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Collection Holdings native to Congo:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

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

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Ruellieae

    • Brillantaisia ulugurica - eastern tropical Africa - Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Saniculoideae
      Tribe Steganotaenieae

      • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

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

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Culcasieae

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

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Asparagaceae

            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

              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

                Commelinaceae

                  Subfamily Commelinoideae
                  Tribe Tradescantieae

                  • Palisota barteri - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                  Costaceae

                  • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                  • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                  • Costus lateriflorus - SE. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
                  • Costus phaeotrichus - WC. Trop. Africa W/C
                  • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa
                  • Costus tappenbeckianus - WC. 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

                    Euphorbiaceae

                      Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                      Tribe Euphorbieae

                      • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                      Lentibulariaceae

                      • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                      • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                      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

                      Menispermaceae

                        Subfamily Menispermoideae
                        Tribe Tiliacoreae

                        • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                        Moraceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Dorstenieae

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

                          Nymphaeaceae

                          • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern 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

                            Oxalidaceae

                            • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                            Poaceae

                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                              Tribe Paniceae

                              • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
                              • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad

                              Pteridaceae

                                Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                Sapotaceae

                                  Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                                  • Synsepalum dulcificum - tropical west Africa
                                  • Synsepalum msolo - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                  Taccaceae

                                  • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                  Tecophilaeaceae

                                  • Cyanastrum cordifolium - Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

                                  Tectariaceae

                                  • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                  Vitaceae

                                    Subfamily Leeoideae

                                    • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                    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 58 accessions native to Congo

                                      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

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