UCONN UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Plant Biodiversity Conservatory and Research Core

  • Collections
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Outreach
  • Visiting
  • Staff
  • IPM Info
  • Support the Greenhouse

Collection Holdings native to Caprivi Strip:

Araceae

    Subfamily Aroideae
    Tribe Pisteae

    • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

    Colchicaceae

      Subfamily
      Tribe Colchiceae

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

      Dioscoreaceae

      • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

      Euphorbiaceae

        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
        Tribe Euphorbieae

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

        Zingiberaceae

          Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
          Tribe Siphonochileae

          • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

          Zygophyllaceae

            Subfamily Tribuloideae

            • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 6 accessions native to Caprivi Strip

            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 Fri, 30 May 2025 02:08:12 -0400

            • © University of Connecticut
            • Disclaimers, Privacy & Copyright