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Collection Holdings native to China Southeast:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Actinidiaceae

  • Actinidia deliciosa - China

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris aurea - China, Taiwan, Burma
    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Narcisseae

    • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

    Annonaceae

      Subfamily Annonoideae
      Tribe Xylopieae

      • Artabotrys hexapetalus - India

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Apocyneae

          • Beaumontia grandiflora - Nepal to China (S. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) and Indo-China
          • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Marsdenieae

          • Hoya carnosa - S. China, Japan, Taiwan

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Colocasieae

            • Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
            • Colocasia gigantea cv. Thailand Giant - S. China to W. Malesia

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Thomsonieae

            • Amorphophallus dunnii - se China - Hong Kong
            • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
            • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - N. Thailand, Laos, N. Vietnam, China:Yunnan
            • Amorphophallus yunnanensis - S. China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou) to N. Indo-China

            Subfamily Lasioideae

            • Lasia spinosa - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia W/C

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Aralioideae

              • Eleutherococcus nodiflorus - China to Taiwan, S. Korea

              Asparagaceae

                Subfamily Agavoideae
                Tribe Anemarrheneae

                • Anemarrhena asphodeloides - Mongolia to China

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Convallarieae

                • Aspidistra tonkinensis - S. China to N. Vietnam W/C
                • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Ophiopogoneae

                • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
                • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea
                • Peliosanthes macrostegia - Assam to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia W/C

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                  • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar
                  • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

                  Asteraceae

                    Subfamily Asteroideae
                    Tribe Senecioneae

                    • Gynura bicolor - China, Thailand, and Myanmar
                    • Farfugium japonicum - China, Japan, Korea

                    Subfamily Carduoideae
                    Tribe Cardueae

                    • Atractylodes macrocephala - China

                    Begoniaceae

                    • Begonia ferox - southwestern Guangxi, China
                    • Begonia grandis - China
                    • Begonia rex 'Red Bull' - Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan, Guangxi)

                    Blechnaceae

                      Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                      • Woodwardia unigemmata - eastern Asia

                      Brassicaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Isatideae

                        • Isatis tinctoria - Eurasia W/C

                        Caprifoliaceae

                          Subfamily Caprifolioideae

                          • Heptacodium miconioides - China (Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang)

                          Caryophyllaceae

                            Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                            Tribe Sileneae

                            • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                            Ceratophyllaceae

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

                            Chloranthaceae

                            • Chloranthus spicatus - China, Thailand

                            Clethraceae

                            • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                            Costaceae

                            • Cheilocostus speciosus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland W/C
                            • Costus tonkinensis - S. China to N. Vietnam

                            Cupressaceae

                              Subfamily Cupressoideae

                              • Cupressus vietnamensis - N. Vietnam to China (N. Guangxi)
                              • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                              Cyperaceae

                                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                Tribe Cypereae

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

                                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                Tribe Eleocharideae

                                • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                Daphniphyllaceae

                                • Daphniphyllum macropodum - S. China to SC. & S. Japan

                                Dioscoreaceae

                                • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                                Droseraceae

                                • Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - SE. China to Japan and New Zealand W/C

                                Ebenaceae

                                • Diospyros kaki - Assam to C. & S. China and Taiwan

                                Elaeagnaceae

                                • Elaeagnus pungens - China and Japan

                                Ephedraceae

                                • Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China

                                Equisetaceae

                                • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                                • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                                Eucommiaceae

                                • Eucommia ulmoides - China

                                Euphorbiaceae

                                  Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                  Tribe Aleuritideae

                                  • Aleurites moluccanus - China, Phillipines

                                  Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                  Tribe Crotoneae

                                  • Croton congestus - China

                                  Fabaceae

                                    Subfamily Faboideae
                                    Tribe Desmodieae

                                    • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                                    Flagellariaceae

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

                                    Gesneriaceae

                                      Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                                      Tribe Trichosporeae

                                      • Lysionotus pauciflorus - China

                                      Ginkgoaceae

                                      • Ginkgo biloba - S. China
                                      • Ginkgo biloba - S. China

                                      Gnetaceae

                                      • Gnetum montanum - Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China

                                      Goodeniaceae

                                      • Scaevola taccada - Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands

                                      Helwingiaceae

                                      • Helwingia chinensis - C. China to N. Myanmar
                                      • Helwingia chinensis - China, Japan

                                      Hypericaceae

                                      • Hypericum perforatum - temperate Europe & Asia

                                      Hypoxidaceae

                                      • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                                      Lamiaceae

                                        Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                        Tribe Ocimeae

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

                                        Lentibulariaceae

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

                                        Linaceae

                                        • Reinwardtia indica - northern India and China

                                        Lowiaceae

                                        • Orchidantha chinensis - China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
                                        • Orchidantha chinensis - China (Guangdong, Guangxi) W/C

                                        Lygodiaceae

                                        • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                                        Lythraceae

                                          Subfamily Lythroideae
                                          Tribe Nesaeeae

                                          • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                                          Magnoliaceae

                                            Subfamily Magnolioideae

                                            • Magnolia figo - SE. China, Korea (Jeju-do)

                                            Malvaceae

                                              Subfamily Malvoideae
                                              Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                              Subfamily Malvoideae
                                              Tribe Hibisceae

                                              • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                              Marantaceae

