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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 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
                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 31 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 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:08:15 -0400

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