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Collection Holdings native to KwaZulu-Natal:

Aizoaceae

    Subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae

    • Aptenia lancifolia - South Africa

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Agapanthoideae

      • Agapanthus caulescens - South Africa, Kwazulu Natal

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Tulbaghieae

      • Tulbaghia violacea - Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Amaryllideae

      • Crinum moorei - E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
      • Nerine bowdenii - South Africa

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Cyrtantheae

      • Cyrtanthus falcatus - KwaZulu-Natal
      • Cyrtanthus mackenii - SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
      • Cyrtanthus sanguineus - South Sudan to Tanzania, E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Haemantheae

      • Clivia miniata - South Africa
      • Clivia miniata - South Africa
      • Haemanthus albiflos - Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
      • Haemanthus carneus - eastern South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
      • Scadoxus membranaceus - eastern South Africa
      • Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae - South Africa

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Apioideae
        Tribe Heteromorpheae

        • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
          • Ceropegia stapeliiformis - Mozambique to S. Africa
          • 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 Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Zantedeschieae

            • Zantedeschia aethiopica - South Africa. Locally naturalized in southern and western Europe

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

            Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

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

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

              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
                • Chlorophytum saundersiae - South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Swaziland

                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 spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Eriospermeae

                • Eriospermum cooperi - South Africa W/C

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Hyacintheae

                • Drimiopsis maculata - Tanzania to S. Africa
                • Eucomis bicolor - South Africa

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Ornithogaleae

                • Albuca bracteata - South Africa to tropical East Africa W/C
                • Albuca bracteata - E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
                • Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C
                • Ornithogalum graminifolium - South Africa W/C

                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
                • Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                  • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                  • Aloe cooperi - Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe maculata - South Africa
                  • Aloe marlothii - SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                  • Aloe thraskii - SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
                  • Aristaloe aristata - South Africa
                  • Bulbine frutescens - South Africa
                  • Gasteria batesiana - Northern Prov. to N. KwaZulu-Natal
                  • 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

                  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

                        Combretaceae

                          Subfamily Combretoideae
                          Tribe Combreteae

                          • Combretum molle - Africa

                          Convolvulaceae

                            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                            Tribe Ipomoeeae

                            • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                            Crassulaceae

                              Subfamily Crassuloideae

                              • Crassula lactea - South Africa - Natal, Transvaal
                              • Crassula lanuginosa - South Africa
                              • Crassula multicava - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata 'Hobbit' - South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
                              • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province
                              • Crassula perforata - South Africa (Cape Province)

                              Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                              Tribe Kalanchoeae

                              • Kalanchoe luciae - eastern South Africa to Mozambique

                              Cucurbitaceae

                                Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
                                Tribe Melothrieae

                                • Kedrostis africana - South Africa, Namibia

                                Cunoniaceae

                                • Cunonia capensis - South 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 brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                                    • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                                    Didiereaceae

                                    • Portulacaria afra - South Africa
                                    • Portulacaria afra 'Cork Bark' - South Africa
                                    • Portulacaria afra 'variegata' -

                                    Dioscoreaceae

                                    • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                    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

                                      Fabaceae

                                        Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                        Tribe Detarieae

                                        • Schotia brachypetala - Africa to India / Pakistan

                                        Subfamily Faboideae
                                        Tribe Sophoreae

                                        • Baphia racemosa - eastern Cape

                                        Geraniaceae

                                        • Pelargonium odoratissimum - southern Africa
                                        • Pelargonium sidoides - South Africa

                                        Gesneriaceae

                                          Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                                          Tribe Didymocarpeae

                                          • Streptocarpus prolixus - eastern Cape
                                          • Streptocarpus pusillus - South Africa

                                          Hypoxidaceae

                                          • Hypoxis hemerocallidea - southern Africa
                                          • Hypoxis villosa - South Africa

                                          Iridaceae

                                            Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                            • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                            Subfamily Crocoideae

                                            • Hesperantha coccinea - South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal

                                            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
                                              • Plectranthus saccatus - SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
                                              • 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 bisquamata - southern Africa
                                                • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                                                Loganiaceae

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

                                                Malpighiaceae

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

                                                Malvaceae

                                                  Subfamily Grewioideae
                                                  Tribe Grewieae

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

                                                  Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                  Tribe Hibisceae

                                                  • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                                  Meliaceae

                                                    Subfamily Melioideae
                                                    Tribe Turraeeae

                                                    • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                                    Melianthaceae

                                                    • Greyia sutherlandii - Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte

                                                    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

                                                      Ochnaceae

                                                        Subfamily Ochnoideae
                                                        Tribe Ochneae

                                                        • Ochna serrulata - subtropical (east) coast of 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 Epidendroideae
                                                            Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                            • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

                                                            Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                            Tribe Vanilleae

                                                            • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                            Plumbaginaceae

                                                              Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

                                                              • Plumbago auriculata f. alba - Southern Africa

                                                              Poaceae

                                                                Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                                Tribe Paniceae

                                                                • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                                Polygalaceae

                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                  Tribe Polygaleae

                                                                  • Polygala myrtifolia - South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.)

                                                                  Polypodiaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                                    Primulaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                                      • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                                      Pteridaceae

                                                                        Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                                        • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                                        Rubiaceae

                                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                          Tribe Gardenieae

                                                                          • Burchellia bubalina - South Africa, Natal
                                                                          • Mitriostigma axillare - Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.

                                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                          Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                                                                          Rutaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                                            • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                                            Salicaceae

                                                                            • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                                            Scrophulariaceae

                                                                              Subfamily
                                                                              Tribe Teedieae

                                                                              • Dermatobotrys saundersii - South Africa

                                                                              Solanaceae

                                                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                                Tribe Physaleae

                                                                                • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                                Stilbaceae

                                                                                • Halleria lucida - South Africa, Natal

                                                                                Strelitziaceae

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

                                                                                Velloziaceae

                                                                                  Subfamily Vellozioideae

                                                                                  • Xerophyta elegans - South Africa - Drakensberg, Kwazulu Natal
                                                                                  • Xerophyta viscosa - South Africa

                                                                                  Vitaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                                                    • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa

                                                                                    Zamiaceae

                                                                                    • Stangeria eriopus - South Africa: East Cape to Natal

                                                                                    Zygophyllaceae

                                                                                      Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                                                      • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 145 accessions native to KwaZulu-Natal

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                                                                                      = accession added within past 90 days

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