Collection Holdings from South Tropical Africa:
Includes:
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
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 Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii
- South Africa
- Ceropegia stapeliiformis
- Mozambique to S. Africa
- Huernia zebrina
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- Stapelia gigantea
- South 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 Aroideae
Tribe Thomsonieae
- Amorphophallus impressus
- Malawi, Tanzania
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae
- Gonatopus boivinii
- Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven
- East Africa, 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 africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii'
- Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
- Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aethiopica
- South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
- Dracaena angolensis
- Angola
- Dracaena angolensis
- Angola, Zambia
- Dracaena aubryana
- 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. Mpumalanga
W/C
- Haworthiopsis limifolia
- S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang
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
- 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.
Clusiaceae
Subfamily Clusioideae
Tribe Garcinieae
- Garcinia kola
- tropical West Africa
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
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
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Kalanchoeae
- Kalanchoe luciae - eastern South Africa to Mozambique
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Benincaseae
- Lagenaria siceraria
- Zimbabwe
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
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
Flagellariaceae
- Flagellaria indica
- S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific
Hypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis hemerocallidea
- southern Africa
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
- subtropical southern Africa
- Utricularia bisquamata
- southern Africa
- 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 Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
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
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- 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
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
- 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
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
- Angraecum distichum
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla roscheri
- Mozambique
Oxalidaceae
- Biophytum zenkeri
- tropical West Africa
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
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
- Namibia, Angola
- Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana
- Namib Desert
- Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana
- 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
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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