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Collection Holdings native to Malawi:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Haemantheae

      • Scadoxus puniceus - Ethiopia to S. Africa

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Apioideae
        Tribe Heteromorpheae

        • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Carisseae

          • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

          • Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Areae

            • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

            • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven - East Africa, Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Agavoideae
              Tribe Anthericeae

              • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
              • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

              Subfamily Asparagoideae

              • Asparagus africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
              • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Dracaeneae

              • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                Bignoniaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Tecomeae

                  • Podranea ricasoliana - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                  • Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa

                  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

                    Combretaceae

                      Subfamily Combretoideae
                      Tribe Combreteae

                      • Combretum molle - Africa

                      Costaceae

                      • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                      Cupressaceae

                        Subfamily Callitroideae

                        • Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa

                        Cyperaceae

                          Subfamily Cyperoideae
                          Tribe Cypereae

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

                          Dioscoreaceae

                          • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                          Droseraceae

                          • Drosera dielsiana - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                          Ebenaceae

                          • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                          Equisetaceae

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

                          Euphorbiaceae

                            Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                            Tribe Euphorbieae

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

                            Fabaceae

                              Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                              Tribe Detarieae

                              • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                              Iridaceae

                                Subfamily Crocoideae
                                Tribe Gladioleae

                                • Gladiolus murielae - East Africa

                                Subfamily Ixioideae
                                Tribe Freesieae

                                • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                                Lamiaceae

                                  Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                  Tribe Ocimeae

                                  • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                  • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                                  • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                  Meliaceae

                                    Subfamily Melioideae
                                    Tribe Turraeeae

                                    • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                    Menyanthaceae

                                    • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                    Myrothamnaceae

                                    • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                    Myrtaceae

                                      Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
                                      Tribe Heteropyxideae

                                      • Heteropyxis natalensis - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Nymphaeaceae

                                      • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                      Oleaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Oleeae

                                        • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                        Orchidaceae

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Cymbidieae

                                          • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                          • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                          Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                          Tribe Dendrobieae

                                          • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                                          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

                                              Primulaceae

                                                Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                    Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                    • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                    Salicaceae

                                                    • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                    Salvadoraceae

                                                    • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                    Solanaceae

                                                      Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                      Tribe Physaleae

                                                      • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                      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

                                                        Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                        • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                        • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa

                                                        Zingiberaceae

                                                          Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                          Tribe Alpinieae

                                                          • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C

                                                          Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                          Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                          • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

                                                          Zygophyllaceae

                                                            Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                            • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 71 accessions native to Malawi

                                                            W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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