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Collection Holdings native to Tonga:

Cyperaceae

    Subfamily Cyperoideae
    Tribe Eleocharideae

    • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

    Malvaceae

      Subfamily Malvoideae
      Tribe Hibisceae

      • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

      Orchidaceae

        Subfamily Epidendroideae
        Tribe Collabieae

        • Phaius tankervilleae - India to East Asia and Pacific
        • Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific

        Poaceae

          Subfamily Panicoideae
          Tribe Paniceae

          • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

          Taccaceae

          • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific
          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 6 accessions native to Tonga

          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, 12 May 2025 02:08:39 -0400

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