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37 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

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Apocynoideae
      Tribe Nerieae

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

      Araceae

        Subfamily Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Dracaeneae

          • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
          • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
          • Sansevieria trifasciata - tropical west Africa
          • Sansevieria trifasciata - tropical west Africa

          Bignoniaceae

            Subfamily
            Tribe Tecomeae

            • Kigelia africana - tropical Africa
            • 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

                Cyperaceae

                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                  Tribe Cypereae

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

                  Dioscoreaceae

                  • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                  Euphorbiaceae

                    Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                    Tribe Euphorbieae

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

                    Marantaceae

                    • Marantachloa leucantha - 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 Podochilaeae

                      • 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
                        • 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 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

                            Vitaceae

                              Subfamily Leeoideae

                              • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma
                              W/C = Wild Collected

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