Regional Collections
Cloud Forest + Maritime Climate
These moderate climates house biodiverse flora and ancient lineages of plants.
Desert
Deserts cover one-third of the Earth’s land surface.
Semi-Arid
Just at the edge of the true deserts are places that get a bit more rainfall.
Sub-Tropics
Sub-Tropical regions are found at slightly higher latitude from the more moderate climates in the tropics.
Tropics
Tropical regions, around the equator, can be both wet and dry.
Special Collections
The Corpse Flower
The notoriously noxious plant, native to Sumatra’s equatorial rain forests, makes a big impression reaching up to six feet tall and emitting a scent often likened to “rotting meat.”
Research Collections
- Figs
- Species Impatiens
- Oaks
- Peppers
- Gesneriaceae