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80 Collection Holdings native to Brazil West-Central:

Alismataceae

  • Echinodorus grisebachii - Trop. America

Anacardiaceae

    Subfamily Anacardioideae

    • Anacardium occidentale - northeastern Brazil

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
      Tribe Asclepiadeae

      • Asclepias curassavica - Trop. America

      Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
      Tribe Plumerieae

      • Allamanda cathartica - South America
      • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

      Araceae

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Caladieae

        • Syngonium podophyllum - Mex. to Panama
        • Syngonium vellozianum - northern South America

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Dieffenbachieae

        • Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Philodendreae

        • Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America

        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

        Subfamily Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Aristolochiaceae

          Subfamily Aristolchioideae
          Tribe Aristolochieae

          • Aristolochia gigantea - Panama
          • Aristolochia littoralis - Brazil
          • Aristolochia ringens - northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Heliantheae

            • Sphagneticola trilobata - West Indies, central America and northern South America

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Bignonieae

              • 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)
                • Ananas comosus - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
                • Billbergia magnifica - Brazil, Paraguay
                • Billbergia porteana - Brazil to Paraguay

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Cactoideae
                  Tribe Phyllocacteae

                  • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C

                  Subfamily Pereskioideae
                  Tribe Pereskieae

                  • Pereskia sacharosa - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

                  Cannaceae

                  • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Cresseae

                    • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                    Cyperaceae

                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                      Tribe Cypereae

                      • Kyllinga brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                      Dioscoreaceae

                      • Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America

                      Droseraceae

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

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum bogotense - San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina
                      • Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
                      • Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
                      • Equisetum bogotense - Columbia, Medellin

                      Euphorbiaceae

                        Subfamily Crotonoideae
                        Tribe Jatropheae

                        • Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America

                        Subfamily Crotonoideae
                        Tribe Manihoteae

                        • Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
                        • Manihot grahamii - Brazil, Argentina

                        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

                          Iridaceae

                            Subfamily Iridoideae
                            Tribe Mariceae

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

                            Lentibulariaceae

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

                            Malpighiaceae

                            • Stigmaphyllon ciliatum - tropical America

                            Malvaceae

                              Subfamily Bombacoideae
                              Tribe Adansonieae

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

                              Marantaceae

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

                              Menispermaceae

                                Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                • Chondrodendron tomentosum - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia

                                Myrtaceae

                                  Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                  Tribe Myrteae

                                  • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                  Nyctaginaceae

                                  • Bougainvillea spectabilis - Brazil

                                  Orchidaceae

                                    Subfamily Cypripedioideae
                                    Tribe Phragmipedieae

                                    • Phragmipedium longifolium - Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)

                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                    • Xylobium variegatum - S. Trop. America
                                    • Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                    Tribe Epidendreae

                                    • Encyclia advena - Brazil
                                    • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America

                                    Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                    Tribe Cranchideae

                                    • Cladobium graminifolium -

                                    Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                    Tribe Vanilleae

                                    • Vanilla pompona - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

                                    Passifloraceae

                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                      • Passiflora amethystina - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.
                                      • Passiflora coriacea - Mexico to Bolivia

                                      Phytolaccaceae

                                      • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                      Piperaceae

                                        Subfamily Piperoideae

                                        • Peperomia obtusifolia - tropical America and S. Florida
                                        • Peperomia serpens - Mexico to South America
                                        • Piper arboreum - South America

                                        Poaceae

                                          Subfamily Panicoideae
                                          Tribe Paniceae

                                          • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                          Pontederiaceae

                                          • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                          Rubiaceae

                                            Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                            Tribe Cinchoneae

                                            • Manettia luteorubra - eastern Brazil

                                            Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                            Tribe Gardenieae

                                            • Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America

                                            Subfamily Rubioideae
                                            Tribe Coussareeae

                                            • Coccocypselum cordifolium - Costa Rica
                                            • Coccocypselum hirsutum - tropical America

                                            Subfamily Rubioideae
                                            Tribe Psychotrieae

                                            • Carapichea ipecacuanha - Nicaragua to Brazil

                                            Salviniaceae

                                            • Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America

                                            Solanaceae

                                              Subfamily Nicotianoideae

                                              • Nicotiana glauca - s. Bolivia, n. Argentina

                                              Urticaceae

                                                Subfamily
                                                Tribe Urticeae

                                                • Urera baccifera - American tropics and into the subtropics

                                                Verbenaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Petreae

                                                  • Petrea volubilis - Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
                                                  W/C = Wild Collected

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