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Collection Holdings native to Cyprus:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Narcisseae

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

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Pancratieae

      • Pancratium maritimum - Canary Is. (Fuerteventura), Medit. to Black Sea coast

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

        Araceae

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Rusceae

            • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran

            Convolvulaceae

              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
              Tribe Convolvuleae

              • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

              Cucurbitaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Bryonieae

                • Ecballium elaterium - Mediterranean and Macaronesia

                Cyperaceae

                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                  Tribe Cariceae

                  • Carex pendula - Europe, North Africa, western Asia
                  • Carex sylvatica - Europe to Iran, NW. Africa

                  Equisetaceae

                  • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                  Fabaceae

                    Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                    Tribe Cassieae

                    • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean basin to Iran
                    • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean region

                    Lamiaceae

                      Subfamily Nepetoideae
                      Tribe Mentheae

                      • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                      Subfamily Viticoideae

                      • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                      Lauraceae

                      • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                      Moraceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Ficeae

                        • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                        Myrtaceae

                          Subfamily Myrtoideae
                          Tribe Myrteae

                          • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                          Nitrariaceae

                          • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                          Oleaceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Oleeae

                            • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                            Pinaceae

                              Subfamily Pinoideae

                              • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                              Primulaceae

                                Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                • Cyclamen cyprium - Cyprus
                                • Cyclamen graecum - s. Greece, Aegean Islands, s. Asia Minor

                                Resedaceae

                                • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                Rosaceae

                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                  Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                  • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                  Rubiaceae

                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                    Tribe Rubieae

                                    • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                    Urticaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Urticeae

                                      • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 27 accessions native to Cyprus

                                      W/C = Wild Collected
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