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Collection Holdings native to Comoros:

Aponogetonaceae

  • Aponogeton madagascariensis - Comoros, Madagascar

Araceae

    Subfamily Aroideae
    Tribe Pisteae

    • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

    Subfamily Pothoideae
    Tribe Potheae

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

    Cyperaceae

      Subfamily Cyperoideae
      Tribe Cypereae

      • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

      Ebenaceae

      • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

      Euphorbiaceae

        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
        Tribe Euphorbieae

        • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

        Lecythidaceae

          Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

          Malvaceae

            Subfamily Malvoideae
            Tribe Gossypieae

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

            Nymphaeaceae

            • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

            Orchidaceae

              Subfamily Epidendroideae
              Tribe Vandeae

              • Microterangis hariotiana - Comoros
              • Jumellea arachnantha - Comoros, EC. Madagascar

              Polypodiaceae

                Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                Rubiaceae

                  Subfamily Rubioideae
                  Tribe Hedyotideae

                  • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                  Subfamily Rubioideae
                  Tribe Psychotrieae

                  • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                  Salvadoraceae

                  • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                  Taccaceae

                  • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                  Vitaceae

                    Subfamily Leeoideae

                    • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma
                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 17 accessions native to Comoros

                    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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