanthoideae
Tribe Phyllantheae
- Sauropus androgynus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Piper nigrum
- S. India & Ceylon
- Piper sylvaticum - S Yunnan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
Plumbaginaceae
Subfamily Plumbaginoideae
- Plumbago indica
- tropical India
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae
- Cymbopogon citratus
- S. India, Sri Lanka
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Microsoroideae
- Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
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
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Naucleeae
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- S. China to Trop. Asia
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Rubieae
- Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)
Rutaceae
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Aurantieae
- Murraya koenigii
- India, Sri Lanka
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae
- Citrus medica
- India
- Citrus x limon - unknown, but presumed to be India - China
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Sapindoideae
- Dimocarpus longan
- China & Malaysia
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- Tacca integrifolia
- Bhutan to W. Malesia
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urtica dioica
- widely naturalized in temperate climates
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus javana
- Indonesia
- Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Elettaria cardamomum
- SW India
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
- Curcuma longa
- India to W. Malesia
- Hedychium coronarium - tropical southeastern Asia
- Zingiber officinale
- tropical se Asia
W/C = Wild Collected
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