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Collection Holdings from South Tropical Africa:

Includes:

  1. ANG: Angola
  2. MLW: Malawi
  3. MOZ: Mozambique
  4. ZAM: Zambia
  5. ZIM: Zimbabwe

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa
    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Amaryllideae

      • Nerine krigei - Zimbabwe to Northern Prov. W/C
      • Nerine laticoma - S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Haemantheae

      • Scadoxus puniceus - Ethiopia to S. Africa

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Apioideae
        Tribe Heteromorpheae

        • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Subfamily Saniculoideae
        Tribe Steganotaenieae

        • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Nerieae

          • Strophanthus preussii - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Asclepiadeae

          • Gomphocarpus physocarpus - southern Africa

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
          • Ceropegia stapeliiformis - Mozambique to S. Africa
          • Huernia zebrina -
          • Stapelia gigantea - South Africa

          Subfamily Periplocoideae
          Tribe Periploceae

          • Mondia whitei - tropical western Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Carisseae

          • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
          • Carissa macrocarpa - 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 - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

            Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

            • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

              Asparagaceae

                Subfamily Agavoideae
                Tribe Anthericeae

                • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
                • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

                Subfamily Asparagoideae

                • Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
                • Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
                • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Dracaeneae

                • Dracaena aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
                • Dracaena angolensis - Angola
                • Dracaena angolensis - Angola, Zambia
                • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
                • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
                • Dracaena pethera var. pulchra - Tanzania (Pemba, Zanzibar), S. DR Congo to Zambia
                • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
                • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Hyacintheae

                • Drimiopsis maculata - Tanzania to S. Africa

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Ornithogaleae

                • Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Urgineeae

                • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
                • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
                • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa
                • Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                  • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                  • Aloe cooperi - Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe globuligemma - Zimbabwe to Mpumalanga W/C
                  • Aloe marlothii - SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang W/C
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C

                  Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                  • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                  Balsaminaceae

                  • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

                  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

                    Caryophyllaceae

                      Subfamily Paronychioideae
                      Tribe Paronychieae

                      • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                      Celastraceae

                      • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                      Ceratophyllaceae

                      • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                      Colchicaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Colchiceae

                        • Gloriosa modesta - Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                        • 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

                          Convolvulaceae

                            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                            Tribe Ipomoeeae

                            • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                            Costaceae

                            • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                            • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                            • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                            Crassulaceae

                              Subfamily Crassuloideae

                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                              • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province

                              Cucurbitaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Benincaseae

                                • Lagenaria siceraria - Zimbabwe

                                Cupressaceae

                                  Subfamily Callitroideae

                                  • Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa

                                  Curtisiaceae

                                  • Curtisia dentata - E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa

                                  Cyperaceae

                                    Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                    Tribe Cypereae

                                    • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                                    • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                                    Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                    Tribe Eleocharideae

                                    • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                    Dioscoreaceae

                                    • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia
                                    • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                    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

                                    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
                                        • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                        Subfamily Faboideae
                                        Tribe Podalyrieae

                                        • Calpurnia aurea - South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia

                                        Flagellariaceae

                                        • Flagellaria indica - S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific

                                        Goodeniaceae

                                        • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                                        Iridaceae

                                          Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                          • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                          Subfamily Crocoideae

                                          • Hesperantha coccinea - South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal

                                          Subfamily Crocoideae
                                          Tribe Gladioleae

                                          • Gladiolus murielae - East 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

                                              Lentibulariaceae

                                              • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                                              • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                              • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                              Loganiaceae

                                              • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                                              Malpighiaceae

                                              • Acridocarpus natalitius - southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique

                                              Malvaceae

                                                Subfamily Grewioideae
                                                Tribe Grewieae

                                                • Grewia occidentalis - South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique

                                                Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                Tribe Gossypieae

                                                • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

                                                Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                Tribe Hibisceae

                                                • Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa

                                                Subfamily Sterculioideae
                                                Tribe Sterculieae

                                                • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                                                Marantaceae

                                                • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                                                • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                                • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                                                • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                                Meliaceae

                                                  Subfamily Melioideae
                                                  Tribe Turraeeae

                                                  • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                                  Menispermaceae

                                                    Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                                    Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                                    • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                                                    Menyanthaceae

                                                    • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                                    Montiniaceae

                                                    • Montinia caryophyllacea - South Africa

                                                    Moraceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Dorstenieae

                                                      • Dorstenia psilurus - Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

                                                      Myrothamnaceae

                                                      • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                                      Myrtaceae

                                                        Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
                                                        Tribe Heteropyxideae

                                                        • Heteropyxis natalensis - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                                        Nymphaeaceae

                                                        • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                                        Oleaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Oleeae

                                                          • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                                          Orchidaceae

                                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                            Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                            • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                                            • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                                            Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                            Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                            • 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 repanda - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                              Plumbaginaceae

                                                                Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

                                                                • Plumbago auriculata f. alba - Southern Africa

                                                                Poaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                                                  • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                                  Polypodiaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Microsoroideae

                                                                    • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                                                                    Primulaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                                      • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                                      Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                                      • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                                      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 Hedyotideae

                                                                          • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                                                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                                          Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                                          • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                                          Rutaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Aurantioideae
                                                                            Tribe Citreae

                                                                            • Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                                            Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                                            • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                                            Salicaceae

                                                                            • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                                            Salvadoraceae

                                                                            • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                                            Solanaceae

                                                                              Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                              Tribe Physaleae

                                                                              • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                              Strelitziaceae

                                                                              • Strelitzia nicolai - E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana

                                                                              Taccaceae

                                                                              • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                                              Tectariaceae

                                                                              • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                                              Thymelaeaceae

                                                                              • Dais cotinifolia - Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape

                                                                              Vitaceae

                                                                                Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                                                • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                                                Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                                                • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                                                • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa
                                                                                • Cyphostemma currorii - Namibia, Angola
                                                                                • Cyphostemma uter - Namibia, Angola

                                                                                Welwitschiaceae

                                                                                • Welwitschia mirabilis - Namib Desert
                                                                                • Welwitschia mirabilis - Namib Desert

                                                                                Zingiberaceae

                                                                                  Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                                  Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                                  • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                                                  • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C

                                                                                  Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                                                  Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                                                  • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

                                                                                  Zygophyllaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                                                    • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 163 accessions native to South Tropical Africa

                                                                                    W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                                    = Currently Flowering
                                                                                    = Image(s) Available
                                                                                    = map available for this accession

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