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Collection Holdings native to Paraguay:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Justicia carnea - Brazil

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Hippeastreae

      • Zephyranthes candida - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Plumerieae

          • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Philodendreae

            • Philodendron bipinnatifidum - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Spathicarpeae

            • Spathicarpa hastifolia - Brazil to N. Argentina
            • Taccarum weddellianum - WC. Brazil to Paraguay

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile
            • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

              Arecaceae

                Subfamily Arecoideae
                Tribe Euterpeae

                • Euterpe edulis - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                Aristolochiaceae

                  Subfamily Aristolchioideae
                  Tribe Aristolochieae

                  • Aristolochia littoralis - Brazil

                  Asteraceae

                    Subfamily Asteroideae
                    Tribe Eupatorieae

                    • Stevia rebaudiana - Brazil, northeastern Paraguay

                    Subfamily Asteroideae
                    Tribe Heliantheae

                    • Acmella oleracea - Brazil

                    Bignoniaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Bignonieae

                      • Clytostoma callistegioides - Southern Brazil, Argentina.
                      • Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
                      • Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America

                      Bixaceae

                      • Bixa orellana - Tropical America

                      Bromeliaceae

                        Subfamily Bromelioideae

                        • Acanthostachys strobilacea - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
                        • Aechmea recurvata - Brazil (São Paulo) to NE. Argentina
                        • Ananas bracteatus `Striatus' - Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
                        • Ananas comosus - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
                        • Billbergia magnifica - Brazil, Paraguay
                        • Billbergia nutans - SE. & S. Brazil to N. Argentina
                        • Billbergia porteana - Brazil to Paraguay

                        Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                        • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                        • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina
                        • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                        • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                        • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                        • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                        Cactaceae

                          Subfamily Cactoideae
                          Tribe Phyllocacteae

                          • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C

                          Subfamily Cactoideae
                          Tribe Rhipsalideae

                          • Lepismium cruciforme - Brazil
                          • Lepismium warmingianum - Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay

                          Subfamily Opuntioideae
                          Tribe Opuntieae

                          • Opuntia brasiliensis - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina

                          Subfamily Pereskioideae
                          Tribe Pereskieae

                          • Pereskia sacharosa - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

                          Cannaceae

                          • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C
                          • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.

                          Convolvulaceae

                            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                            Tribe Cresseae

                            • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                            Cyperaceae

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Cypereae

                              • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                              Dioscoreaceae

                              • Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America

                              Droseraceae

                              • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                              Euphorbiaceae

                                Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                Tribe Jatropheae

                                • Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America

                                Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                Tribe Manihoteae

                                • Manihot grahamii - Brazil, Argentina

                                Fabaceae

                                  Subfamily Faboideae
                                  Tribe Phaseoleae

                                  • Erythrina crista-galli - S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.

                                  Iridaceae

                                    Subfamily Iridoideae
                                    Tribe Trimezieae

                                    • Neomarica gracilis - WC. & SE. Brazil to Paraguay

                                    Lentibulariaceae

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

                                    Lythraceae

                                      Subfamily Lythroideae
                                      Tribe Nesaeeae

                                      • Heimia myrtifolia - Brazil to Uruguay.
                                      • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                      Malvaceae

                                        Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                        Tribe Adansonieae

                                        • Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics

                                        Marantaceae

                                        • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                        Myrtaceae

                                          Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                          Tribe Myrteae

                                          • Eugenia uniflora - E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
                                          • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                          Orchidaceae

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Cymbidieae

                                            • Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                            Tribe Epidendreae

                                            • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
                                            • Acianthera aphthosa - W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil

                                            Oxalidaceae

                                            • Oxalis triangularis - South America

                                            Phytolaccaceae

                                            • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                            Poaceae

                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                              Tribe Paniceae

                                              • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
                                              • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad

                                              Polygonaceae

                                                Subfamily Eriogonoideae

                                                • Antigonon leptopus - Mexico & central America

                                                Pontederiaceae

                                                • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                                Rubiaceae

                                                  Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                  Tribe Gardenieae

                                                  • Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America

                                                  Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                  Tribe Coussareeae

                                                  • Coccocypselum cordifolium - Costa Rica

                                                  Salviniaceae

                                                  • Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America

                                                  Solanaceae

                                                    Subfamily Nicotianoideae

                                                    • Nicotiana glauca - s. Bolivia, n. Argentina

                                                    Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                    Tribe Capsiceae

                                                    • Lycianthes asarifolia - South America

                                                    Urticaceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Urticeae

                                                      • Urera baccifera - American tropics and into the subtropics

                                                      Verbenaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Lantaneae

                                                        • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C
                                                        • Lantana montevidensis - S. Trop. America

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Petreae

                                                        • Petrea volubilis - Florida, Mexico to Trop. America

                                                        Vitaceae

                                                          Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                          • Cissus verticillata - northern South America
                                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 73 accessions native to Paraguay

                                                          W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                          = accession added within past 90 days

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