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Collection Holdings native to Nigeria:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Subfamily Thunbergioideae

    • Thunbergia erecta - Trop. Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Adenium obesum - eastern Africa, northern Arabia
        • Adenium obesum - Socotra
        • Strophanthus gratus - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
        • Strophanthus preussii - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Colocasieae

          • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Culcasieae

          • Culcasia striolata - W. & WC. Trop. Africa W/C

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          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

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Dracaeneae

            • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

            Balsaminaceae

            • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

            Begoniaceae

            • Begonia staudtii - Nigeria, Cameroon

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

              • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

              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

                  Commelinaceae

                    Subfamily Commelinoideae
                    Tribe Tradescantieae

                    • Palisota barteri - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                    Costaceae

                    • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus lateriflorus - SE. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
                    • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                    Cyperaceae

                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                      Tribe Cypereae

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

                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                      Tribe Eleocharideae

                      • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                      Dioscoreaceae

                      • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                      Euphorbiaceae

                        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                        Tribe Euphorbieae

                        • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                        Fabaceae

                          Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                          Tribe Detarieae

                          • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Ajugoideae

                            • Clerodendrum thomsoniae - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                            Lecythidaceae

                              Subfamily Napoleonaeoideae

                              • Napoleonaea beninensis - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria

                              Lentibulariaceae

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

                              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
                                • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                                • Megaphrynium macrostachyum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
                                • Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
                                • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
                                • Thaumatococcus daniellii - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                                Menyanthaceae

                                • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                Moraceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Ficeae

                                  • Ficus lyrata - Cameroon west to Sierra Leone

                                  Orchidaceae

                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                                    • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                                    • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
                                    • 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

                                    Oxalidaceae

                                    • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                                    Poaceae

                                      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

                                      Polypodiaceae

                                        Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                        Primulaceae

                                          Subfamily Maesoideae

                                          • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                          Rhizophoraceae

                                            Subfamily
                                            Tribe Rhizophoreae

                                            • Rhizophora mangle - tropical America

                                            Rubiaceae

                                              Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                              Tribe Vanguerieae

                                              • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                              Sapotaceae

                                                Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                                                • Synsepalum dulcificum - tropical west Africa

                                                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

                                                    Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                    • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia

                                                    Zingiberaceae

                                                      Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                      Tribe Alpinieae

                                                      • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                      • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C
                                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 72 accessions native to Nigeria

                                                      W/C = Wild Collected
                                                      = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                                                      = images available for this accession
                                                      = map available for this accession
                                                      = accession added within past 90 days

                                                      data regenerated on Fri, 03 Feb 2023 02:08:28 -0500

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