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Collection Holdings native to Pakistan:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

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

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Coryphoideae
            Tribe Phoeniceae

            • Phoenix dactylifera - w. Asia, n. Africa

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Boragineae

              • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

              Subfamily Cordioideae

              • Cordia dichotoma - tropical Asia & Australasia

              Caprifoliaceae

                Subfamily Caprifolioideae

                • Leycesteria formosa - E. Asia - China to the Himalayas

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                  Tribe Sileneae

                  • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                  Celastraceae

                  • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                  Colchicaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Colchiceae

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

                    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

                      Ephedraceae

                      • Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China
                      • Ephedra regeliana - temperate central Asia

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                      • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                      Euphorbiaceae

                        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                        Tribe Euphorbieae

                        • Euphorbia antiquorum - Pakistan and India to Southeast Asia
                        • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                        Fabaceae

                          Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                          Tribe Cassieae

                          • Cassia fistula - southern Asia

                          Subfamily Faboideae
                          Tribe Desmodieae

                          • Codariocalyx motorius - tropical Asia

                          Ixioliriaceae

                          • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                          Juncaginaceae

                          • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Mentheae

                            • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Ocimeae

                            • Ocimum tenuiflorum - Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia

                            Subfamily Viticoideae

                            • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                            Linaceae

                            • Reinwardtia indica - northern India and China

                            Lythraceae

                              Subfamily Lythroideae
                              Tribe Nesaeeae

                              • Lawsonia inermis - Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia

                              Subfamily Punicoideae

                              • Punica granatum Nana - S.E. Europe to E. Asia

                              Moraceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Ficeae

                                • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                                Moringaceae

                                • Moringa oleifera - India; widely cultivated in Old World tropics

                                Myrtaceae

                                  Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                  Tribe Myrteae

                                  • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                                  Nitrariaceae

                                  • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                                  Oleaceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Oleeae

                                    • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                    Subfamily Jasmineae

                                    • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                                    Poaceae

                                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                                      Tribe Sacchareae

                                      • Pogonatherum crinitum - Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas

                                      Primulaceae

                                        Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                        • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                        Pteridaceae

                                          Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                          • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                          Rubiaceae

                                            Subfamily Rubioideae
                                            Tribe Rubieae

                                            • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                            Rutaceae

                                              Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                              • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                              Solanaceae

                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                Tribe Physaleae

                                                • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                Typhaceae

                                                • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                                Urticaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Urticeae

                                                  • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                  Vitaceae

                                                    Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                    • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 47 accessions native to Pakistan

                                                    W/C = Wild Collected
                                                    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
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                                                    = accession added within past 90 days

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