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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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72 Accessions:

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

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

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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