Collection Holdings native to Mexico Southwest:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Aphelandra aurantiaca
- Mexico to northern South America
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Odontonema callistachyum
- Mexico, C. America
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Sprekelia formosissima
- Mexico
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
- Plumeria rubra
- Mexico to Venezuela
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia oerstedii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium
- E. Mexico to Honduras
- Philodendron tripartitum
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Monstera deliciosa
- Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) to C. America
- Monstera siltepecana
- S. Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium pedatoradiatum
- southern Mexico
- Anthurium pentaphyllum var. bombacifolium
- Mexico to C. America
- Anthurium podophyllum
- Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca)
W/C
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Anthurium schlechtendalii
- Mexico to Central America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Agaveae
- Agave americana
- eastern Mexico
- Agave americana 'Marginata'
- western Mexico
- Agave guiengola
- Mexico (Oaxaca: Cierro Guiengola), up to 3500 feet elevation
W/C
- Agave nizandensis
- Mexico (Oaxaca)
- Agave parryi
- SE. Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico
- Agave schidigera
- Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora)
- Agave tequilana
- Mexico - cultivated only, no wild populations known
- Polianthes tuberosa
- Mexico
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Nolineae
- Beaucarnea recurvata
- Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Coreopsideae
- Dahlia sorensenii
- Mexico
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Eupatorieae
- Bartlettina sordida
- Mexico - Puebla, Morelos and Oaxaca states
Begoniaceae
- Begonia nelumbiifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
- Begonia peltata
- southern Mexico to Honduras
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae
- Crescentia cujete
- tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Hechtioideae
- Hechtia glomerata
- Tex & Mex.
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Pitcairnia atrorubens
- SW. Mexico to Colombia
- Pitcairnia heterophylla
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia brachycaulos
- Mexico to Venezuela
- Tillandsia intermedia
- Mexico
- Tillandsia ionantha
- Mexico to Nicaragua
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia seleriana
- southern Mexico to Central America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia xerographica
- S. Mexico to C. America
Burseraceae
- Bursera fagaroides
- Mexico
- Bursera simaruba
- Mexico - Chiapas/Oaxaca
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cacteae
- Coryphantha cornifera
- Mexico
W/C
- Mammillaria bombycina
- Mexico - Aguascalientes and Jalisco
- Mammillaria mystax
- Mexico
- Stenocactus lamellosus
- Mexico
W/C
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia microdasys "Monstrose"
- Mexico
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna tuerckheimii
- Mexico to Ecuador
W/C
Caricaceae
- Carica papaya
- tropical Central America to Venezuela
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Callisia fragrans
- Mexico
- Callisia gentlei var. elegans
- Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras
- Tradescantia pallida
- eastern Mexico
- Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'
- eastern Mexico
- Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina
- Mexico to Colombia
- Tripogandra multiflora
- Mexico to NW. Argentina, Jamaica, Tobago
Cornaceae
- Cornus sericea
- Canada, USA, Mexico
Costaceae
- Costus aff. guanaiensis
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus comosus var. bakeri
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
- Costus pictus
- Mexico to C. America
- Costus pulverulentus
- Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Sedeae
- Echeveria laui
- Mexico (Oaxaca)
- Echeveria zorzaniana
- Mexico, Oaxaca
W/C
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Taxodioideae
- Taxodium huegelii
- Mexico - Rio Nazas
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra
- Mexico to Colombia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- Mexico, Mesoamerica
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Cavendishia bracteata
- southern Mexico to Bolivia
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae
- Dalechampia spathulata
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Garcia nutans
- Colombia
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Jatropha mcvaughii
- Mexico (Sinaloa to Jalisco)
- Jatropha multifida
- Mexico, Caribbean
- Jatropha podagrica
- Central America, Guatemala to Panama, naturalised world wide in tropics
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
- Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia guiengola
- Mexico - (Oaxaca, Chiapas)
Fabaceae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia cornigera
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
- Vachellia hindsii
- Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Leucaena leucocephala
- Mexico - Yucatan
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Gelsemiaceae
- Gelsemium sempervirens
- Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Columnea schiedeana
- eastern Mexico
