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Collection Holdings native to Comoros:

Aponogetonaceae

  • Aponogeton madagascariensis - Comoros, Madagascar

Araceae

    Subfamily Aroideae
    Tribe Pisteae

    • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

    Subfamily Pothoideae
    Tribe Potheae

    • Pothos scandens - W. Indian Ocean, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

    Asparagaceae

      Subfamily Asparagoideae

      • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

      Cyperaceae

        Subfamily Cyperoideae
        Tribe Cypereae

        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

        Ebenaceae

        • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

        Euphorbiaceae

          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
          Tribe Euphorbieae

          • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

          Lecythidaceae

            Subfamily Barringtonioideae

            • Barringtonia racemosa - Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific

            Malvaceae

              Subfamily Malvoideae
              Tribe Gossypieae

              • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

              Nymphaeaceae

              • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

              Orchidaceae

                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                Tribe Vandeae

                • Microterangis hariotiana - Comoros
                • Jumellea arachnantha - Comoros, EC. Madagascar

                Polypodiaceae

                  Subfamily Microsoroideae

                  • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                  Rubiaceae

                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                    Tribe Hedyotideae

                    • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                    Tribe Psychotrieae

                    • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                    Salvadoraceae

                    • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                    Taccaceae

                    • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                    Vitaceae

                      Subfamily Leeoideae

                      • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma
                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 18 accessions native to Comoros

                      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 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:08:10 -0400

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