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Collection Holdings native to Mozambique:

Apiaceae

    Subfamily Apioideae
    Tribe Heteromorpheae

    • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

    Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

    • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

    Subfamily Saniculoideae
    Tribe Steganotaenieae

    • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
      Tribe Ceropegieae

      • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
      • Ceropegia stapeliiformis - Mozambique to S. Africa
      • Huernia zebrina -
      • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

      Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
      Tribe Carisseae

      • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
      • Carissa macrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.

      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 Lemnoideae

        • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

        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
          • Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
          • Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Dracaeneae

          • Dracaena aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
          • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
          • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
          • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

          Subfamily Scilloideae
          Tribe Hyacintheae

          • Drimiopsis maculata - Tanzania to S. Africa

          Subfamily Scilloideae
          Tribe Urgineeae

          • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
          • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
          • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa

          Asphodelaceae

            Subfamily Asphodeloideae

            • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
            • Aloe cooperi - Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
            • Aloe marlothii - SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
            • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
            • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C
            • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang W/C
            • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C

            Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

            • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

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

              Caryophyllaceae

                Subfamily Paronychioideae
                Tribe Paronychieae

                • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                Celastraceae

                • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Colchicaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Colchiceae

                  • Gloriosa modesta - Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                  • Gloriosa superba - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

                  Combretaceae

                    Subfamily Combretoideae
                    Tribe Combreteae

                    • Combretum molle - Africa

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Ipomoeeae

                      • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                      Costaceae

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

                      Crassulaceae

                        Subfamily Crassuloideae

                        • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                        • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                        • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                        • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province

                        Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                        Tribe Kalanchoeae

                        • Kalanchoe luciae - eastern South Africa to Mozambique

                        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

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Eleocharideae

                            • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                            Dioscoreaceae

                            • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia
                            • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                            Droseraceae

                            • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C
                            • 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 mauritanica - Brandberg, Namibia
                              • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                              Fabaceae

                                Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                Tribe Detarieae

                                • Schotia brachypetala - Africa to India / Pakistan
                                • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                Flagellariaceae

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

                                Hypoxidaceae

                                • Hypoxis hemerocallidea - southern Africa

                                Iridaceae

                                  Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                  • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                  Subfamily Crocoideae
                                  Tribe Gladioleae

                                  • Gladiolus murielae - East Africa

                                  Subfamily Ixioideae
                                  Tribe Freesieae

                                  • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                                  Lamiaceae

                                    Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                    Tribe Ocimeae

                                    • Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
                                    • Plectranthus neochilus - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                                    • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                    Lecythidaceae

                                      Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                      Lentibulariaceae

                                      • Genlisea hispidula - subtropical southern Africa
                                      • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                      • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                      Loganiaceae

                                      • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                                      Malpighiaceae

                                      • Acridocarpus natalitius - southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique

                                      Malvaceae

                                        Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                        Tribe Adansonieae

                                        • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                                        Subfamily Grewioideae
                                        Tribe Grewieae

                                        • Grewia occidentalis - South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique

                                        Subfamily Malvoideae
                                        Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                        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.

                                                Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                Tribe Vanilleae

                                                • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                Plumbaginaceae

                                                  Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

                                                  • Plumbago auriculata f. alba - Southern Africa

                                                  Polypodiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                    Primulaceae

                                                      Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                      • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                      Rubiaceae

                                                        Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                        Tribe Gardenieae

                                                        • Mitriostigma axillare - Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.

                                                        Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                        Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                                                        Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                        Tribe Hedyotideae

                                                        • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                                                        Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                        Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                        • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                        Rutaceae

                                                          Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                          Tribe Citreae

                                                          • Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                          Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                          • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                          Salvadoraceae

                                                          • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                          Solanaceae

                                                            Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                            Tribe Physaleae

                                                            • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                            Strelitziaceae

                                                            • Strelitzia nicolai - E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana

                                                            Taccaceae

                                                            • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                            Tectariaceae

                                                            • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                            Vitaceae

                                                              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 111 accessions native to Mozambique

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