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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries

A listing of plants that have glands that produce water and sugars, but that are not located within the flower structure and may or may not have a role in attracting and rewarding pollinators.

References (external):

  1. Weber, M.G., Porturas, L.D., and K.H. Keeler, 2015. World List of Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries at Kew. World List of Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries. Last accessed on Friday, May 13, 2016.
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data regenerated on Wed, 22 May 2019 02:12:54 -0400

138 Accessions:

Acridocarpus zanzibaricus Adenocalymma comosum Allamanda cathartica Anacardium occidentale Ansellia africana Bixa orellana Carnegiea gigantea Ceiba pentandra Cephalotus follicularis Cephalotus follicularis Cissus verticillata Clappertonia ficifolia Dendrobium anosmum Dioscorea bulbifera Drosera aliciae Drosera auriculata Drosera binata Drosera binata Drosera capensis Drosera cuneifolia Drosera hartmeyerorum Drosera pygmaea Drosera regia Drosophyllum lusitanicum Euclea racemosa Flagellaria indica Gossypium barbadense Grammatophyllum speciosum Grewia occidentalis Guarianthe bowringiana Holmskioldia sanguinea Hoya carnosa Inga edulis Malpighia coccigera Malpighia glabra Marsdenia floribunda Moringa oleifera Myrmecophila tibicinis Nepenthes maxima Pachira aquatica Pachira aquatica Passiflora amethystina Passiflora biflora Passiflora coriacea Passiflora pardifolia Petrea volubilis Phaius tankervilleae var. alba Quadrella cyanophallophora Rhipsalis teres Ricinus communis Sarracenia alata Sarracenia alata Sarracenia alata Sarracenia flava Sarracenia leucophylla Sarracenia leucophylla Sarracenia purpurea Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii Spathodea campanulata Tabernaemontana divaricata Tecoma stans Thunbergia erecta Turnera ulmifolia Vachellia cornigera Vachellia hindsii Vanilla planifolia

