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Collection Holdings native to Seychelles:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Araceae

      Subfamily Pothoideae
      Tribe Potheae

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

      Asparagaceae

        Subfamily Nolinoideae
        Tribe Dracaeneae

        • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
        • Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia - W. Indian Ocean

        Asphodelaceae

          Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

          • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

          Celastraceae

          • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

          Colchicaceae

            Subfamily
            Tribe Colchiceae

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

            Cyperaceae

              Subfamily Cyperoideae
              Tribe Cypereae

              • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

              Subfamily Cyperoideae
              Tribe Eleocharideae

              • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

              Flagellariaceae

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

              Lecythidaceae

                Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                Lycopodiaceae

                  Subfamily Huperzioideae

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

                  Malvaceae

                    Subfamily Malvoideae
                    Tribe Gossypieae

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

                    Subfamily Malvoideae
                    Tribe Hibisceae

                    • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                    Orchidaceae

                      Subfamily Epidendroideae
                      Tribe Dendrobieae

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

                      Subfamily Vanilloideae
                      Tribe Vanilleae

                      • Vanilla phalaenopsis - Seychelles

                      Salvadoraceae

                      • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                      Taccaceae

                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific
                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 19 accessions native to Seychelles

                      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 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:08:34 -0400

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