Collection Holdings native to Belize:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Odontonema callistachyum - Mexico, C. America
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana - West Indies to Brazil
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
- Plumeria rubra - Mexico to Venezuela
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum - Mexico to Trop. America
- Syngonium vellozianum - northern South America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia oerstedii - S. Mexico to Ecuador
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron tripartitum - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Monstera siltepecana - S. Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Spathiphylleae
- Spathiphyllum phryniifolium
- C. America to Colombia
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium bakeri
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Guyana and Ecuador
- Anthurium gracile - Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium pentaphyllum var. bombacifolium - Mexico to C. America
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Anthurium schlechtendalii - Mexico to Central America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia arborea
- Mexico to El Salvador
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Neurolaeneae
- Calea zacatechichi - Mexico to Costa Rica
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
- Mexico
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae
- Crescentia cujete - tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia brachycaulos - Mexico to Venezuela
- Tillandsia bulbosa
- Trop. America
- 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
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna tuerckheimii
- Mexico to Ecuador
W/C
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Caricaceae
- Carica papaya
- tropical America
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia rosea
- Caribbean region
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Tradescantia spathacea - SE. Mexico to Guatemala
- Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina - Mexico to Colombia
Costaceae
- Costus aff. guanaiensis - S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus pictus
- Mexico to C. America
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Droseraceae
- Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra - Mexico to Colombia
Eriocaulaceae
Subfamily Eriocauloideae
- Eriocaulon decangulare - southeastern US
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae
- Dalechampia spathulata
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Cnidoscolus aconitifolius - Mexico to C. America
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Sigmoidotropis speciosa
- central America to tropical South America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia cornigera
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Leucaena leucocephala - Mexico - Yucatan
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Lauraceae
- Persea americana - southern Mexico
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
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Byttneroideae
Tribe Theobromeae
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Malveae
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
- Mexico
Marantaceae
- Calathea aff. micans - Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Goeppertia marantifolia - C. America to Ecuador
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
- Pleiostachya pruinosa
- SE. Mexico to Ecuador
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum - Colombia, Ecuador
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
- Pimenta dioica - S. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Arethuseae
- Chysis bractescens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Sobralia decora x leucantha
- S. Mexico to N. Honduras
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Maxillariella tenuifolia
- Mexico to C. America
- Maxillariella variabilis - Mexico to NW. Venezuela
- Mormolyca hedwigiae - SE. Mexico to Colombia
- Mormolyca ringens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Trigonidium egertonianum - Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- Brassia maculata majus - S. Mexico to C. America, Cuba, Jamaica
- Oncidium maculatum
- Mexico to C. America
- Oncidium sphacelatum - Mexico to C. America, SE. Venezuela
- Gongora cassidea
- Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
- Stanhopea ecornuta
- Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- Stanhopea graveolens
- S. Mexico to Honduras
- Stanhopea oculata
- S. Mexico to N. Nicaragua
- Dichaea glauca - Mexico to C. America, Caribbean
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Brassavola cucullata - Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean
- Brassavola nodosa
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Dinema polybulbon
- Mexico to C. America, Caribbean
- Guarianthe bowringiana
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Honduras
- Isochilus carnosiflorus - S. Mexico to C. America
- Laelia rubescens - Mexico to C. America
- Myrmecophila christinae - SE. Mexico to Belize
- Myrmecophila tibicinis
- Mexico to N. Venezuela
- Scaphyglottis confusa - Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
- Scaphyglottis longicaulis - C. America to NW. Ecuador
- Restrepiella ophiocephala - S. Florida, S. Mexico to Colombia
- Specklinia brighamii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Specklinia tribuloides - Mexico to C. America, Suriname, Caribbean
- Stelis megachlamys - S. Mexico to C. America
- Stelis quadrifida - Mexico to N. Venezuela, Greater Antilles
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla planifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Subfamily Turneroideae
- Turnera ulmifolia
- West Indies, Mexico
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- 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
Polygonaceae
Subfamily Eriogonoideae
- Antigonon leptopus
- Mexico & central America
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cephalantheae
- Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Sapindoideae
- Melicoccus bijugatus - El Salvador, Guatemala
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Pouteria campechiana - Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
Solanaceae
Subfamily Browallioideae
Tribe Cestreae
- Cestrum nocturnum - West Indies
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Cecropieae
- Cecropia peltata
- Carribean, Tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Phyla scaberrima - Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
data regenerated on Mon, 22 Jul 2019 02:08:04 -0400