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Collection Holdings native to Nicobar Is.:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      Subfamily Pothoideae
      Tribe Potheae

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

      Ceratophyllaceae

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

      Costaceae

      • Cheilocostus speciosus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland W/C

      Cyperaceae

        Subfamily Cyperoideae
        Tribe Cypereae

        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
        • Cyperus diffusus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland

        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

          Subfamily Nepetoideae
          Tribe Ocimeae

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

          Lecythidaceae

            Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

            Lentibulariaceae

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

            Lythraceae

              Subfamily Lythroideae
              Tribe Nesaeeae

              • Lawsonia inermis - Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia

              Marantaceae

              • Donax canniformis - Taiwan (Lan Yü), Indo-China to W. Pacific W/C

              Moraceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Ficeae

                • Ficus villosa - Borneo - Mount Kinabalu W/C

                Musaceae

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

                Orchidaceae

                  Subfamily Epidendroideae
                  Tribe Coelogyneae

                  • Pholidota imbricata - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific

                  Subfamily Epidendroideae
                  Tribe Cymbidieae

                  • Eulophia andamanensis - Indo-China to N. Sumatera

                  Subfamily Epidendroideae
                  Tribe Dendrobieae

                  • Dendrobium anceps - Nepal to Indo-China
                  • Dendrobium plicatile - China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. Asia

                  Subfamily Epidendroideae
                  Tribe Podochileae

                  • Pinalia bractescens - Trop. Asia

                  Phyllanthaceae

                    Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

                    • Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.

                    Poaceae

                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                      Tribe Sacchareae

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

                      Polypodiaceae

                        Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                        Rubiaceae

                          Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                          Tribe Naucleeae

                          • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                          Taccaceae

                          • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                          Vitaceae

                            Subfamily Vitoideae

                            • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia

                            Zingiberaceae

                              Subfamily Alpinioideae
                              Tribe Alpinieae

                              • Alpinia nigra - Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan) W/C

                              Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                              Tribe Globbeae

                              • 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

                              Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                              Tribe Zingibereae

                              • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 35 accessions native to Nicobar Is.

                              W/C = Wild Collected
                              = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                              = images available for this accession
                              = map available for this accession
                              = accession added within past 90 days

                              data regenerated on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:08:27 -0400

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