Collection Holdings native to Bolivia:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Aphelandra aurantiaca
- Mexico to northern South America
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Fittonia albivenis
- Colombia to Peru
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Hippeastrum mandonii
- Bolivia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv.
- tropical Americas
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron angustisectum
- Colombia to Bolivia
- Philodendron bipinnatifidum
- SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Philodendron brandtianum
- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
- Philodendron ornatum
- Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron pedatum
- S. Trop. America
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
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Monstera dubia
- tropical Central and South America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium gracile
- Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
- Aristolochia ringens
- northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Clytostoma callistegioides
- Southern Brazil, Argentina.
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus'
- Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Deuterocohnia brevifolia
- Bolivia and northwest Argentina
Subfamily Puyoideae
- Puya laxa
- Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
- Puya mirabilis
- Bolivia to NW. Argentina
W/C
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
- Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Gymnocalycium pflanzii
- Bolivia and Argentina
W/C
- Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha
- Bolivia and northern Argentina
- Echinopsis subdenudata
- Bolivia
- Oreocereus cf. celsianus
- arid western South America
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- central & south America
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Rhipsalis lorentziana
- Bolivia
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Trichocereeae
- Yungasocereus inquisivensis
- Bolivia
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
Subfamily Pereskioideae
Tribe Pereskieae
- Pereskia sacharosa
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna jaegeriana
- Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
- Canna liliiflora
- SE. Peru to Bolivia
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Cochliostema odoratissimum
- C. & W. South America
- Tripogandra multiflora
- Mexico to NW. Argentina, Jamaica, Tobago
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
Costaceae
- Costus aff. guanaiensis
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus scaber
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Dimerocostus strobilaceus
- C. & S. Trop. America
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- S. Trop. America
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Cavendishia bracteata
- southern Mexico to Bolivia
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta
- W. South America to Brazil
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Micrandreae
- Hevea brasiliensis
- South America
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Rhynchosia phaseoloides
- South America
- Erythrina crista-galli
- S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia rostrata
- Peru, Ecuador
- Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican
- southern Tropical America
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
- Couroupita guianensis
- C. & S. Trop. America
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Banisteriopsis caapi
- tropical South America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- Ceiba speciosa
- Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Marantaceae
- Calathea aff. micans
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Calathea variegata
- Trinidad to S. Trop. America
W/C
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum
- Colombia, Ecuador
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Chondrodendron tomentosum
- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia
Metaxyaceae
- Metaxya rostrata
- Mexico to South America
W/C
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Eugenia uniflora
- E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Plinia cauliflora
- Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Maxillaria pachyphylla
- Bolivia, southern Brazil
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Acianthera aphthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Acianthera casapensis
- Venezuela to W. South America
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- Myoxanthus affinis
- W. South America
- Pleurothallis nuda
- W. South America to N. Venezuela
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis triangularis
- South America
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Piper arboreum
- South 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
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Portulacaceae
- Portulaca eruca
- Argentina: Sierra Grande, Cordoba
W/C
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Capsiceae
- Lycianthes asarifolia
- South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Juanulloeae
- Juanulloa aurantiaca
- South America
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth 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 alata
- Mexico to Columbia, Brazil
W/C = Wild Collected
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