Collection Holdings from Western South America:
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Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Streblacanthus amoenus - Peru
Alismataceae
- Echinodorus grisebachii - Trop. America
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Hippeastrum mandonii - Bolivia
- Zephyranthes rosea - Colombia to Peru
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae
- Eucharis candida
- Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
- Rauhia multiflora - Peru W/C
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily Anacardioideae
- Anacardium occidentale
- northeastern Brazil
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Allamanda cathartica
- South America
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum - Mex. to Panama
- Syngonium vellozianum - northern South America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas
- Dieffenbachia oerstedii - S. Mexico to Ecuador
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron angustisectum - Colombia to Bolivia
- Philodendron bipinnatifidum - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Philodendron ornatum - Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron panduriforme - S. Trop. America
- Philodendron patriciae - Colombia, Choco, Quibdo-Lloro W/C
- Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America
- Philodendron tripartitum - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Spathicarpa hastifolia
- Brazil to N. Argentina
- Taccarum weddellianum
- WC. Brazil to Paraguay
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Spathiphylleae
- Spathiphyllum floribundum - Colombia to NW. Venezuela and N. Peru
- Spathiphyllum phryniifolium - C. America to Colombia
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium andraeanum - Northwestern Ecuador and southwestern Colombia
- Anthurium bakeri
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Guyana and Ecuador
- Anthurium crystallinum - Panama to Colombia
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Anthurium warocqueanum - Colombia
- Anthurium wendlingeri
- SE. Nicaragua to NW. Colombia
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia ringens
- northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- Furcraea foetida - Costa Rica to N. South America and S. Caribbean
Asteraceae
Subfamily Barnesioideae
Tribe Barnedesieae
- Barnadesia dombeyana - Peru
Basellaceae
Subfamily Anredereae
- Anredera baselloides - Ecuador & Peru
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Bignonia magnifica - Panama to N. Venezuela and Ecuador
- Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae
- Crescentia cujete - tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Delostoma integrifolium - W. South America to NW. Venezuela
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Aechmea brevicollis
- SE. Colombia to N. Brazil
- Aechmea chantinii
- Venezuela, Amazonian Peru
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus' - Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Deuterocohnia brevifolia
- Bolivia and northwest Argentina
- Fosterella penduliflora - Peru
- Pitcairnia heterophylla
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Puyoideae
- Puya mirabilis - Bolivia to NW. Argentina W/C
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia bulbosa
- Trop. America
- Tillandsia purpurea
- Atacama desert / coastal Peru
- Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
Burseraceae
- Bursera simaruba - Mexico - Chiapas/Oaxaca
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Browningia hertlingianus - Peru
- Gymnocalycium pflanzii - Bolivia and Argentina W/C
- Cleistocactus fieldianus - Peru W/C
- Echinopsis ancistrophora -
- Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha - Bolivia and northern Argentina
- Echinopsis pachanoi - Andes of Peru & Ecuador
- Espostoa ritteri - Rio Maranon, Peru W/C
- Espostoa senilis - Peru, Ancash
- Haageocereus chryseus - Peru W/C
- Matucana calliantha - Peru
- Matucana madisoniorum - Peru
- Oreocereus cf. celsianus - arid western South America
- Weberbauerocereus rauhii - Peru - Nazca Valley W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Neoraimondia arequipensis - Peru W/C
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C
- Selenicereus wittii - Brazil W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Trichocereeae
- Yungasocereus inquisivensis - Bolivia
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna jaegeriana - Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana - northern South America W/C
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Cochliostema odoratissimum
- C. & W. South America
- Geogenanthus poeppigii - N. Brazil to Peru
- Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina - Mexico to Colombia
- Tripogandra multiflora
- Mexico to NW. Argentina, Jamaica, Tobago
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
Costaceae
- Costus comosus var. bakeri
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
- Monocostus uniflorus
- northern Peru
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Asplundia schizotepala - Ecuador to Peru and W. Brazil W/C
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
- Ludovia integrifolia
- Nicaragua to Peru
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America
Droseraceae
- Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra - Mexico to Colombia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
- Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Ceratostema rauhii
- Peru
- Macleania coccoloboides - Ecuador (endemic)
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae
- Dalechampia spathulata
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Garcia nutans
- Colombia
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Micrandreae
- Hevea brasiliensis - South America
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Rhynchosia phaseoloides - South America
- Vigna caracalla
- central America to tropical South America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Drymonia conchocalyx - Costa Rica to Ecuador
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia mutisiana
- Colombia
- Heliconia rostrata
- Peru, Ecuador
- Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican - southern Tropical America
Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Trimezieae
- Trimezia steyermarkii
- S. Mexico to NW. Venezuela
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
- Salvia discolor
- Peru
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
- Couroupita guianensis - C. & S. Trop. America
Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America
- Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Byttneroideae
Tribe Theobromeae
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Gossypium barbadense
- Peru, though widely cultivated elsewhere
- Gossypium darwinii - Galapagos Islands (endemic)
- Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa
- Wercklea ferox - Costa Rica
Marantaceae
- Goeppertia marantifolia - C. America to Ecuador
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum
- Colombia, Ecuador
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Sonerileae
- Monolena primuliflora - Ecuador, Peru
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Chondrodendron tomentosum - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva - central and south America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Eugenia uniflora - E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Plinia cauliflora
- Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Cypripedioideae
Tribe Phragmipedieae
- Phragmipedium longifolium - Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Catasetum maculatum
- C. America to N. Brazil
- Xylobium variegatum
- S. Trop. America
- Lycaste macrophylla 'Hermarl' - N. & W. South America
- Mormolyca hedwigiae - SE. Mexico to Colombia
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Ornithidium sophronitis - Colombia to Venezuela
- Brassia aurantiaca - Colombia to NW. Venezuela
- Brassia jipijapensis - Ecuador (Manabí)
- Cischweinfia dasyandra - Costa Rica to Ecuador
- Lockhartia oerstedii - Mexico (Chiapas) to Colombia
- Lockhartia oerstedii
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Colombia
- Oncidium cristatum - Ecuador to Peru
- Oncidium fuscatum - Panama to Peru and N. Brazil
- Oncidium portmannii - W. South America
- Gongora histrionica - Colombia to N. South America
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Gongora rufescens - Colombia to Ecuador
- Gongora scaphephorus - Ecuador to Peru
- Stanhopea marizana - Peru (Cusco)
- Stanhopea jenischiana - Colombia to NW. Venezuela and S. Ecuador
- Stanhopea nigripes - Peru
- Stanhopea platyceras - Colombia
- Stanhopea wardii
- Nicaragua to Venezuela
- Kefersteinia tolimensis - NW. & N. Venezuela to Ecuador
- Pescatoria wallisii - W. Ecuador
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Brassavola cucullata - Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean
- Brassavola nodosa
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Cattleya iricolor - Ecuador to Peru
- Cattleya trianae
- Colombia (endemic)
- Epidendrum radicans - Mexico to Colombia
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Epidendrum schlecterianum - Trinidad and Tobago, S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Scaphyglottis longicaulis
- C. America to NW. Ecuador
- Acianthera apthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Acianthera casapensis - Venezuela to W. South America
- Masdevallia bennettii - EC. Peru
- Masdevallia herradurae - Colombia
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- Masdevallia scitula - Peru
- Masdevallia veitchiana - Peru - near Machu Pichu
- Myoxanthus affinis - W. South America
- Pleurothallis gargantua - Ecuador (Carchi)
- Pleurothallis longipedicellata - Costa Rica to Ecuador
- Pleurothallis nuda - W. South America to N. Venezuela
- Pleurothallis prolaticollaris - north central Ecuador
- Restrepiella ophiocephala - S. Florida, S. Mexico to Colombia
- Scaphosepalum gibberosum - Colombia
- Specklinia brighamii - S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata - Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis quadrifida - Mexico to N. Venezuela, Greater Antilles
- Stelis restrepioides - SW. Colombia to N. Peru
- Zootrophion hirtzii - NC. Ecuador
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla planifolia - Mexico to Colombia
- Vanilla pompona
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis teneriensis
- Peru
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora trifasciata - Peruvian Amazon
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
- Trichostigma peruvianum
- Peruvian Andes
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia dolabriformis - Peru
- Peperomia serpens
- Mexico to South America
- Peperomia tetragona - Peru
- Piper arboreum
- South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
- Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
- Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Polemoniaceae
Subfamily Cobaeoideae
Tribe Cantueae
- Cantua quercifolia - Peru, Boliva, n Chile
Subfamily Cobaeoideae
Tribe Cobaeeae
- Cobaea scandens - tropical America
Polygonaceae
Subfamily Eriogonoideae
- Antigonon leptopus
- Mexico & central America
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Polypodioideae
Tribe non-grammitid ferns
- Solanopteris brunei
- western tropical South America
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Portulacaceae
- Portulaca gilliesii
- South America
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Posoquerieae
- Posoqueria longiflora
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Carapichea ipecacuanha
- Nicaragua to Brazil
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America
Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella cf. peruviana - N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Datureae
- Brugmansia pittieri - Colombia - high and geographically isolated Indian village of Sibundoy W/C
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Cecropieae
- Cecropia peltata
- Carribean, Tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Lecantheae
- Pilea mollis
- northern South America
- Pilea nummulariifolia - West Indies, South America
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics,
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Lantana montevidensis
- S. Trop. America
- Phyla scaberrima
- Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
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