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Collection Holdings native to Brazil Southeast:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Justicia carnea - Brazil
    • Justicia cydoniifolia - Brazil

    Alstroemeriaceae

      Subfamily
      Tribe Alstroemerieae

      • Alstroemeria caryophyllaea - SE. Brazil

      Amaranthaceae

        Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
        Tribe Gomphreneae

        • Alternanthera brasiliana - West Indies to Brazil

        Amaryllidaceae

          Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
          Tribe Griffineae

          • Worsleya procera - eastern Brazil

          Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
          Tribe Hippeastreae

          • Hippeastrum idimae - Rio de Janiero, Brazil
          • Habranthus robustus - E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
          • Zephyranthes candida - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina

          Anacardiaceae

            Subfamily Anacardioideae

            • Anacardium occidentale - northeastern Brazil

            Apiaceae

              Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

              • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

              Apocynaceae

                Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
                Tribe Asclepiadeae

                • Asclepias curassavica - Trop. America

                Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
                Tribe Plumerieae

                • Allamanda cathartica - South America
                • Allamanda schottii - French Guiana, SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Corrientes)
                • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

                Araceae

                  Subfamily Aroideae
                  Tribe Caladieae

                  • Syngonium podophyllum - Mexico to Trop. America

                  Subfamily Aroideae
                  Tribe Dieffenbachieae

                  • Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas

                  Subfamily Aroideae
                  Tribe Philodendreae

                  • Philodendron bipinnatifidum - SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
                  • Philodendron crassinervium - SE. Brazil (to Paraná)
                  • Philodendron imbe - SE Brazil
                  • Philodendron ornatum - Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
                  • Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America

                  Subfamily Aroideae
                  Tribe Pisteae

                  • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

                  Subfamily Aroideae
                  Tribe Spathicarpeae

                  • Spathicarpa hastifolia - Brazil to N. Argentina

                  Subfamily Lemnoideae

                  • Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile

                  Subfamily Monsteroideae
                  Tribe Monstereae

                  • Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America

                  Subfamily Pothoideae
                  Tribe Anthurieae

                  • Anthurium scandens - Mexico to Trop. America

                  Araliaceae

                    Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

                    • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

                    Arecaceae

                      Subfamily Arecoideae
                      Tribe Euterpeae

                      • Euterpe edulis - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

                      Aristolochiaceae

                        Subfamily Aristolchioideae
                        Tribe Aristolochieae

                        • Aristolochia gigantea - Panama
                        • Aristolochia littoralis - Brazil
                        • Aristolochia ringens - northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean

                        Asteraceae

                          Subfamily Asteroideae
                          Tribe Heliantheae

                          • Sphagneticola trilobata - West Indies, central America and northern South America
                          • Acmella oleracea - Brazil

                          Begoniaceae

                          • Begonia aconitifolia - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
                          • Begonia dietrichiana - Brazil
                          • Begonia santos-limae - Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
                          • Begonia undulata - Brazil

                          Bignoniaceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Bignonieae

                            • Adenocalymma comosum - E. & S. Brazil
                            • Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
                            • Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America

                            Bixaceae

                            • Bixa orellana - Tropical America

                            Bromeliaceae

                              Subfamily Bromelioideae

                              • Acanthostachys strobilacea - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
                              • Aechmea fasciata - Rio de Janiero
                              • 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 lietzei - Brazil (Espirito Santo) endemic
                              • Billbergia nutans - SE. & S. Brazil to N. Argentina
                              • Billbergia porteana - Brazil to Paraguay
                              • Billbergia pyramidalis - Windward Is. to N. & E. Brazil
                              • Neoregelia carolinae - Brazil
                              • Neoregelia cruenta - Brazil (SE. Bahia to São Paulo)
                              • Neoregelia lilliputiana - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
                              • Neoregelia spectabilis - Brazil
                              • Neoregelia zonata - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
                              • Nidularium innocentii - Brazil (E. Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul)
                              • Nidularium microps - Brazil (SC. Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo)
                              • Portea petropolitana - SE. Brazil (to Bahia)

                              Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                              • Tillandsia bulbosa - Trop. America
                              • Tillandsia graomogolensis - Brazil
                              • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                              • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina
                              • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                              • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                              • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                              • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                              • Vriesea correia-araujoi - Brazil
                              • Vriesea flammea - Brazil
                              • Vriesea fosteriana - Brazil

                              Cactaceae

                                Subfamily Cactoideae
                                Tribe Cereeae

                                • Uebelmannia pectinifera - Brazil -- Minas Gerais

                                Subfamily Cactoideae
                                Tribe Phyllocacteae

                                • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C

                                Subfamily Cactoideae
                                Tribe Rhipsalideae

                                • Hatiora cylindrica - Brazil
                                • Hatiora herminiae - Brazil W/C
                                • Lepismium cruciforme - Brazil
                                • Lepismium warmingianum - Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay
                                • Rhipsalis elliptica - Brazil (endemic)
                                • Rhipsalis juengeri - Brazil - São Paulo
                                • Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
                                • Rhipsalis oblonga - Brazil
                                • Rhipsalis pachyptera - Brazil
                                • Rhipsalis paradoxa - Brazil
                                • Rhipsalis pentaptera - S. Brazil, Uruguay
                                • Rhipsalis teres - Brazil

                                Cannaceae

                                • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C
                                • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.

