Collection Holdings native to Guinea-Bissau:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia erecta
- Trop. Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- Socotra
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Remusatia vivipara
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa
- Both coasts of tropical America
Costaceae
- Costus afer
- Trop. Africa
- Costus dubius
- Trop. Africa
- Costus spectabilis
- Trop. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Marantaceae
- Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Menyanthaceae
- Nymphoides indica
- tropical areas worldwide
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Poaceae
Subfamily Oryzoideae
Tribe Oryzeae
- Oryza glaberrima
- W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
W/C = Wild Collected
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