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Collection Holdings native to Maldives:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Amaryllideae

    • Crinum asiaticum - tropical Indo-Pacific

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      Colchicaceae

        Subfamily
        Tribe Colchiceae

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

        Euphorbiaceae

          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
          Tribe Euphorbieae

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

          Flagellariaceae

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

          Malvaceae

            Subfamily Malvoideae
            Tribe Gossypieae

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

            Subfamily Malvoideae
            Tribe Hibisceae

            • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

            Taccaceae

            • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific
            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 9 accessions native to Maldives

            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, 21 Feb 2025 02:08:22 -0500

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