Collection Holdings from West Tropical Africa:
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Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Acanthus montanus
- western tropical Africa
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata
- tropical Africa
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia erecta
- Trop. Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Saniculoideae
Tribe Steganotaenieae
- Steganotaenia araliacea
- southern tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
- Adenium obesum
- Socotra
- Nerium oleander
- broad area Morocco to southern China
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
- Pachycymbium decaisneanum
- Morocco to Sudan
Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Periploceae
- Mondia whitei
- tropical western Africa
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Remusatia vivipara
- Himalayas and India
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- 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
- Kigelia africana
- tropical Africa
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Burseraceae
- Boswellia dalzielii
- western Africa
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Androcymbium gramineum
- N. Africa to Sahara
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa
- Both coasts of tropical America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Palisota barteri
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Napoleonaeoideae
- Napoleonaea beninensis
- Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
Malvaceae
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Subfamily Sterculioideae
Tribe Sterculieae
- Cola acuminata
- West Africa
Marantaceae
- Marantachloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
- Thaumatococcus daniellii
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus lyrata
- Cameroon west to Sierra Leone
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
- Bulbophyllum falcatum
- W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
- Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis
- Ivory Coast, WC. Trop. Africa
- 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 Oryzoideae
Tribe Oryzeae
- Oryza glaberrima
- W. Trop. Africa to Chad
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
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata
- widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis
- Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Synsepalum dulcificum
- tropical west Africa
- Synsepalum dulcificum
- tropical west Africa
- Synsepalum msolo
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Tecophilaeaceae
- Cyanastrum cordifolium
- Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
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