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
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
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv.
- tropical Americas
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron brandtianum
- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
- Philodendron grazielae
- northern Brazil, Colombia, Peru
- 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
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia brasiliensis
- Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana
- northern South America
W/C
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
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
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia humboldtii - Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Banisteriopsis caapi
- tropical South America
- 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
- Catasetum pileatum
- northern South America
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Brassia verrucosa
- Mexico to N. Brazil
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata
- Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Stanhopea grandiflora
- tropical South America
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Cattleya luteola
- Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru
- Caularthron bicornutum
- northeastern South 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
- 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
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis triangularis
- South 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
- Piper arboreum
- South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
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
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
W/C = Wild Collected
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