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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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data regenerated on Wed, 27 May 2020 02:14:09 -0400

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