81 Collection Holdings native to Brazil North:
Alismataceae
- Echinodorus grisebachii - Trop. America
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily Anacardioideae
- Anacardium occidentale
- northeastern Brazil
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Allamanda cathartica
- South America
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum - Mex. to Panama
- 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 Spathicarpeae
- Taccarum weddellianum
- WC. Brazil to Paraguay
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia ringens
- northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean
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 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.
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
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Asplundia schizotepala - Ecuador to Peru and W. Brazil W/C
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga 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
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican - southern Tropical America
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
- Couroupita guianensis - C. & S. Trop. America
Malpighiaceae
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America
- Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Marantaceae
- 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
Nyctaginaceae
- Bougainvillea spectabilis
- Brazil
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Catasetum maculatum
- C. America to N. Brazil
- Xylobium variegatum
- S. Trop. America
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Brassia verrucosa - Mexico to N. Brazil
- Oncidium fuscatum - Panama to Peru and N. Brazil
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - Colombia to Peru and Brazil
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- 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
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata - Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla pompona
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- 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
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
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
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
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