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Collection Holdings from Western Indian Ocean:

Includes:

  1. ALD: Aldabra
  2. CGS: Chagos Archipelago
  3. COM: Comoros
  4. MAU: Mauritius
  5. MCI: Mozambique Channel Is.
  6. MDG: Madagascar
  7. REU: Reunion
  8. ROD: Rodrigues
  9. SEY: Seychelles

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Hypoestes phyllostachya - Madagascar

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Amaryllideae

      • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

      Anacardiaceae

        Subfamily Spondiadoideae

        • Operculicarya decaryi - Madagascar

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Malouetieae

          • Pachypodium horombense - SC Madagascar
          • Pachypodium lamerei - Madagascar
          • Pachypodium rosulatum - Madagascar

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Asclepiadeae

          • Cynanchum grandidieri - Madagascar W/C
          • Cynanchum marnierianum - Madagascar
          • Cynanchum pachycladon - Madagascar
          • Cynanchum verrucosum - Madagascar

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia albisepta - DR Congo to Kenya, Madagascar W/C
          • Stapelianthus madagascariensis - southwestern Madagascar

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Marsdenieae

          • Marsdenia floribunda - Madagascar

          Subfamily Periplocoideae
          Tribe Cryptolepideae

          • Cryptostegia grandiflora - Madagascar and eastern Africa

          Aponogetonaceae

          • Aponogeton madagascariensis - Comoros, Madagascar

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Colocasieae

            • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Pothoideae
            Tribe Potheae

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

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

              Arecaceae

                Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
                Tribe Ceroxyleae

                • Ravenea rivularis - SW Madagascar

                Asparagaceae

                  Subfamily Nolinoideae
                  Tribe Dracaeneae

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

                  Asphodelaceae

                    Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                    • Aloe albiflora - Madagascar
                    • Aloe bakeri - se Madagascar
                    • Aloe berevoana - W. Madagascar W/C
                    • Aloe descoingsii - S. Madagascar
                    • Aloe parvula - C. Madagascar
                    • Aloe rauhii - Madagascar

                    Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                    • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                    Begoniaceae

                    • Begonia salaziensis - Réunion, Mauritius

                    Bignoniaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Coleeae

                      • Phyllarthron bernierianum - S. Madagascar W/C

                      Cactaceae

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Rhipsalideae

                        • Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. horrida - Madagascar (endemic)

                        Celastraceae

                        • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                        Colchicaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Colchiceae

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

                          Convolvulaceae

                            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                            Tribe Ipomoeeae

                            • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                            Crassulaceae

                              Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                              Tribe Kalanchoeae

                              • Kalanchoe beauverdii - Madagascar (endemic)
                              • Kalanchoe beharensis - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe blossfeldiana - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe daigremontiana - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe delagoensis - southern Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri - northwest Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe manginii - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe millotii - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe orgyalis - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe pinnata - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe pumila - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe synsepala - Madagascar
                              • Kalanchoe tomentosa - Madagascar

                              Cucurbitaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Zanonieae

                                • Xerosicyos danguyi - sw Madagascar
                                • Xerosicyos perrieri - Madagascar

                                Cyperaceae

                                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                  Tribe Cypereae

                                  • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                                  • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                                  • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                  Tribe Eleocharideae

                                  • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                  Didiereaceae

                                  • Alluaudia ascendens - southwest Madagascar W/C
                                  • Alluaudia comosa - Madagascar
                                  • Alluaudia dumosa - se Madagascar W/C
                                  • Alluaudia humbertii - Madagascar
                                  • Alluaudia montagnacii - Madagascar (Itampolo)
                                  • Alluaudia procera - Madagascar
                                  • Decarya madagascariensis - sw Madagascar
                                  • Didierea trollii - southwest Madagascar

                                  Dioscoreaceae

                                  • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                                  Droseraceae

                                  • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C

                                  Ebenaceae

                                  • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                                  Equisetaceae

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

                                  Euphorbiaceae

                                    Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                                    Tribe Euphorbieae

