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Collection Holdings native to Fiji:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum - Fiji

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Amaryllideae

      • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

      Asparagaceae

        Subfamily Lomandroideae
        Tribe Cordylineae

        • Cordyline fruticosa - Papuasia to W. Pacific

        Ceratophyllaceae

        • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

        Cyperaceae

          Subfamily Cyperoideae
          Tribe Eleocharideae

          • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

          Euphorbiaceae

            Subfamily Acalyphoideae
            Tribe Acalypheae

            • Acalypha wilkesiana `Macafeana' - Bismarck Arch. to SW. Pacific

            Subfamily Crotonoideae
            Tribe Codiaeae

            • Codiaeum variegatum - southern Asia, Indonesia and Eastern Pacific islands

            Flagellariaceae

            • Flagellaria indica - S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific

            Gnetaceae

            • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific
            • Gnetum gnemon - SE. Tibet to W. Pacific

            Lecythidaceae

              Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

              Lycopodiaceae

                Subfamily Huperzioideae

                • Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Indomalaysia
                • Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides - Peninsular Malaysia, Queensland

                Malvaceae

                  Subfamily Malvoideae
                  Tribe Gossypieae

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

                  Subfamily Malvoideae
                  Tribe Hibisceae

                  • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                  Orchidaceae

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Coelogyneae

                    • Pholidota imbricata - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to SW. Pacific

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Collabieae

                    • Phaius tankervilleae - India to East Asia and Pacific
                    • Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                    • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Malaxideae

                    • Liparis condylobulbon - Taiwan, Indo-China to SW. Pacific

                    Poaceae

                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                      Tribe Paniceae

                      • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                      Polypodiaceae

                        Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                        Taccaceae

                        • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific
                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 23 accessions native to Fiji

                        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 Sat, 31 May 2025 02:08:14 -0400

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