List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

This List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens is based on data published by the gardens and updated annually. 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.

Acanthaceae

Adoxaceae

• Sambucus nigra
• Viburnum tinus

Aizoaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Anacardiaceae

Annonaceae

• Annona cherimola

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Aquifoliaceae

• Ilex aquifolium
• Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'

Araceae

Araliaceae

Araucariaceae

• Araucaria araucana
• Araucaria columnaris
• Wollemia nobilis

Arecaceae

Aristolochiaceae

• Aristolochia baetica
• Aristolochia gigantea

Asparagaceae

Asphodelaceae

Aspleniaceae

• Asplenium billotii
• Asplenium nidus

Asteraceae

Balsaminaceae

• Impatiens balansae
• Impatiens walleriana

Begoniaceae

• Begonia 'Lucerna'
• Begonia luxurians

Berberidaceae

Betulaceae

• Corylus avellana
• Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Bignoniaceae

Blechnaceae

• Oceaniopteris gibba (syn. Blechnum gibbum)

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Bromeliaceae

Burseraceae

• Boswellia sacra
• Bursera frenningae
• Bursera microphylla

Buxaceae

• Buxus balearica
• Buxus sempervirens

Cactaceae

Campanulaceae

Cannabaceae

• Celtis africana
• Celtis australis
• Celtis sinensis

Cannaceae

• Canna indica
• Canna × generalis

Capparaceae

• Capparis spinosa
• Euadenia eminens

Caprifoliaceae

Caryophyllaceae

Casuarinaceae

• Casuarina equisetifolia
• Casuarina littoralis

Celestraceae

• Euonymus europaeus

Chenopodiaceae

• Atriplex halimus
• Enchylaena tomentosa

Cistaceae

Clusiaceae

Colchicaceae

• Colchicum lusitanicum
• Gloriosa superba

Commelinaceae

Convolvulaceae

Coriariaceae

• Coriaria myrtifolia

Cornaceae

• Cornus sanguinea

Corynocarpaceae

• Corynocarpus laevigatus

Costaceae

• Costus comosus var. bakeri

Crassulaceae

Cucurbitaceae

• Ibervillea sonorae
• Kedrostis africana
• Kedrostis nana

Cupressaceae

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

Echinocereus

Eleagnaceae

• Elaeagnus pungens

Ephedraceae

• Ephedra distachya
• Ephedra fragilis
• Ephedra nebrodensis

Ericaceae

Escalloniaceae

• Escallonia 'Donard'

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Fagaceae

Ferocactus

Frankeniaceae

• Frankenia laevis

Garryaceae

• Aucuba japonica

Geraniaceae

Gesnariaceae

• Sinningia sp.

Ginkgoaceae

• Ginkgo biloba

Griseliniaceae

• Griselinia racemosa

Grossulariaceae

• Ribes nigrum
• Ribes rubrum

Gymnocalycium

Haloragidaceae

• Myriophyllum aquaticum

Hamamelidaceae

• Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

Hydrangeaceae

• Hydrangea macrophylla

Hydrocharitaceae

• Elodea canadensis

Iridaceae

Juglandaceae

• Juglans regia

Lamiaceae

Liliaceae

• Lilium sp.

Linaceae

• Reinwardtia indica

Lomariopsidaceae

• Nephrolepis exaltata

Lythraceae

Magnoliaceae

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

Malvaceae

Mammillaria

Meliaceae

• Melia azederach

Melianthaceae

• Melianthus major

Montiaceae

• Cistanthe sp.

Moraceae

Musaceae

• Ensete ventricosum
• Musa cavendishii

Myoporaceae

• Eremophila nivea
• Myoporum pictum

Myrsinaceae

• Cyclamen persicum

Myrtaceae

Nelumbonaceae

• Nelumbo 'Albo striata'

Nyctaginaceae

Nymphaeaceae

Oleaceae

Onagraceae

Orchidaceae

Orobanchaceae

• Orobanche minor
• Orobanche ramosa

Oxalidaceae

Paeoniaceae

• Paeonia sp.

Pandanaceae

• Pandanus veitchii

Papaveraceae

Passifloraceae

Phrymaceae

• Mazus reptans
• Mimulus ringens

Phytolaccaceae

• Phytolacca americana
• Phytolacca dioica

Pinaceae

Piperaceae

• Peperomia dolabriformis

Pittosporaceae

Plantaginaceae

Platanaceae

• Platanus × hispanica

Plumbaginaceae

Poaceae

Podocarpaceae

• Podocarpus elatus
• Podocarpus sp.

Polygalaceae

Polypodiaceae

• Phlebodium aureum
• Platycerium bifurcatum
• Polypodium cambricum

Pontederiaceae

• Pontederia cordata

Portulacaceae

Proteaceae

Pteridaceae

• Adiantum capillus-veneris
• Anogramma leptophylla

Ranunculaceae

Restionaceae

• Elegia capensis

Rhamnaceae

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Salicaceae

Santalaceae

• Osyris quadripartita

Sapindaceae

Saxifragaceae

• Saxifraga globulifera var. gibraltarica

Scrophulariaceae

Simaroubaceae

• Ailanthus altissima

Simmondsiaceae

• Simmondsia chinensis

Smilacaceae

• Smilax aspera

Solanaceae

Strelitziaceae

Tamaricaceae

• Tamarix africana
• Tamarix boveana

Taxaceae

Theaceae

• Camellia sp.

Theophrastaceae

• Samolus valerandi

Thymelaeaceae

Tropaeolaceae

• Tropaeolum majus

Ulmaceae

• Ulmus minor

Urticaceae

Valerianaceae

• Centranthus calcitrapae

Verbenaceae

Violaceae

• Viola arborescens
• Viola × wittrockiana

Vitaceae

Zamiaceae

Zingiberaceae

References