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  • {1} Ansellia africana - Leopard Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {1} Ctenanthe setosa - Music Paper - Marantaceae
  • {1} Neobenthamia gracilis - The Graceful Neobenthamia - Orchidaceae
  • {2} Ctenanthe compressa - Marantaceae
  • {3} Dracaena reflexa - Pleomele, Song of India - Asparagaceae
  • {4} Acridocarpus zanzibaricus - Malpighiaceae W/C
  • {4} Euclea racemosa - Dune Guarrie - Ebenaceae
  • {5} Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - Cranberry Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • {5} Thunbergia erecta - King's Mantle, Bush Clock Vine - Acanthaceae
  • {6} Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree - Malvaceae
  • {6} Grewia occidentalis - Cross Berry - Malvaceae
  • {6} Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • {6} Thaumatococcus daniellii - African Serendipity Berry - Marantaceae
  • {7} Hibiscus tilliaceus - Beach Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • {8} Dioscorea bulbifera - Air Potato - Dioscoreaceae
  • {8} Marsdenia floribunda - Stephanotis - Apocynaceae
  • {8} Strychnos spinosa - Green Monkey Orange - Loganiaceae
  • {9} Clappertonia ficifolia - bolo bolo - Malvaceae
  • {10} Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • {11} Tecoma capensis - Cape Honeysuckle - Bignoniaceae
  • {11} Thespesia populnea - Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree - Malvaceae
  • {12} Laguncularia racemosa - White Mangrove - Combretaceae
  • {13} Gossypium arboreum - Tree Cotton - Malvaceae
  • {13} Gossypium darwinii - Darwin's Cotton - Malvaceae
  • {13} Scaevola taccada - Beach Naupaka, Beach Cabbage - Goodeniaceae
  • {14} Ricinus communis - Castor Bean Plant - Euphorbiaceae
  • {15} Faradaya splendida - Glory Vine - Lamiaceae
  • {15} Holmskioldia sanguinea - Chinese Hat - Lamiaceae
  • {15} Osmanthus fragrans - Fragrant Olive, Sweet Olive - Oleaceae
  • {16} Tabernaemontana divaricata - Pinwheel Flower - Apocynaceae
  • {17} Aleurites moluccanus - Candlenut, Country Walnut - Euphorbiaceae
  • {18} Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cv. (yellow) - Chinese Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • {19} Dendrobium anosmum - Unscented Dendrobium - Orchidaceae
  • {19} Grammatophyllum speciosum - Tiger Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {20} Coelogyne flaccida - The Loose Coelogyne - Orchidaceae
  • {20} Nepenthes maxima - The Great Pitcher Plant - Nepenthaceae
  • {20} Nepenthes sanguinea - red form - Nepenthaceae
  • {21} Pachira aquatica - Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
  • {22} Flagellaria indica - Supplejack, Whip vine - Flagellariaceae
  • {23} Hoya carnosa - Wax Plant, Honey Plant - Apocynaceae
  • {23} Pandorea jasminoides - Bower Vine - Bignoniaceae
  • {24} Allamanda cathartica - Golden Trumpet - Apocynaceae
  • {25} Ipomoea horsfalliae - Cardinal Creeper - Convolvulaceae
  • {25} Swietenia mahogani - West Indian Mahogany - Meliaceae
  • {26} Malpighia coccigera - Miniature Holly - Malpighiaceae
  • {26} Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, Acerola - Malpighiaceae
  • {27} Pachira aquatica - Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
  • {27} Plumeria rubra - Frangipani - Apocynaceae
  • {28} Petrea volubilis - Queens Wreath, Purple Wreath - Verbenaceae
  • {29} Crescentia cujete - Calabash Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • {29} Erythrina crista-galli - Ceibo, Cockspur Coral Tree, Cry- Baby Tree - Fabaceae
  • {30} Aphelandra sinclairiana - Coral Aphelandra, Camaroncillo - Acanthaceae
  • {30} Bixa orellana - Annatto - Bixaceae
  • {30} Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus - Turk's-Cap, Cardinals Hat, Sleeping Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • {30} Manihot esculenta - Yuca, Bitter Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca - Euphorbiaceae
  • {31} Hevea brasiliensis - Para Rubber Tree - Euphorbiaceae
  • {31} Inga edulis - Ice Cream Bean - Fabaceae
  • {32} Cissus alata - Grape Ivy, Venezuela Treebine - Vitaceae
  • {32} Gossypium barbadense - Pima Cotton - Malvaceae
  • {33} Ceiba speciosa - silk floss tree, kapok, floss silk tree, ceiba del brasil - Malvaceae
  • {34} Cissus verticillata - Princess Vine - Vitaceae
  • {35} Delostoma integrifolium - Bignoniaceae
  • {35} Passiflora amethystina - Maracuja De Cobra - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora biflora - Two Flower Passionflower - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora coriacea - Bat-Leaf Passion Flower - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora edulis 'Possum Purple' - Passion Fruit - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora pardifolia - Egg Mimic Passionflower - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora trifasciata - Tri-colored Passionvine - Passifloraceae
  • {35} Passiflora vitifolia - Grape-leaved Passion Fruit - Passifloraceae
  • {36} Anacardium occidentale - Cashew Nut Tree - Anacardiaceae
  • {36} Tecoma stans - Yellow Bells - Bignoniaceae
  • {37} Quadrella cyanophallophora - Jamaican Caper - Capparaceae
  • {37} Vachellia cornigera - Bull-thorn Acacia - Fabaceae
  • {37} Vachellia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia, Popinac, Sponge Tree - Fabaceae
  • {37} Vachellia hindsii - Iscanal Negro, Ant Acacia - Fabaceae
  • {38} Adenocalymma comosum - Yellow Trumpet Vine - Bignoniaceae
  • {38} Dioscorea dodecaneura - Ornamental Yam - Dioscoreaceae
  • {38} Ipomoea batatas - Sweet potato, Kumara - Convolvulaceae
  • {39} Rhipsalis teres - Link Cactus - Cactaceae
  • {39} Turnera ulmifolia - Yellow Alder - Passifloraceae
  • {40} Acacia saligna - Golden Wreath Wattle, Orange Wattle - Fabaceae
  • {41} Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant's Foot, Hottentot-Bread - Dioscoreaceae
  • {42} Yucca glauca - Soapweed, Soapwell - Asparagaceae
  • {43} Carnegiea gigantea - Giant Saguaro - Cactaceae
  • {43} Lophocereus schottii - Totem Cactus - Cactaceae
  • {44} Fouquieria splendens - Ocotillo, Coach-whip, Vine Cactus - Fouquieriaceae
  • {45} Cephalotus follicularis - Albany Pitcher Plant - Cephalotaceae
  • {45} Cephalotus follicularis - Albany Pitcher Plant - Cephalotaceae
  • {45} Drosera capensis - Cape Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {45} Drosera capillaris - Pink or Spathulate-leaved Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {45} Drosera cuneifolia - Droseraceae
  • {45} Drosera dielsiana - Droseraceae
  • {45} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera aliciae - Alice Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera auriculata - Small Eared Sundew - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera binata - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera binata - Fork-leaved Sundew - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera binata var. multifida extrema - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera callistos - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - Thread-leaf Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera filiformis var. tracyi - Tracy's Thread Leafed Sundew - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera pygmaea - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera ramellosa - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera regia - King Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera scorpioides - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - Droseraceae W/C
  • {46} Drosera venusta - Sundew - Droseraceae
  • {46} Drosophyllum lusitanicum - Portuguese Sundew - Drosophyllaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {46} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {46} Sarracenia flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia flava var. flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant, Huntsman's Horn - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {46} Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia leucophylla - White Top Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia leucophylla - White Top Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {46} Sarracenia minor - Hooded Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia oreophila - Green Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia psittacina - Parrot Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia rosea - Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis - cane-break pitcher plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {46} Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii - Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {47} Arachnis flos-aeris - Scorpion Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {48} Trigonidium egertonianum - Egerton's Trigonidium - Orchidaceae
  • {49} Epidendrum radicans - Reed Stem Epidendrum - Orchidaceae
  • {50} Vanda tricolor var. suavis - Orchidaceae
  • {51} Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - The Five-Lined Gongora - Orchidaceae
  • {51} Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Nun's Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {52} Myrmecophila tibicinis - Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia - Orchidaceae
  • {53} Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {54} Brassavola nodosa - Lady of the Night - Orchidaceae
  • {54} Guarianthe bowringiana - Bowring's Cattleya - Orchidaceae
  • {55} Tillandsia recurvata - Small Ballmoss - Bromeliaceae
  • {56} Dyckia fosteriana - Bromeliaceae
  • {57} Moringa oleifera - Horseradish Tree - Moringaceae
  • {0} Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {0} Drosera adelae - Droseraceae
  • {0} Drosera hartmeyerorum - Droseraceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Argyreia nervosa - Convolvulaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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= accession added within past 90 days
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