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Collection Holdings native to Malawi:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Apioideae
      Tribe Heteromorpheae

      • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Ceropegieae

        • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Carisseae

        • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

        • Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

          • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Thomsonieae

          • Amorphophallus impressus - Malawi, Tanzania

          Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

          • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
          • Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven - East Africa, Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Anthericeae

            • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
            • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

            Subfamily Asparagoideae

            • Asparagus africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India

            Subfamily Scilloideae
            Tribe Urgineeae

            • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
            • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa

            Asphodelaceae

              Subfamily Asphodeloideae

              • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa

              Bignoniaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Tecomeae

                • Podranea ricasoliana - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                • Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa

                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

                  Combretaceae

                    Subfamily Combretoideae
                    Tribe Combreteae

                    • Combretum molle - Africa

                    Costaceae

                    • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Callitroideae

                      • Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                        • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                        Dioscoreaceae

                        • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                        Droseraceae

                        • Drosera dielsiana - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                        Ebenaceae

                        • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                        Euphorbiaceae

                          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                          Tribe Euphorbieae

                          • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
                          • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                          Fabaceae

                            Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                            Tribe Detarieae

                            • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                            Iridaceae

                              Subfamily Crocoideae
                              Tribe Gladioleae

                              • Gladiolus murielae - East Africa

                              Subfamily Ixioideae
                              Tribe Freesieae

                              • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                              Lamiaceae

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Ocimeae

                                • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                Lentibulariaceae

                                • Genlisea hispidula - subtropical southern Africa
                                • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                Malvaceae

                                  Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                  Tribe Adansonieae

                                  • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                                  Meliaceae

                                    Subfamily Melioideae
                                    Tribe Turraeeae

                                    • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                    Myrothamnaceae

                                    • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                    Myrtaceae

                                      Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
                                      Tribe Heteropyxideae

                                      • Heteropyxis natalensis - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Nymphaeaceae

                                      • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                      Oleaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Oleeae

                                        • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                        Orchidaceae

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Cymbidieae

                                          • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                          • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                          Poaceae

                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                            • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                            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

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Vanguerieae

                                                    • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                    Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                    • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                    Salicaceae

                                                    • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                    Salvadoraceae

                                                    • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                    Solanaceae

                                                      Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                      Tribe Physaleae

                                                      • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                      Taccaceae

                                                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                      Tectariaceae

                                                      • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                      Vitaceae

                                                        Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                        • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                        Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                        • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                        • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa

                                                        Zingiberaceae

                                                          Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                          Tribe Alpinieae

                                                          • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C

                                                          Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                          Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                          • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

                                                          Zygophyllaceae

                                                            Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                            • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 66 accessions native to Malawi

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