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Collection Holdings native to Brazil North:

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

    Alismataceae

    • Echinodorus grisebachii - Trop. America

    Amaranthaceae

      Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
      Tribe Gomphreneae

      • Alternanthera brasiliana - West Indies to Brazil

      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
            • Cascabela thevetia - tropical America

            Araceae

              Subfamily Aroideae
              Tribe Caladieae

              • 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

              Subfamily Aroideae
              Tribe Philodendreae

              • Philodendron ornatum - Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
              • Philodendron panduriforme - S. Trop. America
              • Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America
              • Philodendron tripartitum - Mexico to Trop. America

              Subfamily Aroideae
              Tribe Pisteae

              • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

              Subfamily Aroideae
              Tribe Spathicarpeae

              • 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

              Subfamily Monsteroideae
              Tribe Monstereae

              • Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America

              Subfamily Pothoideae
              Tribe Anthurieae

              • Anthurium gracile - Brazil: Bahia

              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 solimutata - Brazil (Pará)

                  Bignoniaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Bignonieae

                    • Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
                    • Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America

                    Bixaceae

                    • Bixa orellana - Tropical America

                    Bromeliaceae

                      Subfamily Brochinioideae

                      • Brocchinia reducta - Venezuela (Bolívar) to Guyana & Brazil (Roraima)

                      Subfamily Bromelioideae

                      • Aechmea brevicollis - SE. Colombia to N. Brazil
                      • Aechmea chantinii - Venezuela, Amazonian Peru
                      • Ananas comosus - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
                      • Billbergia pyramidalis - Windward Is. to N. & E. Brazil

                      Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                      • Tillandsia bulbosa - Trop. America
                      • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                      • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina

                      Cactaceae

                        Subfamily Cactoideae
                        Tribe Phyllocacteae

                        • Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C
                        • Selenicereus wittii - Brazil W/C

                        Cannaceae

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

                        Capparaceae

                        • Quadrella cyanophallophora - caribbean and s. Florida

                        Clusiaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Clusieae

                          • Clusia hammeliana - northern South America W/C

                          Commelinaceae

                            Subfamily Commelinoideae
                            Tribe Tradescantieae

                            • Geogenanthus poeppigii - N. Brazil to Peru

                            Convolvulaceae

                              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                              Tribe Cresseae

                              • Evolvulus glomeratus - Brazil, Paraguay

                              Costaceae

                              • Costus aff. guanaiensis - S. Mexico to Trop. America
                              • Costus lasius - C. & S. Trop. America
                              • Costus scaber - Mexico to Trop. America

                              Cyclanthaceae

                                Subfamily Carludovicioideae

                                • Carludovica palmata - Mexico to Boliva

                                Cyperaceae

                                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                  Tribe Cypereae

                                  • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                                  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

                                    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.

                                      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

                                      Gnetaceae

                                      • Gnetum urens - southern tropical America

                                      Goodeniaceae

                                      • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                                      Haemodoraceae

                                        Subfamily Haemodoroideae

                                        • Xiphidium caeruleum - S. Mexico to Trop. America

                                        Heliconiaceae

                                        • Heliconia acuminata - S. Trop. America
                                        • Heliconia psittacorum - Panama to S. Trop. America
                                        • Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican - southern Tropical America

                                        Lecythidaceae

                                          Subfamily Lecythidoideae

                                          • Couroupita guianensis - C. & S. Trop. America

                                          Lentibulariaceae

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

                                          Lythraceae

                                            Subfamily Lythroideae
                                            Tribe Nesaeeae

                                            • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                            Malpighiaceae

                                            • 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

                                              Marantaceae

                                              • Calathea aff. micans - Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                              • Calathea metallica - Colombia to Peru and N. Brazil
                                              • Calathea variegata - Trinidad to S. Trop. America W/C
                                              • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                              Melastomataceae

                                                Subfamily Melastomatoideae
                                                Tribe Melastomeae

                                                • Arthrostemma ciliatum - Colombia, Ecuador

                                                Menispermaceae

                                                  Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                                  Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                                  • Chondrodendron tomentosum - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia

                                                  Metaxyaceae

                                                  • Metaxya rostrata - Mexico to South America W/C

                                                  Nyctaginaceae

                                                  • Bougainvillea spectabilis - Brazil

                                                  Orchidaceae

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                    • Xylobium variegatum - S. Trop. America
                                                    • Mormolyca rufescens - tropical America
                                                    • Brassia verrucosa - Mexico to N. Brazil
                                                    • Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - Colombia to Peru and Brazil

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Epidendreae

                                                    • Epidendrum nocturnum - S. Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
                                                    • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
                                                    • Epidendrum schlecterianum - Trinidad and Tobago, S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                                    • Acianthera casapensis - Venezuela to W. South America
                                                    • Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                                    • Stelis argentata - Mexico to S. Trop. America
                                                    • Stelis argentata - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

                                                    Subfamily Orchidoideae
                                                    Tribe Cranchideae

                                                    • Cladobium graminifolium -

                                                    Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                    Tribe Vanilleae

                                                    • Vanilla pompona - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

                                                    Passifloraceae

                                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                                      • Passiflora coriacea - Mexico to Bolivia

                                                      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 Panicoideae
                                                          Tribe Paniceae

                                                          • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                          Pontederiaceae

                                                          • Eichhornia crassipes - Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere

                                                          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 hirsutum - tropical America

                                                              Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                              Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                              • Carapichea ipecacuanha - Nicaragua to Brazil

                                                              Salviniaceae

                                                              • Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America

                                                              Solanaceae

                                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                Tribe Capsiceae

                                                                • Capsicum chinense - Brazil

                                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                Tribe Juanulloeae

                                                                • Juanulloa aurantiaca - South America

                                                                Talinaceae

                                                                • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                                Urticaceae

                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                  Tribe Cecropieae

                                                                  • Cecropia peltata - Carribean, Tropical America

                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                  Tribe Urticeae

                                                                  • Urera baccifera - American tropics and into the subtropics

                                                                  Velloziaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Vellozioideae

                                                                    • Barbacenia celiae - S. Venezuela (Cedrro Yaví) to Brazil (Roraima)

                                                                    Verbenaceae

                                                                      Subfamily
                                                                      Tribe Lantaneae

                                                                      • Lantana camara - Mexico to 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 120 accessions native to Brazil North

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