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Collection Holdings from Eastern Asia:

Includes:

  1. JAP: Japan
  2. KOR: Korea
  3. KZN: Kazan-retto
  4. NNS: Nansei-shoto
  5. OGA: Ogasawara-shoto
  6. TAI: Taiwan

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan
    • Lycoris sanguinea - E. Asia - China, Japan

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Narcisseae

    • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

    Annonaceae

      Subfamily Annonoideae
      Tribe Xylopieae

      • Artabotrys hexapetalus - India

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Apocyneae

          • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Marsdenieae

          • Hoya carnosa - S. China, Japan, Taiwan

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Areae

            • Typhonium roxburghii - Southeast Asia

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Colocasieae

            • Colocasia esculenta - Tropical Asia
            • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Thomsonieae

            • Amorphophallus henryi - Taiwan
            • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

            Subfamily Lasioideae

            • Lasia spinosa - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia W/C

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Aralioideae

              • Schefflera arboricola - Hainan, Taiwan
              • Tetrapanax papyrifer - China, Taiwan

              Asparagaceae

                Subfamily Agavoideae
                Tribe Agaveae

                • Hosta sieboldiana - Korea, N. & C. Japan
                • Hosta tsushimensis - Tsushima Island, Japan (endemic) W/C

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Convallarieae

                • Aspidistra elatior - Japan (S. Kyushu) to Taiwan
                • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Ophiopogoneae

                • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
                • Ophiopogon jaburan Argenteo-marginatus - Korea (incl. Jeju-do), WC. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
                • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea
                • Peliosanthes macrostegia - Assam to Taiwan and Pen. Malaysia W/C

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                  • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar
                  • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

                  Asteraceae

                    Subfamily Asteroideae
                    Tribe Senecioneae

                    • Gynura bicolor - China, Thailand, and Myanmar
                    • Farfugium japonicum - China, Japan, Korea

                    Athyriaceae

                    • Deparia conilii - Japan
                    • Deparia conilii 'Ryu Ou' - Japan

                    Berberidaceae

                      Subfamily Berberidoideae
                      Tribe Berberideae

                      • Berberis thunbergii - Japan W/C

                      Blechnaceae

                        Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                        • Woodwardia japonica - Southeast Asia to Japan W/C

                        Boraginaceae

                          Subfamily Cordioideae

                          • Cordia dichotoma - tropical Asia & Australasia

                          Buxaceae

                          • Buxus microphylla - Japan

                          Cannabaceae

                          • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                          Caryophyllaceae

                            Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                            Tribe Sileneae

                            • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                            Ceratophyllaceae

                            • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                            Cercidiphyllaceae

                            • Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Japan

                            Clethraceae

                            • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                            Convolvulaceae

                              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                              Tribe Convolvuleae

                              • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                              Costaceae

                              • Cheilocostus speciosus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland W/C

                              Crassulaceae

                                Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                                Tribe Sedeae

                                • Orostachys iwarenge - Japan

                                Cupressaceae

                                  Subfamily Cupressoideae

                                  • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                                  Cycadaceae

                                  • Cycas revoluta - Japan (Kyushu) to Nansei-shoto

                                  Cyperaceae

                                    Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                    Tribe Cypereae

                                    • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                                    • Cyperus diffusus - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland

                                    Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                    Tribe Eleocharideae

                                    • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                    Daphniphyllaceae

                                    • Daphniphyllum macropodum - S. China to SC. & S. Japan

                                    Dennstaedtiaceae

                                    • Hypolepis tenuifolia - Taiwan W/C

                                    Dioscoreaceae

                                    • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                                    Droseraceae

                                    • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C
                                    • Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - SE. China to Japan and New Zealand W/C

                                    Elaeagnaceae

                                    • Elaeagnus pungens - China and Japan

                                    Equisetaceae

                                    • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                                    • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                                    • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                                    Euphorbiaceae

                                      Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                      Tribe Aleuritideae

                                      • Aleurites moluccanus - China, Phillipines

                                      Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                      Tribe Crotoneae

                                      • Croton congestus - China

                                      Eupteleaceae

                                      • Euptelea polyandra - central and southern Japan

                                      Fabaceae

                                        Subfamily Faboideae
                                        Tribe Desmodieae

                                        • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                                        Fagaceae

                                          Subfamily Castaneoideae

                                          • Lithocarpus edulis - C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto

                                          Flagellariaceae

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

                                          Garryaceae

                                          • Aucuba japonica - E. Asia - Japan.

                                          Gesneriaceae

                                            Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                                            Tribe Trichosporeae

                                            • Lysionotus pauciflorus - China

                                            Hydrangeaceae

                                              Subfamily Hydrangeoideae
                                              Tribe Hydrangeae

                                              • Hydrangea macrophylla cv. - E. Asia - Japan.

