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Collection Holdings native to Central African Republic:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Apocynoideae
      Tribe Nerieae

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

      Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
      Tribe Ceropegieae

      • Ceropegia aristolochioides - Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.

      Araceae

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Areae

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

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Colocasieae

        • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Culcasieae

        • Culcasia striolata - W. & WC. Trop. Africa W/C

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Asparagoideae

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

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Dracaeneae

          • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
          • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
          • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
          • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

          Balsaminaceae

          • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

          Bignoniaceae

            Subfamily
            Tribe Tecomeae

            • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

            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

              Costaceae

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

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cypereae

                • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                Dioscoreaceae

                • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                Fabaceae

                  Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                  Tribe Detarieae

                  • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                  Lentibulariaceae

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

                  Marantaceae

                  • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                  • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                  • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                  • Megaphrynium macrostachyum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
                  • Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
                  • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
                  • Thaumatococcus daniellii - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                  Orchidaceae

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                    • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                    • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
                    • Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis - Ivory Coast, WC. Trop. Africa
                    • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Vandeae

                    • Diaphananthe pellucida - w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
                    • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                    Poaceae

                      Subfamily Panicoideae
                      Tribe Paniceae

                      • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                      Rubiaceae

                        Subfamily Ixoroideae
                        Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                        Sapotaceae

                          Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                          • Synsepalum dulcificum - tropical west Africa

                          Taccaceae

                          • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                          Vitaceae

                            Subfamily Leeoideae

                            • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                            Subfamily Vitoideae

                            • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia

                            Zingiberaceae

                              Subfamily Alpinioideae
                              Tribe Alpinieae

                              • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C

                              Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                              Tribe Siphonochileae

                              • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip
                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 49 accessions native to Central African Republic

                              W/C = Wild Collected
                              = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                              = images available for this accession
                              = map available for this accession
                              = accession added within past 90 days

                              data regenerated on Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:08:08 -0500

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