                                Capparaceae

                                • Quadrella cyanophallophora - caribbean and s. Florida

                                Combretaceae

                                  Subfamily Combretoideae
                                  Tribe Laguncularieae

                                  • Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America

                                  Commelinaceae

                                    Subfamily Commelinoideae
                                    Tribe Tradescantieae

                                    • Dichorisandra thyrsiflora - E. & S. Brazil

                                    Convolvulaceae

                                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                                      Tribe Cresseae

                                      • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                                      Costaceae

                                      • Chamaecostus cuspidatus - Brazil

                                      Dioscoreaceae

                                      • Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America

                                      Droseraceae

                                      • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                                      Euphorbiaceae

                                        Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                        Tribe Jatropheae

                                        • Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America

                                        Subfamily Crotonoideae
                                        Tribe Manihoteae

                                        • Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
                                        • Manihot grahamii - Brazil, Argentina

                                        Fabaceae

                                          Subfamily Faboideae
                                          Tribe Phaseoleae

                                          • Rhynchosia phaseoloides - South America
                                          • Erythrina crista-galli - S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.

                                          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

                                          Goodeniaceae

                                          • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                                          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 Trimezieae

                                            • Neomarica gracilis - WC. & SE. Brazil to Paraguay

                                            Lentibulariaceae

                                            • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                            • Utricularia longifolia - Brazil

                                            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
                                                • Pachira glabra - Brazil

                                                Marantaceae

                                                • Calathea lancifolia - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
                                                • Ctenanthe burle-marxii - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
                                                • Ctenanthe setosa - Brazil
                                                • Goeppertia bella - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
                                                • Goeppertia louisae - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
                                                • Goeppertia makoyana - Brazil (Espirito Santo)
                                                • Goeppertia zebrina - Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina)
                                                • Maranta cristata - E. Brazil W/C
                                                • Maranta leuconeura - Brazil
                                                • Stromanthe thalia - Brazil (Bahia to Paraná)
                                                • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                                Melastomataceae

                                                  Subfamily Melastomatoideae
                                                  Tribe Melastomeae

                                                  • Tibouchina urvilleana 'Edwardsii' - southern Brazil - Rio Grande del Sul to Rio de Janiero

                                                  Myrtaceae

                                                    Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                                    Tribe Myrteae

                                                    • Acca sellowiana - Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones)
                                                    • Eugenia brasiliensis - E. & S. Brazil
                                                    • Eugenia uniflora - E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
                                                    • Plinia cauliflora - Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
                                                    • Psidium cattleianum - E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay
                                                    • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                                    Nyctaginaceae

                                                    • Bougainvillea spectabilis - Brazil

                                                    Orchidaceae

                                                      Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                      Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                      • Xylobium variegatum - S. Trop. America
                                                      • Bifrenaria inodora - SE. & S. Brazil
                                                      • Brasiliorchis schunkeana - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
                                                      • Maxillaria parahybunensis - Brazil (Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul)
                                                      • Mormolyca rufescens - tropical America
                                                      • Lockhartia lunifera - E. & S. Brazil
                                                      • Miltonia clowesii - SE. Brazil
                                                      • Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
                                                      • Stanhopea graveolens - S. Mexico to Honduras
                                                      • Zygopetalum maculatum - Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul

                                                      Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                      Tribe Epidendreae

                                                      • Cattleya purpurata - SE. & S. Brazil
                                                      • Encyclia advena - Brazil
                                                      • Epidendrum nocturnum - S. Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
                                                      • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
                                                      • Isabelia pulchella - SE. & S. Brazil
                                                      • Acianthera aphthosa - W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
                                                      • Anathallis linearifolia 'D&M' - SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
                                                      • Masdevallia infracta - Brazil to Bolivia
                                                      • Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                                      • Stelis argentata - Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                                      • Stelis argentata - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

                                                      Oxalidaceae

                                                      • Oxalis fruticosa - Brazil
                                                      • Oxalis triangularis - South America

                                                      Passifloraceae

                                                        Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                                        Tribe Passifloreae

                                                        • Passiflora coriacea - Mexico to Bolivia
                                                        • Passiflora pardifolia - Brazil - Minas Gerais

                                                        Phytolaccaceae

                                                        • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                                        Piperaceae

                                                          Subfamily Piperoideae

                                                          • Peperomia obtusifolia - tropical America and S. Florida
                                                          • Peperomia serpens - Mexico to South America
                                                          • Piper arboreum - South America

                                                          Poaceae

                                                            Subfamily Bambusoideae
                                                            Tribe Olyreae

                                                            • Eremitis sp. - Brazil

                                                            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

                                                            Pontederiaceae

                                                            • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                                            Rhizophoraceae

                                                              Subfamily
                                                              Tribe Rhizophoreae

                                                              • Rhizophora mangle - tropical America

                                                              Rubiaceae

                                                                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

                                                                Solanaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Nicotianoideae

                                                                  • Nicotiana glauca - s. Bolivia, n. Argentina

                                                                  Talinaceae

                                                                  • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                                  Urticaceae

                                                                    Subfamily
                                                                    Tribe Urticeae

                                                                    • Urera baccifera - American tropics and into the subtropics

                                                                    Velloziaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Vellozioideae

                                                                      • Barbacenia purpurea - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

                                                                      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
                                                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 178 accessions native to Brazil Southeast

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