Collection Holdings from South Tropical Africa:
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Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Acanthus montanus
- western tropical Africa
- Crossandra nilotica
- tropical east Africa, Mozambique
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa
Achariaceae
Subfamily Erythrospermeae
- Rawsonia lucida - tropical Africa
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
- Nerine laticoma - S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Haemantheae
- Scadoxus puniceus - Ethiopia to S. Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
- Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
- Carissa marcrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
- Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae
- Sauromatum venosum
- Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Remusatia vivipara - Himalayas and India
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Zamioculcadeae
- Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Zamioculcas zamiifolia
- Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
- Dracaena fragrans - Upper Guinea
- Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
- Sansevieria aff. concinna - Mozambique W/C
- Sansevieria concinna - Mozambique
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis maculata - eastern Cape Province
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
- Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Kigelia africana - tropical Africa
- Podranea ricasoliana
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
- Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa
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 Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Callitroideae
- Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
- Drosera dielsiana - S. Trop. & S. Africa
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
- Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia mauritanica - Brandberg, Namibia
- Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
- Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
- Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa - S Angola, Namibia, N RSA
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Schotia brachypetala
- Africa to India / Pakistan
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Podalyrieae
- Calpurnia aurea
- South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia laxa
- W. Kenya to S. Africa
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
- Plectranthus neochilus
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Barringtonioideae
- Barringtonia racemosa
- Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific
Loganiaceae
- Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique
Malvaceae
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa
Marantaceae
- Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
- Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Turraeeae
- Turraea floribunda
- eastern Africa
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
- Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
- Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
- Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Adenia fruiticosa - Zimbabwe, Transvaal and Natal
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Mitriostigma axillare
- Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Psychotria cf. kirkii
- tropical Africa
Rutaceae
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae
- Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Salicaceae
- Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
W/C
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Thymelaeaceae
- Dais cotinifolia
- Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Welwitschiaceae
- Welwitschia mirabilis
- Namib Desert
- Welwitschia mirabilis
- Namib Desert
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae
- Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar
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