Collection Holdings native to Nansei-shoto:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
- Crinum asiaticum
- tropical Indo-Pacific
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae
- Hoya carnosa
- S. China, Japan, Taiwan
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Ophiopogoneae
- Ophiopogon jaburan Argenteo-marginatus
- Korea (incl. Jeju-do), WC. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
- Ophiopogon japonicus
- Japan & Korea
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae
- Dianella ensifolia
- east tropical Africa, Madagascar
Cycadaceae
- Cycas revoluta
- Japan (Kyushu) to Nansei-shoto
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae
- SE. China to Japan and New Zealand
W/C
Fagaceae
Subfamily Castaneoideae
- Lithocarpus edulis
- C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
Flagellariaceae
- Flagellaria indica
- S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific
Garryaceae
- Aucuba japonica
- E. Asia - Japan.
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Coleus scutellarioides
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
- Coleus scutellarioides
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Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Barringtonioideae
- Barringtonia racemosa
- Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific
Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
- Tricyrtis formosana
- Nansei-shoto to Taiwan
W/C
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Sonerileae
- Bredia hirsuta
- Taiwan, Japan (Kyushu, Yakushima Isl.), Ryukyu Isl.
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Arethuseae
- Bletilla striata
- China to Japan
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Collabieae
- Phaius tankervilleae
- India to East Asia and Pacific
- Phaius tankervilleae var. alba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin'
- Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum affine
- WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
- Bulbophyllum affine
- WC. Himalaya to Nansei-shoto (Amami-Oshima)
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Pogonatherum crinitum
- Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Gardenia jasminoides
- southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)
- Gardenia jasminoides
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Rutaceae
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae
- Citrus reticulata
- southeastern Asia
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Alpinia zerumbet
- southeast Asia
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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