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Collection Holdings native to Malaya:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Marsdenieae

        • Dischidia major - Trop. Asia to N. Queensland
        • Hoya carnosa - S. China, Japan, Taiwan

        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)
          • Aglaonema nitidum - S. Indo-China to W. Malesia

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

          • Typhonium roxburghii - Southeast Asia

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Colocasieae

          • Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
          • Colocasia gigantea cv. Thailand Giant - S. China to W. Malesia

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Thomsonieae

          • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
          • Amorphophallus prainii - Indo-China to Sumatera

          Subfamily Lasioideae

          • Lasia spinosa - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia W/C

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Subfamily Monsteroideae
          Tribe Monstereae

          • Rhaphidophora korthalsii - Pen. Thailand to Malesia and W. Pacific
          • Scindapsus pictus - SE. Bangladesh to W. & C. Malesia

          Subfamily Pothoideae
          Tribe Potheae

          • Pothos scandens - W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Arecoideae
            Tribe Areceae

            • Cyrtostachys renda - Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Ophiopogoneae

              • Peliosanthes macrostegia - Assam to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia W/C

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                Basellaceae

                  Subfamily Baselleae

                  • Basella alba "Red Malabar" - Trop. Asia

                  Begoniaceae

                  • Begonia abdullahpieei - Peninsular Malaysia
                  • Begonia pavonina - Peninsular Malaysia

                  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

                        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

                          Subfamily Mapanioideae
                          Tribe Hypolytreae

                          • Mapania caudata - Malay Peninsula, Borneo W/C

                          Dioscoreaceae

                          • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                          Droseraceae

                          • Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - SE. China to Japan and New Zealand W/C

                          Euphorbiaceae

                            Subfamily Crotonoideae
                            Tribe Aleuritideae

                            • Aleurites moluccanus - China, Phillipines

                            Fabaceae

                              Subfamily Faboideae
                              Tribe Desmodieae

                              • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                              Flagellariaceae

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

                              Gnetaceae

                              • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
                              • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific

                              Hypoxidaceae

                              • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                              Lamiaceae

                                Subfamily Ajugoideae

                                • Clerodendrum nutans - Bangladesh to W. Malesia
                                • Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Malesia to Vanuatu
                                • Petraeovitex bambusetorum - Pen. Malaysia (Perak), Borneo

                                Subfamily Lamioideae
                                Tribe Pogostemoneae

                                • Pogostemon cablin - Trop. Asia
                                • Pogostemon heyneanus - India to C. Malesia

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Ocimeae

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

                                Subfamily Symphorematoideae

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

                                Lecythidaceae

                                  Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                                  Lowiaceae

                                  • Orchidantha fimbriata - peninsular Malaysia W/C
                                  • Orchidantha siamensis - Pen. Thailand to Pen. Malaysia W/C

                                  Lycopodiaceae

                                    Subfamily Huperzioideae

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

                                    Lygodiaceae

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

                                    Malpighiaceae

                                    • Tristellateia australasiae - southeast Asia to New Caledonia

                                    Malvaceae

                                      Subfamily Malvoideae
                                      Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                      Subfamily Malvoideae
                                      Tribe Hibisceae

                                      • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                      Marantaceae

                                      • Donax canniformis - Taiwan (Lan Yü), Indo-China to W. Pacific W/C
                                      • Stachyphrynium latifolium - Pen. Thailand to Sulawesi W/C

                                      Menyanthaceae

                                      • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                      Moraceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Ficeae

                                        • Ficus deltoidea - Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
                                        • Ficus villosa - Borneo - Mount Kinabalu W/C

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Moreae

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

                                        Musaceae

                                        • Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Tanzania (Pemba), Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

                                        Myrtaceae

                                          Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                          Tribe Syzygieae

                                          • Syzygium jambos - Himalaya to W. Malesia

                                          Orchidaceae

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Coelogyneae

                                            • Coelogyne mayeriana - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo
                                            • Coelogyne pandurata - W. Malesia to Philippines
                                            • Coelogyne rochussenii - Pen. Thailand to Malesia
                                            • Coelogyne tomentosa - Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
                                            • 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
                                            • Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin' - Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia
                                            • Cymbidium finlaysonianum - Indo-China to Malesia
                                            • Thecostele alata - Bangladesh to Malesia
                                            • Eulophia andamanensis - Indo-China to N. Sumatera

