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 Lasioideae
- Lasia spinosa
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
W/C
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
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
Costaceae
- Cheilocostus speciosus
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland
W/C
Cycadaceae
- Cycas circinalis
- southern India
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
- Cyperus diffusus
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland
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 Crotonoideae
Tribe Crotoneae
- Croton congestus
- China
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 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 plumieri
- Tropical Africa & America
- Scaevola taccada
- Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands
Hypericaceae
- Hypericum perforatum
- temperate Europe & Asia
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
- Utricularia graminifolia
- Sri Lanka, India to China (Yunnan)
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 Grewioideae
Tribe Sparrmannieae
- Corchorus olitorius
- India
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Marantaceae
- Indianthus virgatus
- S. India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Is.
- Phrynium imbricatum
- E. India to Hainan
W/C
- Stachyphrynium spicatum
- SE. India, Sri Lanka, China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China
W/C
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
W/C
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 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 elegantulum
- southern India
- Dendrobium plicatile
- China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. 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
Subfamily Toddalioideae
- Dictamnus albus var. purpureus
- Europe to Temperate Asia
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Sapindoideae
- Dimocarpus longan
- China & Malaysia
Saxifragaceae
- Tiarella polyphylla
- Asia
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- 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
- Alpinia nigra
- Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan)
W/C
- Alpinia roxburghii
- E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
W/C
- Elettaria cardamomum
- SW India
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 schomburgkii
- E. India to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China
W/C
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
- Boesenbergia kingii
- NE. India to China (Yunnan)
W/C
- Curcuma longa
- India to W. Malesia
- Curcuma longa
- a cultigen from SW. India
W/C
- Curcuma longa
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- Hedychium coccineum
- Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi)
W/C
- Hedychium coronarium
- tropical southeastern Asia
- Hedychium forrestii
- C. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China
W/C
- Hedychium thyrsiforme
- Himalaya to E. India and Myanmar
- Kaempferia rotunda
- Indian Subcontinent to S. China
W/C
- Zingiber aff. roseum
- S. & E. India to China (SW. Yunnan)
W/C
- Zingiber ligulatum
- E. India to Myanmar
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 neesanum
- S. India, Myanmar
W/C
- Zingiber officinale
- India to SC. China
- 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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