Collection Holdings from Western South America:
Includes:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Aphelandra aurantiaca
- Mexico to northern South America
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Fittonia albivenis
- Colombia to Peru
- Pachystachys lutea
- South America
- Streblacanthus amoenus
- Peru
Alismataceae
- Echinodorus grisebachii
- Trop. America
Alstroemeriaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Alstroemerieae
- Alstroemeria pulchella
- Peru to C. Chile
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
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
- Caladium palacioanum
- Ecuador
- Chlorospatha kolbii
- Colombia: Choco
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
- 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 Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Spathicarpa hastifolia
- Brazil to N. Argentina
- Taccarum weddellianum
- WC. Brazil to Paraguay
Subfamily Lasioideae
- Dracontium spruceanum
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Spirodela punctata
- Trop. America to C. Chile
- 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 Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium andraeanum
- Northwestern Ecuador and southwestern Colombia
- Anthurium bakeri
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Guyana and Ecuador
- Anthurium crystallinum
- Panama to Colombia
- Anthurium gracile
- Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium pendens
- Panama to Colombia (Choco)
- Anthurium regale
- S. Colombia to NE. Peru
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Anthurium warocqueanum
- Colombia
- Anthurium wendlingeri
- SE. Nicaragua to NW. Colombia
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
- 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 Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
- Mexico
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
- Clytostoma callistegioides
- Southern Brazil, Argentina.
- 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
Boraginaceae
Subfamily Heliotropioideae
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
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- 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
- 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
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae
- Cumulopuntia sphaerica
- Andes: Peru to central Chile
Subfamily Pereskioideae
Tribe Pereskieae
- Pereskia sacharosa
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna jaegeriana
- Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
Caricaceae
- Vasconcellea pubescens
- Panama to Western South America
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana
- northern South America
W/C
- Clusia rosea
- Caribbean region
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
Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily Elaphoglossoideae
- Elaphoglossum metallicum
- Peru
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra
- Mexico to Colombia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum bogotense
- San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina
- Equisetum bogotense
- Columbia, Medellin
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- Mexico, Mesoamerica
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Anthopterus wardii
- Colombia, Ecuador, Panama
- 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
- Erythrina crista-galli
- S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
- Sigmoidotropis speciosa
- central America to tropical South America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
- Prosopis juliflora
- Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Drymonia conchocalyx
- Costa Rica to Ecuador
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gloxinieae
- Kohleria hirsuta
- Colombia
Gnetaceae
- Gnetum urens
- southern tropical America
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
Hydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria americana
- N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean
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
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- 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
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Malveae
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
- Mexico
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
Menyanthaceae
- Nymphoides indica
- tropical areas worldwide
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva
- central and south America
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Eugenia uniflora
- E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Plinia cauliflora
- Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Cypripedioideae
Tribe Phragmipedieae
- Phragmipedium lindenii
- NW. Venezuela to C. Ecuador
- Phragmipedium longifolium
- Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- 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
- Trigonidium egertonianum
- Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- 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
- 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
- Trichoceros antennifer
- W. South America
- 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 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 aphthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Acianthera casapensis
- Venezuela to W. South America
- Masdevallia herradurae
- Colombia
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- 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 argentata
- S. 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 amethystina
- Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
- Passiflora sanguinolenta
- Ecuador
- Passiflora trifasciata
- Peruvian Amazon
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
- Trichostigma peruvianum
- Peruvian Andes
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia dolabriformis
- Peru
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- 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 eruca
- Argentina: Sierra Grande, Cordoba
W/C
- Portulaca gilliesii
- South America
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
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
- Azolla caroliniana
- Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella cf. peruviana
- N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Capsiceae
- Lycianthes asarifolia
- South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Datureae
- Brugmansia pittieri
- Colombia - high and geographically isolated Indian village of Sibundoy
W/C
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Juanulloeae
- Juanulloa aurantiaca
- South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Iochroma cyaneum Royal Blue
- Ecuador
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Solaneae
- Jaltomata quipuscoae
- Peru: Arequipa (endemic)
- Solanum pimpinellifolium
- Ecuador & Peru, naturalized elsewhere
- Solanum wendlandii
- Costa Rica
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Cecropieae
- Cecropia peltata
- Carribean, Tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Lecantheae
- 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
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus alata
- Mexico to Columbia, Brazil
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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