Collection Holdings native to Somalia:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Ruttya fruticosa
- E. Tropical Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Saniculoideae
Tribe Steganotaenieae
- Steganotaenia araliacea
- southern tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
- Edithcolea grandis
- East Africa and Horn of Africa
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
- Tabernaemontana elegans
- S. Somalia to S. Africa
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis botryoides
- S. Ethiopia to Tanzania
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens
- Eritrea to S. Africa
W/C
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe cremnophila
- Somalia - northern region
- Aloe jucunda
- Somalia
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Paronychioideae
Tribe Paronychieae
- Pollichia campestris
- eastern Africa
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Momordiceae
- Momordica rostrata
- East Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Acalypheae
- Ricinus communis
- northeast Africa
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia abyssinica
- E Sudan (Red Sea Hills), Eritrea, N Ethiopia, N Somalia
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Ceratonia oreothauma
- Oman
W/C
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Geraniaceae
- Pelargonium quinquelobatum
- eastern Africa
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
Malpighiaceae
- Acridocarpus zanzibaricus
- Tanzania, Dar es Salaam region
W/C
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
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.
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata
- widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Subfamily Myrsinoideae
- Myrsine africana
- Africa, Himalayas & China
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Actiniopteris semiflabellata
- eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Psychotria kirkii
- tropical Africa
Salvadoraceae
- Azima tetracantha
- central, eastern and southern Africa
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus quadrangularis
- Tropical Africa & Asia
- Cissus rotundifolia
- eastern Africa
W/C = Wild Collected
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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