                                              • Phrynium imbricatum - E. India to Hainan W/C

                                              Meliaceae

                                                Subfamily Melioideae
                                                Tribe Melieae

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

                                                Menispermaceae

                                                  Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                                  Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                                  • Stephania japonica - India, China, Phillipines to Japan

                                                  Menyanthaceae

                                                  • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                                  Moraceae

                                                    Subfamily
                                                    Tribe Moreae

                                                    • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                                    Musaceae

                                                    • Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Tanzania (Pemba), Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                    • Musa basjoo - S. China

                                                    Oleaceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Fontanesieae

                                                      • Fontanesia fortunei - C. & S. China

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                                      • Osmanthus fragrans - Himalaya to S. Japan

                                                      Orchidaceae

                                                        Subfamily Cypripedioideae
                                                        Tribe Cypripedieae

                                                        • Paphiopedilum villosum - Assam to S. China and Indo-China

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Arethuseae

                                                        • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Coelogyneae

                                                        • Coelogyne flaccida - Nepal to China (Yunnan to NW. Guangxi)

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Collabieae

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

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                        • Cymbidium aloifolium - Himalaya to W. Malesia
                                                        • Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin' - Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia
                                                        • Cymbidium ensifolium - Indo-China to Temp. E. Asia and Philippines (Luzon)

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                        • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                        • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                        • Dendrobium aphyllum - Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia
                                                        • Dendrobium densiflorum - C. Himalaya to Hainan
                                                        • Dendrobium lindleyi - E. Himalaya to S. China
                                                        • Dendrobium lindleyi - E. Himalaya to S. China
                                                        • Dendrobium moniliforme - Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia
                                                        • Dendrobium plicatile - China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. Asia

                                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                        Tribe Vandeae

                                                        • Neofinetia falcata - China to Temp. E. Asia
                                                        • Renanthera coccinea - S. China to Indo-China

                                                        Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                                        Tribe Cranichideae

                                                        • Ludisia discolor - S. China to Sumatera and Philippines

                                                        Oxalidaceae

                                                        • Biophytum sensitivum - Tropical Africa and Asia

                                                        Pentaphylacaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Freziereae

                                                          • Cleyera japonica - Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India

                                                          Phyllanthaceae

                                                            Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

                                                            • Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.

                                                            Subfamily Phyllanthoideae
                                                            Tribe Phyllantheae

                                                            • Sauropus androgynus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

                                                            Poaceae

                                                              Subfamily Oryzoideae
                                                              Tribe Oryzeae

                                                              • Oryza sativa - Wild Type from Seed

                                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                              Tribe Paniceae

                                                              • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                              Tribe Sacchareae

                                                              • Coix lacryma-jobi - Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia
                                                              • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                                              Polypodiaceae

                                                                Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                                • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
                                                                • Microsorum steerei - Thailand, southern China, Vietnam

                                                                Primulaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                                  • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                                  Pteridaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                                    • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                                    Ranunculaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                                      Tribe Anemoneae

                                                                      • Anemone scabiosa - China

                                                                      Rosaceae

                                                                        Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                                        Tribe Potentilleae

                                                                        • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                                                                        Rubiaceae

                                                                          Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                                          Tribe Naucleeae

                                                                          • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                          Tribe Gardenieae

                                                                          • Gardenia jasminoides -
                                                                          • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)

                                                                          Rutaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                                            Tribe Citreae

                                                                            • Citrus japonica Nagami - China

                                                                            Sapindaceae

                                                                              Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                                              • Dimocarpus longan - China & Malaysia
                                                                              • Litchi chinensis - southern China, also found throughout tropical Indomalaysia

                                                                              Saururaceae

                                                                              • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                                              Saxifragaceae

                                                                              • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                                              • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                                              Taccaceae

                                                                              • Tacca chantrieri - Assam to S. China and Pen. Malaysia

                                                                              Theaceae

                                                                                Subfamily Theeae

                                                                                • Camellia lutchuensis - Japan - Ryu Kyu

                                                                                Typhaceae

                                                                                • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                                                • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                                                Urticaceae

                                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                                  Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                                                  • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                                                  Zingiberaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                                    Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                                    • Alpinia galanga - S. China to W. & C. Malesia W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia kwangsiensis - S. China
                                                                                    • Alpinia maclurei - S. China to Vietnam
                                                                                    • Alpinia oblongifolia - S. China to Indo-China, Taiwan
                                                                                    • Alpinia pumila - S. China
                                                                                    • Alpinia roxburghii - E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia W/C
                                                                                    • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia
                                                                                    • Wurfbainia testacea - S. China to Pen. Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah)

                                                                                    Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                                                    Tribe Zingibereae

                                                                                    • Hedychium coccineum - Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi) W/C
                                                                                    • Hedychium coronarium - tropical southeastern Asia
                                                                                    • Hedychium forrestii - C. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China W/C
                                                                                    • Hedychium yunnanense - China (Yunnan, Guangxi) to Vietnam W/C
                                                                                    • Kaempferia rotunda - Indian Subcontinent to S. China W/C
                                                                                    • Stahlianthus involucratus - Darjiling to S. China W/C
                                                                                    • Stahlianthus involucratus - Darjiling to S. China
                                                                                    • Zingiber corallinum - SE. China to Indo-China W/C
                                                                                    • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 154 accessions native to China Southeast

                                                                                    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

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