Collection Holdings native to Gulf of Guinea Is.:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata
- tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae
- Sauromatum venosum
- Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
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 Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aubryana
- tropical Africa
- Dracaena fragrans
- tropical Africa
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- tropical east Africa
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
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 spectabilis
- Trop. Africa
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Ajugoideae
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Marantaceae
- Marantachloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Trop. Africa
- Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- 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 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
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Aframomum angustifolium
- Trop. Africa, Madagascar
W/C
- Aframomum melegueta
- W. Trop. Africa to Angola
W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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