List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens explained

This List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens is based on data published by the gardens and updated annually.^[1] The gardens collection includes nearly 2,000 different species and over half of these are succulents. The gardens are noted for their collection of species from the African genus Aloe.

Adoxaceae

• Sambucus nigra
• Viburnum tinus

Annonaceae

• Annona cherimola

Aquifoliaceae

• Ilex aquifolium
• Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'

Araucariaceae

• Araucaria araucana
• Araucaria columnaris
• Wollemia nobilis

Aristolochiaceae

• Aristolochia baetica
• Aristolochia gigantea

Aspleniaceae

• Asplenium billotii
• Asplenium nidus

Balsaminaceae

• Impatiens balansae
• Impatiens walleriana

Begoniaceae

• Begonia 'Lucerna'
• Begonia luxurians

Betulaceae

• Corylus avellana
• Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Blechnaceae

• Oceaniopteris gibba (syn. Blechnum gibbum)

Burseraceae

• Boswellia sacra
• Bursera frenningae
• Bursera microphylla

Buxaceae

• Buxus balearica
• Buxus sempervirens

Cannabaceae

• Celtis africana
• Celtis australis
• Celtis sinensis

Cannaceae

• Canna indica
• Canna × generalis

Capparaceae

• Capparis spinosa
• Euadenia eminens

Casuarinaceae

• Casuarina equisetifolia
• Casuarina littoralis

Celestraceae

• Euonymus europaeus

Chenopodiaceae

• Atriplex halimus
• Enchylaena tomentosa

Colchicaceae

• Colchicum lusitanicum
• Gloriosa superba

Coriariaceae

• Coriaria myrtifolia

Cornaceae

• Cornus sanguinea

Corynocarpaceae

• Corynocarpus laevigata

Costaceae

• Costus comosus var. bakeri

Cucurbitaceae

• Ibervillea sonorae
• Kedrostis africana
• Kedrostis nana

Cyathaceae

• Cyathea arborea

Cycadaceae

• Cycas circinalis
• Cycas revoluta

Cyperaceae

• Cyperus alternifolius
• Cyperus papyrus

Davalliaceae

• Davallia humeata
• Davallia canariensis

Dicksoniaceae

• Dicksonia antarctica

Didiereaceae

• Alluaudia comosa
• Alluaudia montagnacii
• Didierea trollii

Dilleniaceae

• Hibbertia grossulariifolia
• Hibbertia scandens

Dipsacaceae

• Scabiosa atropurpurea

Drosophyllaceae

• Drosophyllum lusitanicum

Dryopteridaceae

• Cyrtomium falcatum

Ebenaceae

• Euclea natalensis

Eleagnaceae

• Elaeagnus pungens

Ephedraceae

• Ephedra distachya
• Ephedra fragilis
• Ephedra nebrodensis

Escalloniaceae

• Escallonia 'Donard'

Frankeniaceae

• Frankenia laevis

Garryaceae

• Aucuba japonica

Gesnariaceae

• Sinningia sp.

Ginkgoaceae

• Ginkgo biloba

Griseliniaceae

• Griselinia racemosa

Grossulariaceae

• Ribes nigrum
• Ribes rubrum

Haloragidaceae

• Myriophyllum aquaticum

Hamamelidaceae

• Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

Hydrangeaceae

• Hydrangea macrophylla

Hydrocharitaceae

• Elodea canadensis

Juglandaceae

• Juglans regia

Liliaceae

• Lilium sp.

Linaceae

• Reinwardtia indica

Lomariopsidaceae

• Nephrolepis exaltata

Magnoliaceae

• Liriodendron tulipifera
• Magnolia grandiflora
• Abutilon 'Canary Bird'

Meliaceae

• Melia azederach

Melianthaceae

• Melianthus major

Montiaceae

• Cistanthe sp.

Musaceae

• Ensete ventricosum
• Musa cavendishii

Myoporaceae

• Eremophila nivea
• Myoporum pictum

Myrsinaceae

• Cyclamen persicum

Nelumbonaceae

• Nelumbo 'Albo striata'

Orobanchaceae

• Orobanche minor
• Orobanche ramosa

Paeoniaceae

• Paeonia sp.

Pandanaceae

• Pandanus veitchii

Phrymaceae

• Mazus reptans
• Mimulus ringens

Phytolaccaceae

• Phytolacca americana
• Phytolacca dioica

Piperaceae

• Peperomia dolabriformis

Platanaceae

• Platanus × hispanica

Podocarpaceae

• Podocarpus elatus
• Podocarpus sp.

Polypodiaceae

• Phlebodium aureum
• Platycerium bifurcatum
• Polypodium cambricum

Pontederiaceae

• Pontederia cordata

Pteridaceae

• Adiantum capillus-veneris
• Anogramma leptophylla

Restionaceae

• Elegia capensis

Santalaceae

• Osyris quadripartita

Saxifragaceae

• Saxifraga globulifera var. gibraltarica

Simaroubaceae

• Ailanthus altissima

Simmondsiaceae

• Simmondsia chinensis

Smilacaceae

• Smilax aspera

Tamaricaceae

• Tamarix africana
• Tamarix boveana

Theaceae

• Camellia sp.

Theophrastaceae

• Samolus valerandi

Tropaeolaceae

• Tropaeolum majus

Ulmaceae

• Ulmus minor

Valerianaceae

• Centranthus calcitrapae

Violaceae

• Viola arborescens
• Viola × wittrockiana

Notes and References

1. http://www.gibraltargardens.gi/PlantList2.php Gibraltar Botanic Gardens: plant list