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Collection Holdings native to Equatorial Guinea:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Araceae

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Agavoideae
          Tribe Anthericeae

          • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
          • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

          Subfamily Asparagoideae

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

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Dracaeneae

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

          Balsaminaceae

          • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

          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 tappenbeckianus - WC. Trop. Africa

            Cyperaceae

              Subfamily Cyperoideae
              Tribe Cypereae

              • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

              Malvaceae

                Subfamily Sterculioideae
                Tribe Sterculieae

                • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                Marantaceae

                • Hypselodelphys hirsuta - WC. Trop. Africa
                • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                • Marantochloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                • 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 Dendrobieae

                  • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya

                  Subfamily Epidendroideae
                  Tribe Vandeae

                  • 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

                    Taccaceae

                    • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                    Tecophilaeaceae

                    • Cyanastrum cordifolium - Nigeria to WC. Trop. 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 35 accessions native to Equatorial Guinea

                        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 02:08:14 -0400

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