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Collection Holdings native to Nicobar Is.:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      Subfamily Pothoideae
      Tribe Potheae

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

      Ceratophyllaceae

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

      Costaceae

      • Cheilocostus speciosus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland W/C

      Cyperaceae

        Subfamily Cyperoideae
        Tribe Cypereae

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

        Euphorbiaceae

          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
          Tribe Euphorbieae

          • Euphorbia antiquorum - Pakistan and India to Southeast Asia

          Flagellariaceae

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

          Gnetaceae

          • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
          • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific

          Hypoxidaceae

          • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

          Lamiaceae

            Subfamily Ajugoideae

            • Clerodendrum nutans - Bangladesh to W. Malesia

            Subfamily Nepetoideae
            Tribe Ocimeae

            • Ocimum tenuiflorum - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

            Lecythidaceae

              Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

              Lentibulariaceae

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

              Lythraceae

                Subfamily Lythroideae
                Tribe Nesaeeae

                • Lawsonia inermis - Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia

                Marantaceae

                • Donax canniformis - Taiwan (Lan Yü), Indo-China to W. Pacific W/C

                Moraceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Ficeae

                  • Ficus villosa - Borneo - Mount Kinabalu W/C

                  Musaceae

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

                  Orchidaceae

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Coelogyneae

                    • Pholidota imbricata - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                    • Eulophia andamanensis - Indo-China to N. Sumatera

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                    • Dendrobium anceps - Nepal to Indo-China
                    • Dendrobium plicatile - China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi) to Trop. Asia

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Podochileae

                    • Pinalia bractescens - Trop. Asia

                    Phyllanthaceae

                      Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

                      • Antidesma bunius - India, Malay Arch.

                      Poaceae

                        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

                          Rubiaceae

                            Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                            Tribe Naucleeae

                            • Neolamarckia cadamba - S. China to Trop. Asia

                            Taccaceae

                            • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                            Vitaceae

                              Subfamily Vitoideae

                              • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia

                              Zingiberaceae

                                Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                Tribe Alpinieae

                                • Alpinia nigra - Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan) W/C

                                Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                Tribe Globbeae

                                • Globba marantina - China (S. Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, Queensland (Murray I.) W/C
                                • Globba marantina - China (S. Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, Queensland (Murray I.) W/C

                                Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                Tribe Zingibereae

                                • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 36 accessions native to Nicobar Is.

                                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

                                data regenerated on Mon, 30 Dec 2024 02:08:28 -0500

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