Collection Holdings from Southern South America:
Includes:
- AGE: Argentina Northeast
- AGS: Argentina South
- AGW: Argentina Northwest
- CLC: Chile Central
- CLN: Chile North
- CLS: Chile South
- DSV: Desventurados Is.
- JNF: Juan Fernández Is.
- PAR: Paraguay
- URU: Uruguay
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Justicia carnea
- Brazil
Alstroemeriaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Alstroemerieae
- Alstroemeria pulchella
- Peru to C. Chile
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Rhodophiala bifida
- S. Brazil to Argentina (Buenos Aires)
- Habranthus robustus
- E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Habranthus tubispathus
- Bolivia to S. Brazil and NE. Argentina
- Zephyranthes candida
- SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Zephyranthes minima
- Brazil to NE. Argentina
Apiaceae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Allamanda schottii
- French Guiana, SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Corrientes)
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron bipinnatifidum
- SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Spathicarpa hastifolia
- Brazil to N. Argentina
- Taccarum weddellianum
- WC. Brazil to Paraguay
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Spirodela punctata
- Trop. America to C. Chile
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Araucariaceae
- Araucaria araucana
- SC. Chile to Argentina (Neuquén)
Arecaceae
Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae
- Euterpe edulis
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Eupatorieae
- Stevia rebaudiana
- valley of Rio Monday in northeastern Paraguay
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Acmella oleracea
- Brazil
Subfamily Cichorioideae
Tribe Cichorieae
- Dendroseris macrophylla
- Chile - Juan Fernandez Islands
- Dendroseris pruinata
- Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile)
Berberidopsidaceae
- Berberidopsis corallina
- Chile
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Clytostoma callistegioides
- Southern Brazil, Argentina.
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Acanthostachys strobilacea
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Aechmea recurvata
- Brazil (São Paulo) to NE. Argentina
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus'
- Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
- Billbergia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay
- Billbergia nutans
- SE. & S. Brazil to N. Argentina
- Billbergia porteana
- Brazil to Paraguay
- Ochagavia carnea
- Chile (Valparaíso to La Araucanía)
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Deuterocohnia brevifolia
- Bolivia and northwest Argentina
Subfamily Puyoideae
- Puya mirabilis
- Bolivia to NW. Argentina
W/C
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
- Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Echinopsis ancistrophora
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- Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha
- Bolivia and northern Argentina
- Echinopsis atacamensis - Chile, Argentinia, Bolivia W/C
- Haageocereus salmonoides - coastal Peru and Chile
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Copiapoinae
- Copiapoa cinerea
- Chile (FK37, Breas)
W/C
- Copiapoa cinerea var. haseltoniana - Chile
- Copiapoa coquimbana - Chile (FK532, Elqui) W/C
- Copiapoa echinoides - Chile W/C
- Copiapoa echinoides - Chile
- Copiapoa humilis - Chile
- Copiapoa hypogaea - Chile
- Copiapoa hypogaea - Chile (FK393-82, S. of Barquito) W/C
- Copiapoa montana - Chile
- Copiapoa montana - Chile W/C
- Copiapoa unidentified - Chile
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Notocacteae
- Austrocactus spiniflorus - Chile (FK306, Banos de Lagunilla)
- Eriosyce napina - Chile W/C
- Eriosyce subgibbosa - Chile (FK1231B, Marquesa) W/C
- Eriosyce villosa
- Chile (FK164, 1 km E. Huasco)
W/C
- Eulychnia breviflora - Chile, northern coastal areas
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- central & south America
W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Lepismium cf houlletianum - southern Brazil, northern Argentina
- Lepismium cruciforme
- Brazil
- Lepismium warmingianum
- Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay
Subfamily Maihuenioideae
- Maihuenia patagonica
- Mendoza, Argentina
W/C
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae
- Cumulopuntia sphaerica
- Andes: Peru to central Chile
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia articulata
- western Argentina
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Tephrocacteae
- Maihueniopsis atacamensis
- Chile
W/C
Subfamily Pereskioideae
Tribe Pereskieae
- Pereskia sacharosa
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Tripogandra multiflora
- Mexico to NW. Argentina, Jamaica, Tobago
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Callitroideae
- Fitzroya cupressoides
- Chile (Los Lagos) to SW. Argentina
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- S. Trop. America
Droseraceae
- Drosera capillaris
- Liberty County, Florida, USA
W/C
Elaeocarpaceae
- Aristotelia chilensis
- Chile
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum bogotense
- San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum bogotense
- Columbia, Medellin
- Equisetum bogotense
- Chile
W/C
- Equisetum giganteum - Quebrada de Tana, Chile W/C
Escalloniaceae
- Escallonia rubra
- Chile
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot grahamii
- Brazil, Argentina
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Senna corymbosa
- northern Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Erythrina crista-galli
- S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesnerioideae
Tribe Coronanthereae
- Sarmienta scandens
- southern Chile
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Sinningia tubiflora
- Argentina and Uruguay
Gunneraceae
- Gunnera tinctoria
- C. & S. Chile to SW. Argentina
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia psittacorum
- Panama to S. Trop. America
Hydrocharitaceae
- Egeria densa
- central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay
W/C
Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Mariceae
- Neomarica gracilis
- WC. & SE. Brazil to Paraguay
Juncaginaceae
- Triglochin maritima
- Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America
W/C
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia myrtifolia
- Brazil to Uruguay.
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba speciosa
- Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury'
- eastern & central Africa
Marantaceae
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Marsileaceae
- Regnellidium diphyllum
- southern Brazil
Menyanthaceae
- Nymphoides indica
- tropical areas worldwide
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Acca sellowiana
- Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones)
- Eugenia uniflora
- E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Ugni molinae
- C. & S. Chile to SW. Argentina
Nothofagaceae
Subfamily Fagoideae
- Nothofagus pumilio - Chile
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Miltonia flavescens
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Stanhopea graveolens
- S. Mexico to Honduras
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Acianthera aphthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Anathallis linearifolia 'D&M'
- SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis aff. megalorrhiza - Chile - 30 mi. N. of Huasco W/C
- Oxalis gigantea
- Chile, Atacama Desert
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Malesherbioideae
- Malesherbia fasciculata
- central Chile (endemic)
- Malesherbia tocopillana
- Chile
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora amethystina
- Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia serpens
- Mexico to 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
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
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Portulacaceae
- Cistanthe grandiflora - Chile
- Cistanthe grandiflora - Chile
- Portulaca eruca
- Argentina: Sierra Grande, Cordoba
W/C
- Portulaca gilliesii
- South America
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Quillajaceae
- Quillaja saponaria
- Chile
Rhamnaceae
- Colletia paradoxa
- S. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
- Colletia ulicina
- Chile
Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Potentilleae
- Fragaria chiloensis
- western North America & disjunct population in Chile
W/C
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
Salviniaceae
- Azolla caroliniana
- Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Capsiceae
- Lycianthes asarifolia
- South America
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Tecophilaeaceae
- Conanthera campanulata - Chile
Tropaeolaceae
- Tropaeolum hookerianum
- central Chile (endemic)
Urticaceae
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 montevidensis
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
Winteraceae
Subfamily Winteroideae
- Drimys winteri
- Chile, Argentina
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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