Collection Holdings from Arabian Peninsula:
Includes:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Ruttya fruticosa
- E. Tropical Africa
Aizoaceae
Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Ruschieae
- Delosperma sawdahense
- Saudi Arabia
W/C
Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
- Heteromorpha arborescens
- tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
- Adenium obesum
- Socotra
- Nerium oleander
- broad area Morocco to southern China
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
- Edithcolea grandis
- East Africa and Horn of Africa
- Pachycymbium decaisneanum
- Morocco to Sudan
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae
- Sauromatum venosum
- Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Remusatia vivipara
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Arecaceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae
- Phoenix dactylifera
- w. Asia, n. Africa
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Leopoldia longipes
- C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe rivierei
- SW. Arabian Pen.
Burseraceae
- Commiphora gileadensis
- Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Paronychioideae
Tribe Paronychieae
- Pollichia campestris
- eastern Africa
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Ceratonia oreothauma
- Oman
W/C
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Hypericaceae
- Hypericum perforatum
- temperate Europe & Asia
Ixioliriaceae
- Ixiolirion tataricum
- E. Turkey to Kashmir
W/C
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Lavandula dentata
- W. Medit., NE. Trop. Africa, Jordan, Arabian Pen.
- Plectranthus amboinicus
- Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
Subfamily Viticoideae
- Vitex Agnus-castus
- Medit. to Pakistan
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Lawsonia inermis
- Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia
Malvaceae
Subfamily Grewioideae
Tribe Grewieae
- Grewia occidentalis
- South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Myrtus communis `Microphylla'
- S. Europe to W. Asia.
Nitrariaceae
- Peganum harmala
- Europe & Asia
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
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata
- widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Subfamily Myrsinoideae
- Myrsine africana
- Africa, Himalayas & China
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Actiniopteris semiflabellata
- eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Hedyotideae
- Pentas lanceolata
- Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus quadrangularis
- Tropical Africa & Asia
- Cissus rotundifolia
- eastern Africa
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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