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Collection Holdings native to Solomon Is.:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Araceae

        Subfamily Monsteroideae
        Tribe Monstereae

        • Rhaphidophora korthalsii - Pen. Thailand to Malesia and W. Pacific

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Lomandroideae
          Tribe Arthropodium group

          • Eustrephus latifolius - New Guinea to New Caledonia, E. & SE. Australia

          Subfamily Lomandroideae
          Tribe Cordylineae

          • Cordyline fruticosa - Papuasia to W. Pacific

          Asphodelaceae

            Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

            • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

              • Tecomanthe dendrophila - Maluku to Solomon Is.

              Ceratophyllaceae

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

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cypereae

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

                Euphorbiaceae

                  Subfamily Acalyphoideae
                  Tribe Acalypheae

                  • Acalypha wilkesiana `Macafeana' - Bismarck Arch. to SW. Pacific

                  Subfamily Crotonoideae
                  Tribe Codiaeae

                  • Codiaeum variegatum - southern Asia, Indonesia and Eastern Pacific islands

                  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 speciosissimum - Malesia to Vanuatu
                    • Faradaya splendida - NE. Borneo to Solomon Is.

                    Subfamily Nepetoideae
                    Tribe Ocimeae

                    • Coleus scutellarioides -
                    • Coleus scutellarioides - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

                    Lecythidaceae

                      Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                      Malvaceae

                        Subfamily Malvoideae
                        Tribe Hibisceae

                        • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                        Marantaceae

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

                        Meliaceae

                          Subfamily Melioideae
                          Tribe Melieae

                          • Melia azedarach - Asia, nat. in trop. America

                          Orchidaceae

                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                            Tribe Coelogyneae

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

                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                            Tribe Collabieae

                            • Phaius tankervilleae - India to East Asia and Pacific
                            • Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific

                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                            Tribe Dendrobieae

                            • Bulbophyllum grandiflorum - Sulawesi to Solomon Is.
                            • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
                            • Dendrobium bifalce - Lesser Sunda Is. to Solomon Is.

                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                            Tribe Malaxideae

                            • Liparis condylobulbon - Taiwan, Indo-China to SW. Pacific

                            Poaceae

                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                              Tribe Paniceae

                              • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                              Tribe Sacchareae

                              • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                              Polygonaceae

                                Subfamily Polygonoideae
                                Tribe Polygoneae

                                • Homalocladium platycladum - Solomon Islands, Papau New Guinea

                                Polypodiaceae

                                  Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                  Rubiaceae

                                    Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                    Tribe Naucleeae

                                    • Nauclea orientalis - Trop. Asia to N. Australia

                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                    Tribe Psychotrieae

                                    • Hydnophytum aff. moseleyanum - Phillipines: Mindanao
                                    • Hydnophytum formicarum - Phillipines: Quezon Province, Luzon W/C
                                    • Hydnophytum formicarum - Thailand
                                    • Hydnophytum formicarum - Papau New Guinea
                                    • Hydnophytum formicarum 'Europa' -
                                    • Hydnophytum longistylum - Solomon Islands: Bougainville Island W/C
                                    • Hydnophytum moseleyanum - New Guinea W/C
                                    • Hydnophytum moseleyanum - Indomalaysia
                                    • Myrmecodia tuberosa - Borneo - Bako National Park
                                    • Myrmecodia tuberosa 'armata' - Malaya
                                    • Myrmecodia tuberosa 'dahlii' - New Guinea
                                    • Squamellaria guppyana - Solomon Islands

                                    Taccaceae

                                    • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific
                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 48 accessions native to Solomon 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 Fri, 09 May 2025 02:08:36 -0400

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