Collection Holdings native to Peru:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Aphelandra aurantiaca
- Mexico to northern South America
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Fittonia albivenis
- Colombia to Peru
- Pachystachys lutea
- South America
- Streblacanthus amoenus
- Peru
Alstroemeriaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Alstroemerieae
- Alstroemeria pulchella
- Peru to C. Chile
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Eucharideae
- Eucharis candida
- Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Zephyranthes rosea
- Colombia to Peru
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae
- Rauhia multiflora
- Peru (Cajamarca)
W/C
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
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv.
- tropical Americas
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron grazielae
- northern Brazil, Colombia, Peru
- Philodendron ornatum
- Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron panduriforme
- S. Trop. America
- Philodendron verrucosum
- Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Taccarum weddellianum
- WC. Brazil to Paraguay
Subfamily Lasioideae
- Dracontium spruceanum
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Spirodela punctata
- Trop. America to C. Chile
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Spathiphylleae
- Spathiphyllum floribundum
- Colombia to NW. Venezuela and N. Peru
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium gracile
- Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium luxurians
- Colombia, Peru
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- 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
Subfamily Barnesioideae
Tribe Barnedesieae
- Barnadesia dombeyana
- Peru
Basellaceae
Subfamily Anredereae
- Anredera baselloides
- Ecuador & Peru
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Boraginaceae
Subfamily Heliotropioideae
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Aechmea chantinii
- Venezuela, Amazonian Peru
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Fosterella penduliflora
- Peru
- Pitcairnia heterophylla
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia caerulea
- Peru, Ecuador
- Tillandsia heteromorpha
- Peru
- Tillandsia purpurea
- Atacama desert / coastal Peru
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia stellifera
- Peru
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
- Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Browningia hertlingianus
- Peru
- Cleistocactus fieldianus
- Peru
W/C
- Espostoa ritteri
- Rio Maranon, Peru
W/C
- Espostoa senilis
- Peru, Ancash
- Haageocereus chryseus
- Peru
W/C
- Matucana calliantha
- Peru
- Matucana madisoniorum
- Peru
- Weberbauerocereus rauhii
- Peru - Nazca Valley
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Neoraimondia arequipensis
- Peru
W/C
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- central & south America
W/C
- Selenicereus wittii
- Brazil
W/C
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae
- Cumulopuntia sphaerica
- Andes: Peru to central Chile
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna jaegeriana
- Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
- Canna liliiflora
- SE. Peru to Bolivia
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana
- northern South America
W/C
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Tripogandra multiflora
- Mexico to NW. Argentina, Jamaica, Tobago
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium
- Europe, Asia, North America
Costaceae
- Costus aff. guanaiensis
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus asplundii
- S. Colombia to Peru
- Costus lasius
- C. & S. Trop. America
- Costus productus
- S. Colombia, Peru
- Costus scaber
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus vargasii
- Peru
- Dimerocostus strobilaceus
- C. & S. Trop. America
- Monocostus uniflorus
- northern Peru
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
- Ludovia integrifolia
- Nicaragua to Peru
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- S. Trop. America
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- Mexico, Mesoamerica
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Cavendishia bracteata
- southern Mexico to Bolivia
- Ceratostema rauhii
- Peru
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae
- Dalechampia spathulata
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta
- W. South America to Brazil
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Micrandreae
- Hevea brasiliensis
- South America
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Rhynchosia phaseoloides
- South America
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
Gnetaceae
- Gnetum urens
- southern tropical America
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia rostrata
- Peru, Ecuador
- Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican
- southern Tropical America
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
- Salvia discolor
- Peru
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
- Couroupita guianensis
- C. & S. Trop. America
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Loasaceae
Subfamily Loasoideae
Tribe Loaseae
- Presliophytum heucherifolium
- Peru
W/C
Malpighiaceae
- Banisteriopsis caapi
- tropical South America
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba speciosa
- Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Gossypium barbadense
- Peru, though widely cultivated elsewhere
Marantaceae
- Calathea aff. micans
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Calathea metallica
- Colombia to Peru and N. Brazil
- Calathea variegata
- Trinidad to S. Trop. America
W/C
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum
- Colombia, Ecuador
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Sonerileae
- Monolena primuliflora
- Ecuador, Peru
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Chondrodendron tomentosum
- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia
Metaxyaceae
- Metaxya rostrata
- Mexico to South America
W/C
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva
- central and south America
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Cypripedioideae
Tribe Phragmipedieae
- Phragmipedium besseae
- Ecuador, Peru
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata
- Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Gongora scaphephorus
- Ecuador to Peru
- Stanhopea grandiflora
- tropical South America
- Stanhopea jenischiana
- Colombia to NW. Venezuela and S. Ecuador
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Cattleya luteola
- Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Acianthera casapensis
- Venezuela to W. South America
- Myoxanthus affinis
- W. South America
- Pleurothallis nuda
- W. South America to N. Venezuela
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes
- Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla pompona
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis teneriensis
- Peru
- Oxalis triangularis
- South America
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
- Passiflora trifasciata
- Peruvian Amazon
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
- Trichostigma peruvianum
- Peruvian Andes
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia dolabriformis
- Peru
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Piper arboreum
- South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
- Stenotaphrum secundatum
- SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Polygonaceae
Subfamily Eriogonoideae
- Antigonon leptopus
- Mexico & central America
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Posoquerieae
- Posoqueria longiflora
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Salviniaceae
- Azolla caroliniana
- Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Capsiceae
- Lycianthes asarifolia
- South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Juanulloeae
- Juanulloa aurantiaca
- South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Solaneae
- Jaltomata quipuscoae
- Peru: Arequipa (endemic)
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Tropaeolaceae
- Tropaeolum majus - Peru
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lecantheae
- Pilea nummulariifolia
- West Indies, South America
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus alata
- Mexico to Columbia, Brazil
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
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