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Collection Statistics as of Tuesday, July 1st, 2025:

2779 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5872 individual plants under cultivation
  • 287 families are represented
    • 237 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1286 genera are represented
    • 1169 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 477 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 51 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 29
  • Endangered: 54
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 172
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 55
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 27
  • CITES II: 401
  • CITES III: 3
78 added in the past year
488 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
156 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
94 sent to other institutions in the past 12 months
0 treated for pests in the past 30 days {Public Collections only}
3733 accession images are in the database
2921 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Tue, 01 Jul 2025 02:05:02 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Stephania japonica <i>Random Accession: </i>Amborella trichopoda <i>Random Accession: </i>Marsilea quadrifolia <i>Random Accession: </i>Colletia paradoxa <i>Random Accession: </i>Psidium cattleianum <i>Random Accession: </i>Tabernaemontana elegans <i>Random Accession: </i>Aristolochia fimbriata <i>Random Accession: </i>Isabelia pulchella <i>Random Accession: </i>Nepenthes truncata <i>Random Accession: </i>Fenestraria rhopalophylla <i>Random Accession: </i>Myrmecodia tuberosa armata <i>Random Accession: </i>201900321 <i>Random Accession: </i>Senna marilandica <i>Random Accession: </i>Masdevallia herradurae <i>Random Accession: </i>Illicium floridanum <i>Random Accession: </i>Aspidistra elatior <i>Random Accession: </i>Peperomia prostrata <i>Random Accession: </i>Stylidium graminifolium <i>Random Accession: </i>Tamarindus indica <i>Random Accession: </i>Astrophytum myriostigma


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 05-29-2025 - Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschiaceae
  • 05-26-2025 - Uncarina roeoesliana - Pedaliaceae
  • 05-22-2025 - Kokia drynarioides - Malvaceae
  • 05-21-2025 - Erythrina sandwicensis - Fabaceae W/C
  • 04-08-2025 - Trichopetalum plumosum - Liliaceae W/C
  • 04-02-2025 - Cyanea grimesiana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-19-2025 - Kalanchoe luciae - Crassulaceae
  • 03-18-2025 - Salix discolor - Salicaceae W/C
  • 03-17-2025 - Clermontia kakeana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-11-2025 - Kedrostis africana - Cucurbitaceae
  • 03-10-2025 - Idiospermum australiense - Calycanthaceae
  • 02-05-2025 - Othonna lobata - Asteraceae
  • 01-30-2025 - Scutellaria tuberosa - Lamiaceae W/C
  • 01-29-2025 - Scaevola gaudichaudii - Goodeniaceae
  • 01-29-2025 - Echeandia texensis - Asparagaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis titan - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis truncata - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stelis immersa - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stanhopea intermedia - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Phaius tankervilleae - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Eulophia guineensis - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Rhodobryum ontariense - Mniaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Cynorkis calanthoides - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Robiquetia cerina - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Bulbophyllum tremulum - Orchidaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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