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gloxinieae
- Achimenes admirabilis
- Oaxaca State, Mexico
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Trimezieae
- Trimezia steyermarkii
- S. Mexico to NW. Venezuela
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
- Salvia microphylla
- Arizona to Guatemala
Lauraceae
- Persea americana
- southern Mexico
Lentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula gigantea
- Mexico: Oaxaca
- Pinguicula moranensis
- Mexico
- Pinguicula moranensis White Flower
- Mexico, Central America
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza
- Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America
W/C
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba acuminata
- Mexico
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Pseudobombax ellipticum
- eastern Mexico to Guatemala
Subfamily Byttneroideae
Tribe Theobromeae
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Malveae
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
- Mexico
Marantaceae
- Calathea aff. micans
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum
- Colombia, Ecuador
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva
- central and south America
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus aurea
- Florida, n & w Caribbean south to Panama
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myricaceae
- Morella cerifera
- southeastern US to Central America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Pimenta dioica
- S. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Arethuseae
- Chysis bractescens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Sobralia decora
- southern Mexico to Colombia
- Sobralia decora x leucantha
- S. Mexico to N. Honduras
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Maxillaria houtteana
- Mexico to Honduras
- Maxillaria tenuifolia
- Mexico to C. America
- Maxillaria variabilis
- Mexico to NW. Venezuela
- Mormolyca ringens
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Trigonidium egertonianum
- Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- Brassia maculata majus
- S. Mexico to C. America, Cuba, Jamaica
- Brassia verrucosa
- Mexico to N. Brazil
- Lockhartia oerstedii
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Colombia
- Lockhartia oerstedii
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Colombia
- Oncidium maculatum
- Mexico to C. America
- Oncidium sphacelatum
- Mexico to C. America, SE. Venezuela
- Oncidium tigrinum
- Mexico
- Stanhopea graveolens
- S. Mexico to Honduras
- Stanhopea intermedia
- southwestern Mexico
- Stanhopea oculata
- S. Mexico to N. Nicaragua
- Stanhopea tigrina
- Mexico
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Barkeria melanocaulon
- Mexico (Oaxaca)
- Brassavola cucullata
- Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean
- Brassavola nodosa
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Epidendrum radicans
- Mexico to Colombia
- Epidendrum schlecterianum
- Trinidad and Tobago, S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Isochilus carnosiflorus
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Laelia rubescens
- Mexico to C. America
- Myrmecophila tibicinis
- Mexico to N. Venezuela
- Dracula pusilla
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Specklinia brighamii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia tribuloides
- Mexico to C. America, Suriname, Caribbean
- Stelis argentata
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis immersa
- southern Mexico to Venezuela
- Stelis megachlamys
- S. Mexico to C. America
- Stelis quadrifida
- Mexico to N. Venezuela, Greater Antilles
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla planifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
- Vanilla pompona
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Piper arboreum
- South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
- Panicum sphaerocarpon
- SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Zea mexicana
- Mexico (Chihuahua to N. Oaxaca)
Polygonaceae
Subfamily Eriogonoideae
- Antigonon leptopus
- Mexico & central America
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cephalantheae
- Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack
- E. Canada to C. America, Cuba
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Guettardeae
- Arachnothryx leucophylla
- Mexico
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Rutaceae
Subfamily Toddalioideae
- Casimiroa edulis
- Mexico and central America
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Santalaceae
- Phoradendron leucarpum
- southern US & Mexico
W/C
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Pouteria campechiana
- Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
Saururaceae
- Anemopsis californica
- W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico
W/C
Solanaceae
Subfamily Browallioideae
Tribe Cestreae
- Cestrum nocturnum
- West Indies
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Solaneae
- Solanum wendlandii
- Costa Rica
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Cecropieae
- Cecropia peltata
- Carribean, Tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Aloysia gratissima
- Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina
W/C
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Phyla scaberrima
- Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus tiliacea
- Mexico
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
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