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Collection Holdings native to Zimbabwe:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Nerine krigei - Zimbabwe to Northern Prov. W/C
    • Nerine laticoma - S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Haemantheae

    • Scadoxus puniceus - Ethiopia to S. Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Apioideae
      Tribe Heteromorpheae

      • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Subfamily Saniculoideae
      Tribe Steganotaenieae

      • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Ceropegieae

        • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
        • Huernia zebrina -
        • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

        Subfamily Periplocoideae
        Tribe Periploceae

        • Mondia whitei - tropical western Africa

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Carisseae

        • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
        • Carissa macrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

        • Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

          • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
          • Zamioculcas zamiifolia - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

          Araliaceae

            Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

            • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Agavoideae
              Tribe Anthericeae

              • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
              • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

              Subfamily Asparagoideae

              • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Dracaeneae

              • Dracaena aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
              • Dracaena angolensis - Angola
              • Dracaena angolensis - Angola, Zambia
              • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
              • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
              • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa
              • Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                • Aloe globuligemma - Zimbabwe to Mpumalanga W/C
                • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa

                Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                Bignoniaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Tecomeae

                  • Kigelia africana - tropical Africa

                  Caryophyllaceae

                    Subfamily Paronychioideae
                    Tribe Paronychieae

                    • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                    Celastraceae

                    • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                    Colchicaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Colchiceae

                      • Gloriosa modesta - Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                      • Gloriosa superba - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

                      Combretaceae

                        Subfamily Combretoideae
                        Tribe Combreteae

                        • Combretum molle - Africa

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Ipomoeeae

                          • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                          Costaceae

                          • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                          • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                          Crassulaceae

                            Subfamily Crassuloideae

                            • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province

                            Cucurbitaceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Benincaseae

                              • Lagenaria siceraria - Zimbabwe

                              Cupressaceae

                                Subfamily Callitroideae

                                • Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa

                                Curtisiaceae

                                • Curtisia dentata - E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa

                                Cyperaceae

                                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                  Tribe Cypereae

                                  • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.

                                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                  Tribe Eleocharideae

                                  • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                  Dioscoreaceae

                                  • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia
                                  • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                  Droseraceae

                                  • Drosera dielsiana - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                  Ebenaceae

                                  • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                                  Equisetaceae

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

                                  Euphorbiaceae

                                    Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                                    Tribe Euphorbieae

                                    • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                    Fabaceae

                                      Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                      Tribe Detarieae

                                      • Schotia brachypetala - Africa to India / Pakistan
                                      • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                      Subfamily Faboideae
                                      Tribe Podalyrieae

                                      • Calpurnia aurea - South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia

                                      Iridaceae

                                        Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                        • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                        Subfamily Crocoideae

                                        • Hesperantha coccinea - South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal

                                        Lamiaceae

                                          Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                          Tribe Ocimeae

                                          • Plectranthus neochilus - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                                          • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                          Lentibulariaceae

                                          • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                                          • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                          • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                          Loganiaceae

                                          • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                                          Malpighiaceae

                                          • Acridocarpus natalitius - southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique

                                          Malvaceae

                                            Subfamily Grewioideae
                                            Tribe Grewieae

                                            • Grewia occidentalis - South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique

                                            Marantaceae

                                            • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                            Meliaceae

                                              Subfamily Melioideae
                                              Tribe Turraeeae

                                              • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                              Menyanthaceae

                                              • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                              Myrothamnaceae

                                              • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                              Myrtaceae

                                                Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
                                                Tribe Heteropyxideae

                                                • Heteropyxis natalensis - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                                Nymphaeaceae

                                                • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                                Oleaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Oleeae

                                                  • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                                  Orchidaceae

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                    • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                                    • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                    • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
                                                    • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                                                    Passifloraceae

                                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                                      • Adenia repanda - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                      Poaceae

                                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                        Tribe Paniceae

                                                        • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                        Polypodiaceae

                                                          Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                          • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                                                          Primulaceae

                                                            Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                            • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                            Pteridaceae

                                                              Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                              • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                              Rubiaceae

                                                                Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                                Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                                • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                                Rutaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                                  Tribe Citreae

                                                                  • Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                                  Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                                  • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                                  Salicaceae

                                                                  • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                                  Salvadoraceae

                                                                  • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                                  Solanaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                    Tribe Physaleae

                                                                    • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                    Strelitziaceae

                                                                    • Strelitzia nicolai - E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana

                                                                    Taccaceae

                                                                    • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                                    Tectariaceae

                                                                    • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                                    Thymelaeaceae

                                                                    • Dais cotinifolia - Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape

                                                                    Vitaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                                      • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                                      • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa

                                                                      Zingiberaceae

                                                                        Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                        Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                        • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C

                                                                        Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                                        Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                                        • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

                                                                        Zygophyllaceae

                                                                          Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                                          • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 99 accessions native to Zimbabwe

                                                                          W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                                          = accession added within past 90 days

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