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Collection Holdings native to Japan:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan
    • Lycoris sanguinea - E. Asia - China, Japan

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Narcisseae

    • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Apocyneae

        • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Marsdenieae

        • Hoya carnosa - S. China, Japan, Taiwan

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Agavoideae
          Tribe Agaveae

          • Hosta sieboldiana - Korea, N. & C. Japan
          • Hosta tsushimensis - Tsushima Island, Japan (endemic) W/C

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Convallarieae

          • Aspidistra elatior - Japan (S. Kyushu) to Taiwan
          • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Ophiopogoneae

          • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
          • Ophiopogon jaburan Argenteo-marginatus - Korea (incl. Jeju-do), WC. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
          • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea

          Asphodelaceae

            Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

            • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar
            • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

            Asteraceae

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Senecioneae

              • Farfugium japonicum - China, Japan, Korea

              Athyriaceae

              • Deparia conilii - Japan
              • Deparia conilii 'Ryu Ou' - Japan

              Berberidaceae

                Subfamily Berberidoideae
                Tribe Berberideae

                • Berberis thunbergii - Japan W/C

                Blechnaceae

                  Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                  • Woodwardia japonica - Southeast Asia to Japan W/C

                  Buxaceae

                  • Buxus microphylla - Japan

                  Cannabaceae

                  • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                  Caryophyllaceae

                    Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                    Tribe Sileneae

                    • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                    Ceratophyllaceae

                    • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                    Cercidiphyllaceae

                    • Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Japan

                    Clethraceae

                    • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Crassulaceae

                        Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                        Tribe Sedeae

                        • Orostachys iwarenge - Japan

                        Cupressaceae

                          Subfamily Cupressoideae

                          • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                          Cycadaceae

                          • Cycas revoluta - Japan (Kyushu) to Nansei-shoto

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Eleocharideae

                            • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                            Daphniphyllaceae

                            • Daphniphyllum macropodum - S. China to SC. & S. Japan

                            Dioscoreaceae

                            • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                            Droseraceae

                            • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C
                            • Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - SE. China to Japan and New Zealand W/C

                            Elaeagnaceae

                            • Elaeagnus pungens - China and Japan

                            Equisetaceae

                            • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                            • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Crotoneae

                              • Croton congestus - China

                              Eupteleaceae

                              • Euptelea polyandra - central and southern Japan

                              Fagaceae

                                Subfamily Castaneoideae

                                • Lithocarpus edulis - C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto

                                Flagellariaceae

                                • Flagellaria indica - S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific

                                Garryaceae

                                • Aucuba japonica - E. Asia - Japan.

                                Hydrangeaceae

                                  Subfamily Hydrangeoideae
                                  Tribe Hydrangeae

                                  • Hydrangea macrophylla cv. - E. Asia - Japan.

                                  Juncaginaceae

                                  • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                                  Lauraceae

                                  • Cinnamomum camphora - Taiwan, Japan

                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                  • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                                  Lygodiaceae

                                  • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                                  Malvaceae

                                    Subfamily Malvoideae
                                    Tribe Gossypieae

                                    • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

                                    Marattiaceae

                                    • Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Japan, Taiwan

                                    Myricaceae

                                    • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                      • Ligustrum ovalifolium - Japan

                                      Orchidaceae

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Arethuseae

                                        • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                        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 dayanum 'Bolin' - Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Dendrobieae

                                        • Dendrobium moniliforme - Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Himalayas, northern Indochina

                                        Pentaphylacaceae

                                          Subfamily
                                          Tribe Freziereae

                                          • Cleyera japonica - Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India

                                          Pinaceae

                                            Subfamily Pinoideae

                                            • Pinus densiflora - S. Russian Far East to Korea and C. & S. Japan
                                            • Pinus thunbergii - Korea, C. & S. Japan

                                            Poaceae

                                              Subfamily Bambusoideae
                                              Tribe Bambuseae

                                              • Pseudosasa humilis - N. & C. Japan

                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                              Tribe Sacchareae

                                              • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                              Polypodiaceae

                                                Subfamily Platycerioideae

                                                • Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu' - Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan

                                                Psilotaceae

                                                • Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan' - Japan

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                  Rosaceae

                                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                    Tribe Potentilleae

                                                    • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                                                    Rubiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                      Tribe Gardenieae

                                                      • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)
                                                      • Gardenia jasminoides -

                                                      Rutaceae

                                                        Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                        Tribe Citreae

                                                        • Citrus reticulata - southeastern Asia

                                                        Sapindaceae

                                                          Subfamily Hippocastanoideae
                                                          Tribe Aceraceae

                                                          • Acer palmatum - Japan W/C

                                                          Saururaceae

                                                          • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                          Saxifragaceae

                                                          • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                          • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                          Schisandraceae

                                                          • Schisandra chinensis - Russian Far East to N. China and C. Japan

                                                          Theaceae

                                                            Subfamily Theeae

                                                            • Camellia lutchuensis - Japan - Ryu Kyu

                                                            Trochodendraceae

                                                            • Trochodendron aralioides - mountains of Japan & s. Korea

                                                            Typhaceae

                                                            • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                            • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                            Urticaceae

                                                              Subfamily
                                                              Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                              • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                              Zingiberaceae

                                                                Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia
                                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 87 accessions native to Japan

                                                                W/C = Wild Collected
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