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Collection Holdings native to 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

      Subfamily Saniculoideae
      Tribe Steganotaenieae

      • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
        Tribe Ceropegieae

        • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
        • Ceropegia stapeliiformis - Mozambique to S. Africa
        • Huernia zebrina -
        • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Carisseae

        • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
        • Carissa macrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.

        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 Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          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 densiflorus 'Meyerii' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
            • Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
            • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Dracaeneae

            • Dracaena aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
            • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
            • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
            • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

            Subfamily Scilloideae
            Tribe Hyacintheae

            • Drimiopsis maculata - Tanzania to S. Africa

            Subfamily Scilloideae
            Tribe Urgineeae

            • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
            • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
            • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa

            Asphodelaceae

              Subfamily Asphodeloideae

              • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
              • Aloe cooperi - Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
              • Aloe marlothii - SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
              • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
              • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C
              • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang W/C
              • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C

              Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

              • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

              Bignoniaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Tecomeae

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

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Paronychioideae
                  Tribe Paronychieae

                  • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                  Celastraceae

                  • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                  Ceratophyllaceae

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

                  Colchicaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Colchiceae

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

                    Combretaceae

                      Subfamily Combretoideae
                      Tribe Combreteae

                      • Combretum molle - Africa

                      Convolvulaceae

                        Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                        Tribe Ipomoeeae

                        • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                        Costaceae

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

                        Crassulaceae

                          Subfamily Crassuloideae

                          • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                          • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                          • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                          • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province

                          Cupressaceae

                            Subfamily Callitroideae

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

                            Curtisiaceae

                            • Curtisia dentata - E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa

                            Cyperaceae

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Cypereae

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

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Eleocharideae

                              • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                              Dioscoreaceae

                              • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia
                              • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                              Droseraceae

                              • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C
                              • 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 mauritanica - Brandberg, Namibia
                                • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                Fabaceae

                                  Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                  Tribe Detarieae

                                  • Schotia brachypetala - Africa to India / Pakistan
                                  • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                  Flagellariaceae

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

                                  Goodeniaceae

                                  • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                                  Iridaceae

                                    Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                    • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                    Subfamily Crocoideae
                                    Tribe Gladioleae

                                    • Gladiolus murielae - East Africa

                                    Subfamily Ixioideae
                                    Tribe Freesieae

                                    • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                                    Lamiaceae

                                      Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                      Tribe Ocimeae

                                      • Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
                                      • Plectranthus neochilus - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                                      • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Lecythidaceae

                                        Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                        Lentibulariaceae

                                        • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                                        • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                        • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                        Loganiaceae

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

                                        Malpighiaceae

                                        • Acridocarpus natalitius - southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique

                                        Malvaceae

                                          Subfamily Grewioideae
                                          Tribe Grewieae

                                          • Grewia occidentalis - South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique

                                          Subfamily Malvoideae
                                          Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                          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 Vanilloideae
                                                  Tribe Vanilleae

                                                  • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                  Plumbaginaceae

                                                    Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

                                                    • Plumbago auriculata f. alba - Southern Africa

                                                    Polypodiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                      Primulaceae

                                                        Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                        • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                        Rubiaceae

                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                          Tribe Gardenieae

                                                          • Mitriostigma axillare - Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.

                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                          Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                          Tribe Hedyotideae

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

                                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                          Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                          • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                          Rutaceae

                                                            Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                            Tribe Citreae

                                                            • Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                            Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                            • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                            Salvadoraceae

                                                            • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                            Solanaceae

                                                              Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                              Tribe Physaleae

                                                              • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                              Strelitziaceae

                                                              • Strelitzia nicolai - E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana

                                                              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 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 116 accessions native to Mozambique

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