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Collection Holdings native to Laos:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    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
        • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Marsdenieae

        • 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

          • Aglaonema costatum - Bangladesh to Pen. Malaysia (Pulau Langkawi)

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Colocasieae

          • Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
          • Colocasia gigantea cv. Thailand Giant - S. China to W. Malesia
          • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Thomsonieae

          • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
          • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - S. China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou) to N. Indo-China
          • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - N. Thailand, Laos, N. Vietnam, China:Yunnan

          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

            Basellaceae

              Subfamily Baselleae

              • Basella alba "Red Malabar" - Trop. Asia

              Blechnaceae

                Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                • Woodwardia japonica - Southeast Asia to Japan W/C

                Boraginaceae

                  Subfamily Cordioideae

                  • Cordia dichotoma - tropical Asia & Australasia

                  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

                    Cucurbitaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Gomphogyneae

                      • Neoalsomitra sarcophylla - Burma, Thailand, Philippines

                      Cycadaceae

                      • Cycas siamensis - northern India & Thailand

                      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 ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                        Fabaceae

                          Subfamily Faboideae
                          Tribe Desmodieae

                          • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                          Gesneriaceae

                            Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                            Tribe Trichosporeae

                            • Aeschynanthus micranthus - Himilayas, Sikkim to Burma

                            Gnetaceae

                            • Gnetum montanum - Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China

                            Hypoxidaceae

                            • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Nepetoideae
                              Tribe Ocimeae

                              • Ocimum tenuiflorum - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
                              • Coleus scutellarioides -
                              • Coleus scutellarioides - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

                              Subfamily Symphorematoideae

                              • Congea tomentosa - India to Pen. Malaysia and China (SW. Yunnan)

                              Lecythidaceae

                                Subfamily Barringtonioideae

                                • Barringtonia racemosa - Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific

                                Linaceae

                                • Reinwardtia indica - northern India and China

                                Lycopodiaceae

                                  Subfamily Huperzioideae

                                  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Indomalaysia
                                  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides - Peninsular Malaysia, Queensland

                                  Lygodiaceae

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

                                  Lythraceae

                                    Subfamily Lythroideae
                                    Tribe Nesaeeae

                                    • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                                    Marantaceae

                                    • 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

                                      Moraceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Moreae

                                        • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                        Orchidaceae

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Coelogyneae

                                          • Coelogyne flaccida - Nepal to China (Yunnan to NW. Guangxi)
                                          • Pholidota imbricata - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific

                                          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
                                          • Eulophia andamanensis - Indo-China to N. Sumatera

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Dendrobieae

                                          • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                          • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                          • Bulbophyllum lepidum - S. Hainan to W. & C. Malesia
                                          • Bulbophyllum lepidum - S. Hainan to W. & C. Malesia
                                          • Bulbophyllum lepidum - S. Hainan to W. & C. Malesia
                                          • Dendrobium anceps - Nepal to Indo-China
                                          • Dendrobium anosmum - Sri Lanka, Indo-China to New Guinea
                                          • 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 javanica - Sikkim to C. Taiwan and New Guinea
                                          • Pinalia bractescens - Trop. Asia

                                          Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                          Tribe Cranichideae

                                          • Ludisia discolor - S. China to Sumatera and Philippines

                                          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

                                                Polypodiaceae

                                                • Pseudodrynaria coronans - Phillipines

                                                Subfamily Drynarioideae

                                                • Drynaria bonii - Thailand, Vietnam, Laos

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                    Tribe Naucleeae

                                                    • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Gardenieae

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

                                                    Sapindaceae

                                                      Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                      • Dimocarpus longan - China & Malaysia

                                                      Selaginellaceae

                                                      • Selaginella willdenowii - Vietnam, Malaysia, Himalayas

                                                      Taccaceae

                                                      • Tacca chantrieri - tropical Southeast Asia
                                                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                        • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                        Vitaceae

                                                          Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                          • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                          Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                          • Cissus javana - Indonesia

                                                          Zingiberaceae

                                                            Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                            Tribe Alpinieae

                                                            • Alpinia roxburghii - E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia

                                                            Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                            Tribe Globbeae

                                                            • Globba annamensis - Indo-China
                                                            • 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 schomburgkii - E. India to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China W/C

                                                            Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                            Tribe Zingibereae

                                                            • Boesenbergia maxwellii - Myanmar to Laos W/C
                                                            • Curcuma petiolata - Indo-China, Jawa W/C
                                                            • Curcuma petiolata - Indo-China, Jawa W/C
                                                            • Curcuma singularis - Indo-China W/C
                                                            • Hedychium forrestii - C. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China W/C
                                                            • Zingiber corallinum - SE. China to Indo-China W/C
                                                            • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 103 accessions native to Laos

                                                            W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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