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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Type Species

In botanical terms 'type' generally refers to a specific specimen that defines a species. Type Species, although used in zoological use, is informally used in botany to identify the species of the type specimen for the genus.

For our purposes in the greenhouse, if a genus has only one recognized extant species, we have tagged that species as the 'type species' as well as species informally denoted as type species in the literature.

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81 Accessions:

Acanthostachys strobilacea Acokanthera oppositifolia Adenocalymma comosum Annona muricata Arachnothryx leucophylla Carludovica palmata Ceiba pentandra Cobaea scandens Epithelantha micromeris Euclea racemosa Homalocladium platycladum Kohleria hirsuta Lawsonia inermis Mitriostigma axillare Mormolyca ringens Oryza sativa Pistia stratiotes Posoqueria longiflora Saccharum officinarum Sauromatum venosum Simmondsia chinensis Synsepalum dulcificum Taccarum weddellianum Tamarindus indica Thalia geniculata Theobroma cacao Theobroma cacao Turnera ulmifolia Zygopetalum maculatum

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  • {1} Cryptostegia grandiflora - Rubber Vine, Purple Allamanda - Apocynaceae
  • {2} Cyanastrum cordifolium - Tecophilaeaceae
  • {2} Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
  • {2} Vangueria madagascariensis - Spanish Tamarind - Rubiaceae
  • {3} Maesa lanceolata - False Assegai - Primulaceae
  • {3} Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
  • {4} Euclea racemosa - Dune Guarrie - Ebenaceae
  • {4} Melianthus major - Cape Honeyflower, Kruidjie-roer-my-nie - Melianthaceae
  • {4} Steganotaenia araliacea - Carrot Tree - Apiaceae
  • {5} Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree - Malvaceae
  • {6} Synsepalum dulcificum - Miracle Fruit - Sapotaceae
  • {7} Lawsonia inermis - Henna - Lythraceae
  • {8} Acokanthera oppositifolia - Bushman's Poison - Apocynaceae
  • {8} Thespesia populnea - Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree - Malvaceae
  • {9} Thalia geniculata - Bent Alligator Flag - Marantaceae
  • {10} Curtisia dentata - Assagai Wood, Cape Lancewood - Curtisiaceae
  • {10} Lobularia maritima - Sweet Alyssum - Brassicaceae
  • {10} Mitriostigma axillare - African Gardenia - Rubiaceae
  • {11} Gossypium arboreum - Tree Cotton - Malvaceae
  • {12} Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {13} Eustrephus latifolius - Wombat Berry - Asparagaceae
  • {14} Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - Basket Grass - Poaceae
  • {15} Artabotrys hexapetalus - Ylang-Ylang - Annonaceae
  • {16} Homalocladium platycladum - Ribbon Plant, Centipede Plant - Polygonaceae
  • {16} Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane - Poaceae
  • {17} Sauromatum venosum - Indian Voodoo Lily - Araceae
  • {18} Coix lacryma-jobi - Job's Tears - Poaceae
  • {19} Oryza sativa - Asian Rice cv. Taipei 309 - Poaceae
  • {20} Kohleria hirsuta - Gesneriaceae
  • {21} Cestrum nocturnum - Night Jessamine, Lady of the Night - Solanaceae
  • {22} Berberidopsis corallina - Coral Plant - Berberidopsidaceae
  • {22} Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
  • {23} Posoqueria longiflora - Needle Flower Tree - Rubiaceae
  • {24} Manihot esculenta - Yuca, Bitter Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca - Euphorbiaceae
  • {24} Monocostus uniflorus - Lemon Ginger - Costaceae
  • {25} Taccarum weddellianum - Taccarum - Araceae
  • {26} Annona muricata - Soursop - Annonaceae
  • {27} Philodendron crassinervium - Thick Nerved Philodendron - Araceae
  • {28} Carludovica palmata - Panama Hat Plant - Cyclanthaceae
  • {29} Fuchsia triphylla - Honeysuckle Fuchsia - Onagraceae
  • {30} Vachellia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia, Popinac, Sponge Tree - Fabaceae
  • {31} Adenocalymma comosum - Yellow Trumpet Vine - Bignoniaceae
  • {31} Arachnothryx leucophylla - Panama Rose - Rubiaceae
  • {32} Turnera ulmifolia - Yellow Alder - Passifloraceae
  • {33} Eugenia uniflora - Pitanga, Surinam Cherry - Myrtaceae
  • {34} Dracaena draco - Canary Island Dragon Tree - Asparagaceae
  • {35} Fitzroya cupressoides - Patagonian Cypress - Cupressaceae
  • {36} Pereskia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, Lemon Vine - Cactaceae
  • {36} Phemeranthus teretifolius - Quill Fameflower - Montiaceae
  • {37} Epithelantha micromeris - Button Cactus, Mulatto, Tapone - Cactaceae W/C
  • {38} Pereskia grandifolia - Rose Cactus - Cactaceae
  • {38} Simmondsia chinensis - Jojoba - Simmondsiaceae
  • {39} Aucuba japonica - Gold Dust Tree, Spotted Laurel - Garryaceae
  • {39} Jasminum officinale - Poet's Jasmine - Oleaceae
  • {40} Capnoides sempervirens - Pale Corydalis - Papaveraceae W/C
  • {40} Iberis sempervirens - Candytuft - Brassicaceae
  • {41} Eriocaulon decangulare - tenangle pipewort - Eriocaulaceae
  • {41} Stylophorum diphyllum - Celandine Poppy - Papaveraceae
  • {42} Menyanthes trifoliata - Bog Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil - Menyanthaceae W/C
  • {43} Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax, NZ Hemp - Xanthorrhoeaceae
  • {44} Anthoceros punctatus - Anthocerotaceae W/C
  • {44} Dacrycarpus dacrydioides - Kahikatea - Podocarpaceae
  • {45} Myosotis scorpioides - Forget-me-not - Boraginaceae
  • {46} Cyrtomium falcatum - Japanese Holly Fern - Dryopteridaceae
  • {47} Chlorospatha kolbii - Araceae
  • {48} Thunia alba - White Thunia - Orchidaceae
  • {49} Amorpha fruticosa - false indigo - Fabaceae
  • {49} Cassia fistula - Golden Shower Tree - Fabaceae
  • {50} Lycaste macrophylla 'Hermarl' - The Large Leaf Lycaste - Orchidaceae
  • {50} Zygopetalum maculatum - Zygopetalum - Orchidaceae
  • {51} Mormolyca ringens - The Rigid Mormolyca - Orchidaceae
  • {52} Brassavola cucullata - Hooded Brassavola - Orchidaceae
  • {53} Sutherlandia frutescens - Cancer Bush - Fabaceae
  • {54} Cobaea scandens - Cup and Saucer Vine - Polemoniaceae
  • {55} Acanthostachys strobilacea - Pinecone Bromeliad - Bromeliaceae
  • {56} Fuchsia triphylla Gartenmeister - Honeysuckle Fuchsia - Onagraceae
  • {57} Epiphyllum phyllanthus - Climbing Cactus - Cactaceae W/C
  • {57} Hatiora salicornioides - Dancing Bones, Drunkard's Dream - Cactaceae
  • {58} Pistia stratiotes - Water Lettuce, Shellflower - Araceae
  • {59} Monstera adansonii - five holes plant - Araceae
  • {0} Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife - Lythraceae W/C
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Aethionema saxatile - Brassicaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Matthiola incana - Brassicaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Rorippa sylvestris - Brassicaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Rostrinucula dependens - Lamiaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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