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Collection Holdings native to Madagascar:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Hypoestes phyllostachya - Madagascar

    Anacardiaceae

      Subfamily Spondiadoideae

      • Operculicarya decaryi - Madagascar

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Malouetieae

        • Pachypodium horombense - SC Madagascar
        • Pachypodium lamerei - Madagascar
        • Pachypodium rosulatum - Madagascar

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Asclepiadeae

        • Cynanchum grandidieri - Madagascar W/C
        • Cynanchum marnierianum - Madagascar
        • Cynanchum pachycladon - Madagascar
        • Cynanchum verrucosum - Madagascar

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Ceropegieae

        • Ceropegia albisepta - DR Congo to Kenya, Madagascar W/C
        • Stapelianthus madagascariensis - southwestern Madagascar

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Marsdenieae

        • Marsdenia floribunda - Madagascar

        Subfamily Periplocoideae
        Tribe Cryptolepideae

        • Cryptostegia grandiflora - Madagascar and eastern Africa

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Vinceae

        • Catharanthus roseus - Madagascar to India

        Aponogetonaceae

        • Aponogeton madagascariensis - Comoros, Madagascar

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Colocasieae

          • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Pothoideae
          Tribe Potheae

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

          Araliaceae

            Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

            • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

            Arecaceae

              Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
              Tribe Ceroxyleae

              • Ravenea rivularis - SW Madagascar

              Asparagaceae

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Dracaeneae

                • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
                • Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia - W. Indian Ocean

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                  • Aloe albiflora - Madagascar
                  • Aloe bakeri - se Madagascar
                  • Aloe berevoana - W. Madagascar W/C
                  • Aloe descoingsii - S. Madagascar
                  • Aloe parvula - C. Madagascar
                  • Aloe rauhii - Madagascar

                  Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                  • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                  Bignoniaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Coleeae

                    • Phyllarthron bernierianum - S. Madagascar W/C

                    Cactaceae

                      Subfamily Cactoideae
                      Tribe Rhipsalideae

                      • Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. horrida - Madagascar (endemic)

                      Celastraceae

                      • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                      Ceratophyllaceae

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

                      Colchicaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Colchiceae

                        • Gloriosa superba - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Ipomoeeae

                          • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                          Crassulaceae

                            Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                            Tribe Kalanchoeae

                            • Kalanchoe beauverdii - Madagascar (endemic)
                            • Kalanchoe beharensis - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe blossfeldiana - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe daigremontiana - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe delagoensis - southern Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri - northwest Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe manginii - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe millotii - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe orgyalis - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe pinnata - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe pumila - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe synsepala - Madagascar
                            • Kalanchoe tomentosa - Madagascar

                            Cucurbitaceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Zanonieae

                              • Xerosicyos danguyi - sw Madagascar
                              • Xerosicyos perrieri - Madagascar

                              Cyperaceae

                                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                Tribe Cypereae

                                • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                                • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                                • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                Tribe Eleocharideae

                                • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                Didiereaceae

                                • Alluaudia ascendens - southwest Madagascar W/C
                                • Alluaudia comosa - Madagascar
                                • Alluaudia dumosa - se Madagascar W/C
                                • Alluaudia humbertii - Madagascar
                                • Alluaudia montagnacii - Madagascar (Itampolo)
                                • Alluaudia procera - Madagascar
                                • Decarya madagascariensis - sw Madagascar
                                • Didierea trollii - southwest Madagascar

                                Dioscoreaceae

                                • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                                Droseraceae

                                • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C

                                Equisetaceae

                                • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                                Euphorbiaceae

                                  Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                                  Tribe Euphorbieae

                                  • Euphorbia alluaudii ssp. oncoclada - SC. & S. Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia beharensis - southern Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia beharensis var. guillemetii - Fort Dauphin area, Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia croizatii - S. Madagascar (N. of Behara)
                                  • Euphorbia cylindrifolia - Madagascar: Fort-Dauphin area
                                  • Euphorbia decaryi - SE Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia didiereoides - Madagascar: Zazafotsy/Zomandao area
                                  • Euphorbia enterophora - S-C Madagascar (N of Ihosy)
                                  • Euphorbia francoisii - Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia leuconeura - Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia milii var. splendens - Central Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia platyclada - SE Madagascar
                                  • Euphorbia stenoclada - Madagascar, Mozambique Channel Is. (Europa I.)
                                  • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                  Fabaceae

                                    Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

                                    • Delonix regia - Madagascar

                                    Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                    Tribe Detarieae

                                    • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                    Flagellariaceae

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

                                    Goodeniaceae

                                    • Scaevola taccada - Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands

                                    Lecythidaceae

                                      Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                      Lentibulariaceae

                                      • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                      • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                      Loganiaceae

                                      • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                                      Lycopodiaceae

                                        Subfamily Huperzioideae

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

                                        Malpighiaceae

                                        • Microsteira sp. - Madagascar: Toliara Province W/C

                                        Malvaceae

                                          Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                          Tribe Adansonieae

                                          • Adansonia grandidieri - Madagascar
                                          • Adansonia za - Madagascar

                                          Subfamily Dombeyoideae
                                          Tribe Dombeyeae

                                          • Dombeya wallichii - E. Afr. & Madagascar

                                          Subfamily Malvoideae
                                          Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                          Subfamily Malvoideae
                                          Tribe Hibisceae

                                          • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                          Melastomataceae

                                            Subfamily Melastomatoideae
                                            Tribe Miconieae

                                            • Medinilla sedifolia - Madagascar (endemic)

                                            Menyanthaceae

                                            • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                            Moraceae

                                              Subfamily
                                              Tribe Ficeae

                                              • Ficus menabeensis - Madagascar - widely distributed, but most common in SW areas

                                              Nymphaeaceae

                                              • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                              Orchidaceae

                                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                Tribe Dendrobieae

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

                                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                Tribe Vandeae

                                                • Angraecum sesquipedale - Madagascar - Fort Dauphin to Antalaha
                                                • Jumellea arachnantha - Comoros, EC. Madagascar

                                                Pandanaceae

                                                • Pandanus pygmaeus - N. & E. Madagascar (endemic)

                                                Pedaliaceae

                                                • Uncarina grandidieri - Madagascar
                                                • Uncarina ihlenfeldtiana - Madagascar

                                                Poaceae

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                                  • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Sacchareae

                                                  • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                                  Polypodiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                    Primulaceae

                                                      Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                      • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                      Pteridaceae

                                                        Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                        • Actiniopteris semiflabellata - eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
                                                        • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                        Rubiaceae

                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                          Tribe Vanguerieae

                                                          • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                                          Salvadoraceae

                                                          • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                          Scrophulariaceae

                                                            Subfamily
                                                            Tribe Buddlejeae

                                                            • Buddleja indica - Madagascar

                                                            Strelitziaceae

                                                            • Ravenala madagascariensis - N. & E. Madagascar W/C

                                                            Taccaceae

                                                            • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                            Tectariaceae

                                                            • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                            Thymelaeaceae

                                                            • Dais cotinifolia - Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape

                                                            Vitaceae

                                                              Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                              • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                              Zingiberaceae

                                                                Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 121 accessions native to Madagascar

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