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Collection Holdings native to Angola:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa
    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Apioideae
      Tribe Heteromorpheae

      • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

      Subfamily Saniculoideae
      Tribe Steganotaenieae

      • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Strophanthus preussii - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

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

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Araliaceae

            Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

            • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Asparagoideae

              • Asparagus africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Dracaeneae

              • Dracaena angolensis - Angola, Zambia
              • Dracaena angolensis - Angola
              • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
              • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Ornithogaleae

              • Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa

              Balsaminaceae

              • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

              Bignoniaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Tecomeae

                • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
                • Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa

                Celastraceae

                • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                Ceratophyllaceae

                • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                Colchicaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Colchiceae

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

                  Combretaceae

                    Subfamily Combretoideae
                    Tribe Combreteae

                    • Combretum molle - Africa

                    Subfamily Combretoideae
                    Tribe Laguncularieae

                    • Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Ipomoeeae

                      • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                      Costaceae

                      • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                        • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Eleocharideae

                        • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                        Dioscoreaceae

                        • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                        Euphorbiaceae

                          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                          Tribe Euphorbieae

                          • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
                          • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
                          • Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa - S Angola, Namibia, N RSA

                          Fabaceae

                            Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                            Tribe Detarieae

                            • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                            Goodeniaceae

                            • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Nepetoideae
                              Tribe Ocimeae

                              • Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
                              • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                              Lentibulariaceae

                              • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                              • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                              • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                              Loganiaceae

                              • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                              Malvaceae

                                Subfamily Malvoideae
                                Tribe Hibisceae

                                • Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa

                                Subfamily Sterculioideae
                                Tribe Sterculieae

                                • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                                Marantaceae

                                • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                                • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                                • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                Menispermaceae

                                  Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                  Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                  • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                                  Montiniaceae

                                  • Montinia caryophyllacea - South Africa

                                  Moraceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Dorstenieae

                                    • Dorstenia psilurus - Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

                                    Myrothamnaceae

                                    • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                    Nymphaeaceae

                                    • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                      • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                      Orchidaceae

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Cymbidieae

                                        • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Dendrobieae

                                        • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Vandeae

                                        • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                                        Oxalidaceae

                                        • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                                        Passifloraceae

                                          Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                          Tribe Passifloreae

                                          • Adenia repanda - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                          Poaceae

                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                            • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                            Polypodiaceae

                                              Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                              • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                                              Primulaceae

                                                Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Vanguerieae

                                                    • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                                    Rutaceae

                                                      Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                      • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                      Salvadoraceae

                                                      • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                      Solanaceae

                                                        Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                        Tribe Physaleae

                                                        • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                        Taccaceae

                                                        • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                        Tectariaceae

                                                        • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                        Vitaceae

                                                          Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                          • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                          • Cyphostemma currorii - Namibia, Angola
                                                          • Cyphostemma uter - Namibia, Angola

                                                          Welwitschiaceae

                                                          • Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Namib Desert
                                                          • Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Namib Desert

                                                          Zingiberaceae

                                                            Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                            Tribe Alpinieae

                                                            • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                            • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 81 accessions native to Angola

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