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Botanical Taxon Crop Sector Examination Office Country Downloads
Lonicera L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Geogenanthus ciliatus G. Brückn. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tulbaghia L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sandersonia aurantiaca Hook. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. saccharifera  Alef.; Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell Agricultural TystofteFoundation Denmark
Philadelphus sp. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Stokesia l'Her. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Sambucus nigra L. Ornamental & Forestry ILVO Belgium
Cynodon x magennisii Hurcombe (syn. Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon  transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) Agricultural CREA DC Italy
Athyrium niponicum (Mett.) Hance Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Chamaecyparis Spach Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Coprosma repens. A. Rich. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Wisteria L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum spectabile Boreau); Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba x H. spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L. x S. spectabile Boreau); Hylotelephium tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum tatarinowii Maxim.); Hylotelephium H. Ohba × Orostachys malacophylla (Pall.) Fisch.; Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum cauticola Praeger) × Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H. Ohba × H. tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba; Hylotelephium tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum tatarinowii Maxim.) × H. telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium L. × Sedum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Primula vulgaris Huds. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Pinus nigra Arnold; Pinus sylvestris L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Matthiola R. Br. corr. Spreng. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Cornus L.; Cornus kousa Burger ex Hance; Cornus capitata Wall. x C. kousa Burger ex Hance; Cornus hongkongensis Hemsl. x C. kousa Burger ex Hance Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Aruncus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tarenaya Raf. (syn. Cleome L.) Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. and hybrids with this species Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Ceropegia linearis E. Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber (syn. Ceropegia woodii Schltr.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Calanthe R. Br. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. maculatum (syn. Eupatorium maculatum L.); Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. purpureum (syn. Eupatorium purpureum L.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Maranta L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Parrotia persica (DC.) C. A. Mey. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Sedum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Rhodanthemum hosmariense (Ball) B. H. Wilcox & al. (syn. Leucanthemum hosmariense (Ball) Font Quer) Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Sesleria heufleriana Schur Ornamental & Forestry ILVO Belgium
Pulmonaria L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Polemonium L.; Polemonium caeruleum L.; Polemonium reptans L.; Polemonium yezoense (Miyabe & Kudô) Kitam. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Cotinus Mill. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Philotheca myoporoides (DC.) Bayly (syn. Eriostemon myoporoides DC.) Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Alocasia baginda Kurniawan & P. C. Boyce; Alocasia brancifolia (Schott) A. Hay; Alocasia infernalis P. C. Boyce; Alocasia lauterbachiana (Engl.) A. Hay; Alocasia longiloba Miq. x A. sanderiana W. Bull; Alocasia micholitziana Sander; Alocasia nebula A. Hay; Alocasia wentii Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia zebrina Schott ex Van Houtte Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Andropogon gerardi Vitman; Andropogon hallii Hack. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Lophomyrtus x ralphii (Hook. f.) Burrett Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Billardiera heterophylla (Lindl.) L. W. Cayzer & Crisp (syn. Sollya heterophylla Lindl.) Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Heptacodium miconioides Rehder Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Physocarpus (Cambess.) Maxim. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
×Semponium spp. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Aloysia citrodora Paláu Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgings (syn. Encyclia cochleata (L.) Dressler) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Oxypetalum coeruleum (D. Don) Decne. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Haworthia fasciata (Willd.) Haw; Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloch) G.D. Rowley; Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D. Rowley Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands