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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 Anubiadeae

        • Anubias barteri - tropical West Africa

        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

          Balsaminaceae

          • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

          Bignoniaceae

            Subfamily
            Tribe Tecomeae

            • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

            Clusiaceae

              Subfamily Clusioideae
              Tribe Garcinieae

              • Garcinia kola - tropical West Africa

              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

                    • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                    • Marantochloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                    • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                    • Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
                    • Thaumatococcus daniellii - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                    Orchidaceae

                      Subfamily Epidendroideae
                      Tribe Dendrobieae

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

                      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
                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 30 accessions native to Gulf of Guinea Is.

                          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 02:08:16 -0400

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