                                    • Euphorbia alluaudii ssp. oncoclada - SC. & S. Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia beharensis - southern Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia beharensis var. guillemetii - Fort Dauphin area, Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia croizatii - S. Madagascar (N. of Behara)
                                    • Euphorbia cylindrifolia - Madagascar: Fort-Dauphin area
                                    • Euphorbia decaryi - SE Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia didiereoides - Madagascar: Zazafotsy/Zomandao area
                                    • Euphorbia enterophora - S-C Madagascar (N of Ihosy)
                                    • Euphorbia francoisii - Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia leuconeura - Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia milii var. splendens - Central Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia platyclada - SE Madagascar
                                    • Euphorbia stenoclada - Madagascar, Mozambique Channel Is. (Europa I.)
                                    • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                    Fabaceae

                                      Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

                                      • Delonix regia - Madagascar

                                      Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                      Tribe Detarieae

                                      • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                      Flagellariaceae

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

                                      Goodeniaceae

                                      • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America
                                      • Scaevola taccada - Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands

                                      Lecythidaceae

                                        Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                        Lentibulariaceae

                                        • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                        • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                        Loganiaceae

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

                                        Lycopodiaceae

                                          Subfamily Huperzioideae

                                          • Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Indomalaysia
                                          • Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides - Peninsular Malaysia, Queensland

                                          Malpighiaceae

                                          • Microsteira sp. - Madagascar: Toliara Province W/C

                                          Malvaceae

                                            Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                            Tribe Adansonieae

                                            • Adansonia grandidieri - Madagascar
                                            • Adansonia za - Madagascar

                                            Subfamily Dombeyoideae
                                            Tribe Dombeyeae

                                            • Dombeya wallichii - E. Afr. & Madagascar

                                            Subfamily Malvoideae
                                            Tribe Gossypieae

                                            • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

                                            Subfamily Malvoideae
                                            Tribe Hibisceae

                                            • Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa
                                            • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                            Melastomataceae

                                              Subfamily Melastomatoideae
                                              Tribe Miconieae

                                              • Medinilla sedifolia - Madagascar (endemic)

                                              Menyanthaceae

                                              • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                              Moraceae

                                                Subfamily
                                                Tribe Ficeae

                                                • Ficus menabeensis - Madagascar - widely distributed, but most common in SW areas

                                                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 Dendrobieae

                                                    • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Vandeae

                                                    • Microterangis hariotiana - Comoros
                                                    • Angraecum sesquipedale - Madagascar - Fort Dauphin to Antalaha
                                                    • Jumellea arachnantha - Comoros, EC. Madagascar

                                                    Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                    Tribe Vanilleae

                                                    • Vanilla phalaenopsis - Seychelles

                                                    Pandanaceae

                                                    • Pandanus pygmaeus - N. & E. Madagascar (endemic)

                                                    Pedaliaceae

                                                    • Uncarina grandidieri - Madagascar
                                                    • Uncarina ihlenfeldtiana - Madagascar

                                                    Poaceae

                                                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                      Tribe Paniceae

                                                      • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                      Tribe Sacchareae

                                                      • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                                      Polypodiaceae

                                                        Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                        Subfamily Platycerioideae

                                                        • Platycerium alcicorne - Madagascar W/C
                                                        • Platycerium alcicorne - Madagascar W/C
                                                        • Platycerium madagascariense - Madagascar
                                                        • Platycerium quadridichotomum - Madagascar

                                                        Primulaceae

                                                          Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                          • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                          Pteridaceae

                                                            Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                            • Actiniopteris semiflabellata - eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
                                                            • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                            Rubiaceae

                                                              Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                              Tribe Vanguerieae

                                                              • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                                              Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                              Tribe Hedyotideae

                                                              • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                                                              Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                              Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                              • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                              Salvadoraceae

                                                              • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                              Scrophulariaceae

                                                                Subfamily
                                                                Tribe Buddlejeae

                                                                • Buddleja indica - Madagascar

                                                                Solanaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                  Tribe Physaleae

                                                                  • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                  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 Leeoideae

                                                                    • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma
                                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 132 accessions native to Western Indian Ocean

                                                                    W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                    = Currently Flowering
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