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Dendrobieae

                                            • Bulbophyllum cheiri - Pen. Malesia to Sulawesi
                                            • Bulbophyllum corolliferum - Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
                                            • Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris - S. Hainan to W. & C. Malesia
                                            • Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris - S. Hainan to W. & C. Malesia
                                            • Bulbophyllum flammuliferum - W. Malesia
                                            • Bulbophyllum gibbosum - W. Malesia to Bali
                                            • Bulbophyllum gibbosum - W. Malesia to Bali
                                            • Bulbophyllum lasiochilum - India, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia
                                            • Bulbophyllum lilacinum - Bangladesh to Pen. Malaysia
                                            • Bulbophyllum lobbii - Arunachal Pradesh to Philippines
                                            • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
                                            • Bulbophyllum medusae - Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
                                            • 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 hymenanthum - Indo-China to W. Malesia and Philippines
                                            • 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 carinata - C. Nepal to Pen. Malaysia
                                            • Eria javanica - Sikkim to C. Taiwan and New Guinea
                                            • Pinalia bractescens - Trop. Asia
                                            • Trichotosia velutina - Arunachal Pradesh to W. Malesia

                                            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

                                              Poaceae

                                                Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                Tribe Sacchareae

                                                • Coix lacryma-jobi - Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia
                                                • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                                Podocarpaceae

                                                • Podocarpus rumphii - Hainan, Malesia to New Guinea

                                                Polypodiaceae

                                                  Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                  • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                                                  Pteridaceae

                                                    Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                    • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                    Rubiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                      Tribe Naucleeae

                                                      • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                                                      Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                      Tribe Ixoreae

                                                      • Ixora javanica - E. Himalaya to W. Malesia

                                                      Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                      Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                      • Hydnophytum formicarum - Papau New Guinea
                                                      • Hydnophytum formicarum - Phillipines: Quezon Province, Luzon W/C
                                                      • Hydnophytum formicarum - Thailand
                                                      • Hydnophytum formicarum 'Europa' -
                                                      • Myrmecodia tuberosa - Borneo - Bako National Park
                                                      • Myrmecodia tuberosa 'armata' - Malaya
                                                      • Myrmecodia tuberosa 'dahlii' - New Guinea

                                                      Sapindaceae

                                                        Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                        • Dimocarpus longan - China & Malaysia

                                                        Selaginellaceae

                                                        • Selaginella willdenowii - Vietnam, Malaysia, Himalayas

                                                        Stemonaceae

                                                        • Stichoneuron caudatum - Thailand W/C

                                                        Taccaceae

                                                        • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                        Vitaceae

                                                          Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                          • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                          Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                          • Cissus javana - Indonesia
                                                          • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia

                                                          Zingiberaceae

                                                            Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                            Tribe Alpinieae

                                                            • Alpinia galanga - S. China to W. & C. Malesia W/C
                                                            • Alpinia latilabris - Indo-China to W. Malesia
                                                            • Alpinia roxburghii - E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia
                                                            • Elettariopsis aff. curtisii - Thailand to Malaya W/C
                                                            • Elettariopsis smithiae - Pen. Thailand to Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • Wurfbainia testacea - S. China to Pen. Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah)

                                                            Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                            Tribe Globbeae

                                                            • Globba curtisii - Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • 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 patens - Thailand to Sumatera W/C
                                                            • Globba pendula - Assam to W. Malesia W/C
                                                            • Globba pendula - Assam to W. Malesia W/C
                                                            • Globba unifolia - Thailand to Pen. Malaysia

                                                            Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                            Tribe Zingibereae

                                                            • Boesenbergia pulcherrima - Assam to Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • Boesenbergia rotunda - Assam to China (S. Yunnan) and W. Malesia W/C
                                                            • Curcuma aeruginosa - Indo-China to W. Malesia W/C
                                                            • Curcuma longa - India to W. Malesia
                                                            • Hedychium longicornutum - Thailand, Naratiwat Province W/C
                                                            • Zingiber longibracteatum - Thailand to Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                            • Zingiber ottensii - W. Malesia
                                                            • Zingiber spectabile - Thailand to Pen. Malaysia
                                                            • Zingiber sulphureum - Pen. Malaysia (Pahang) W/C
                                                            • Zingiber wrayi - Pen. Thailand to Pen. Malaysia
                                                            • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 151 accessions native to Malaya

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