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Collection Holdings native to Rodrigues:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Asparagaceae

      Subfamily Nolinoideae
      Tribe Dracaeneae

      • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
      • Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia - W. Indian Ocean

      Cyperaceae

        Subfamily Cyperoideae
        Tribe Cypereae

        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

        Flagellariaceae

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

        Poaceae

          Subfamily Panicoideae
          Tribe Paniceae

          • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

          Salvadoraceae

          • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa
          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 7 accessions native to Rodrigues

          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 Thu, 29 May 2025 02:08:34 -0400

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