                                              Hypoxidaceae

                                              • Molineria capitulata - tropical Asia & Australia

                                              Juncaginaceae

                                              • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                                              Lamiaceae

                                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                                Tribe Ocimeae

                                                • Ocimum tenuiflorum - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
                                                • Coleus scutellarioides -
                                                • Coleus scutellarioides - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

                                                Lauraceae

                                                • Cinnamomum camphora - Taiwan, Japan

                                                Lecythidaceae

                                                  Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                                  • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                                                  Liliaceae

                                                    Subfamily Calochortoideae

                                                    • Tricyrtis formosana - Nansei-shoto to Taiwan W/C

                                                    Lycopodiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Huperzioideae

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

                                                      Lygodiaceae

                                                      • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                                                      Lythraceae

                                                        Subfamily Lythroideae
                                                        Tribe Nesaeeae

                                                        • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                                                        Magnoliaceae

                                                          Subfamily Magnolioideae

                                                          • Magnolia figo - SE. China, Korea (Jeju-do)

                                                          Malpighiaceae

                                                          • Tristellateia australasiae - southeast Asia to New Caledonia

                                                          Malvaceae

                                                            Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                            Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                                            Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                            Tribe Hibisceae

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

                                                            Marantaceae

                                                            • Donax canniformis - Taiwan (Lan Yü), Indo-China to W. Pacific W/C

                                                            Marattiaceae

                                                            • Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Japan, Taiwan

                                                            Melastomataceae

                                                              Subfamily Melastomatoideae
                                                              Tribe Sonerileae

                                                              • Bredia hirsuta - Taiwan, Japan (Kyushu, Yakushima Isl.), Ryukyu Isl.

                                                              Moraceae

                                                                Subfamily
                                                                Tribe Ficeae

                                                                • Ficus vaccinioides - Taiwan

                                                                Subfamily
                                                                Tribe Moreae

                                                                • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                                                Myricaceae

                                                                • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

                                                                Oleaceae

                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                  Tribe Oleeae

                                                                  • Ligustrum ovalifolium - Japan

                                                                  Orchidaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Arethuseae

                                                                    • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Collabieae

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

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                                    • Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin' - Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                                    • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                                    • Bulbophyllum affine - WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
                                                                    • Dendrobium moniliforme - Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Himalayas, northern Indochina
                                                                    • Dendrobium nakaharae - N. Thailand, Taiwan

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Malaxideae

                                                                    • Liparis condylobulbon - Taiwan, Indo-China to SW. Pacific

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Podochileae

                                                                    • Eria javanica - Sikkim to C. Taiwan and New Guinea
                                                                    • Pinalia copelandii - Taiwan to Philippines

                                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                                    Tribe Vandeae

                                                                    • Tuberolabium kotoense - Taiwan

                                                                    Pentaphylacaceae

                                                                      Subfamily
                                                                      Tribe Freziereae

                                                                      • Cleyera japonica - Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India

                                                                      Pinaceae

                                                                        Subfamily Pinoideae

                                                                        • Pinus densiflora - S. Russian Far East to Korea and C. & S. Japan
                                                                        • Pinus thunbergii - Korea, C. & S. Japan

                                                                        Poaceae

                                                                          Subfamily Bambusoideae
                                                                          Tribe Bambuseae

                                                                          • Pseudosasa humilis - N. & C. Japan

                                                                          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 Drynarioideae

                                                                            • Aglaomorpha meyeniana - Phillipines, Taiwan

                                                                            Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                                            • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
                                                                            • Microsorum steerei - Thailand, southern China, Vietnam

                                                                            Subfamily Platycerioideae

                                                                            • Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu' - Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan

                                                                            Psilotaceae

                                                                            • Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan' - Japan

                                                                            Pteridaceae

                                                                              Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                                              • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                                              Ranunculaceae

                                                                                Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                                                Tribe Anemoneae

                                                                                • Anemone scabiosa - China

                                                                                Rosaceae

                                                                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                                                  Tribe Potentilleae

                                                                                  • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                                                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                                    Tribe Gardenieae

                                                                                    • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)
                                                                                    • Gardenia jasminoides -

                                                                                    Rutaceae

                                                                                      Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                                                      Tribe Citreae

                                                                                      • Citrus reticulata - southeastern Asia

                                                                                      Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                                                                      • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                                                                      Sapindaceae

                                                                                        Subfamily Hippocastanoideae
                                                                                        Tribe Aceraceae

                                                                                        • Acer palmatum - Japan W/C

                                                                                        Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                                                        • Dimocarpus longan - China & Malaysia

                                                                                        Saururaceae

                                                                                        • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                                                        Saxifragaceae

                                                                                        • Bergenia crassifolia - Siberia and Mongolia
                                                                                        • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                                                        • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                                                        Schisandraceae

                                                                                        • Schisandra chinensis - Russian Far East to N. China and C. Japan

                                                                                        Stachyuraceae

                                                                                        • Stachyurus chinensis - China

                                                                                        Theaceae

                                                                                          Subfamily Theeae

                                                                                          • Camellia lutchuensis - Japan - Ryu Kyu

                                                                                          Trochodendraceae

                                                                                          • Trochodendron aralioides - mountains of Japan & s. Korea

                                                                                          Typhaceae

                                                                                          • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                                                          • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                                                          Ulmaceae

                                                                                            Subfamily
                                                                                            Tribe Ulmeae

                                                                                            • Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido' - China, Japan

                                                                                            Urticaceae

                                                                                              Subfamily
                                                                                              Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                                                              • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                                                              Vitaceae

                                                                                                Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                                                                • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                                                                Zingiberaceae

                                                                                                  Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                                                  Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                                                  • Alpinia boninsimensis - Ogasawara-shoto to Kazan-retto
                                                                                                  • Alpinia zerumbet - southeast Asia

                                                                                                  Subfamily Zingiberoideae
                                                                                                  Tribe Zingibereae

                                                                                                  • Hedychium coronarium - tropical southeastern Asia
                                                                                                  • Zingiber zerumbet - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
                                                                                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 143 accessions native to Eastern Asia

                                                                                                  W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                                                  = Currently Flowering
                                                                                                  = Image(s) Available
                                                                                                  = map available for this accession

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