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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 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 06:59:29 -0500

139 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

  • 2107: Acacia saligna - Golden Wreath Wattle, Orange Wattle - Fabaceae
  • 1107: Acridocarpus zanzibaricus - Malpighiaceae W/C
  • 1319: Adenocalymma comosum - Yellow Trumpet Vine - Bignoniaceae
  • 1212: Aleurites moluccanus - Candlenut, Country Walnut - Euphorbiaceae
  • 1301: Allamanda cathartica - Golden Trumpet - Apocynaceae
  • 1317: Anacardium occidentale - Cashew Nut Tree - Anacardiaceae
  • 1102: Ansellia africana - Leopard Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • 1309: Aphelandra sinclairiana - Coral Aphelandra, Camaroncillo - Acanthaceae
  • 3214: Arachnis flos-aeris - Scorpion Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • 1309: Bixa orellana - Annatto - Bixaceae
  • 3229: Brassavola nodosa - Lady of the Night - Orchidaceae
  • 2213: Carnegiea gigantea - Giant Saguaro - Cactaceae
  • 1109: Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree - Malvaceae
  • 1312: Ceiba speciosa - silk floss tree, kapok, floss silk tree, ceiba del brasil - Malvaceae
  • 2309: Cephalotus follicularis - Albany Pitcher Plant - Cephalotaceae
  • 2309: Cephalotus follicularis - Albany Pitcher Plant - Cephalotaceae
  • 1311: Cissus alata - Grape Ivy, Venezuela Treebine - Vitaceae
  • 1313: Cissus verticillata - Princess Vine - Vitaceae
  • 1114: Clappertonia ficifolia - bolo bolo - Malvaceae
  • 3216: Coelogyne flaccida - The Loose Coelogyne - Orchidaceae
  • 1318: Crescentia cujete - Calabash Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • 3113: Ctenanthe compressa - Marantaceae
  • 3110: Ctenanthe setosa - Music Paper - Marantaceae
  • 1316: Delostoma integrifolium - Bignoniaceae
  • 3216: Dendrobium anosmum - Unscented Dendrobium - Orchidaceae
  • 0: Dioscorea bulbifera - Air Potato - Dioscoreaceae
  • 1319: Dioscorea dodecaneura - Ornamental Yam - Dioscoreaceae
  • 2205: Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant's Foot, Hottentot-Bread - Dioscoreaceae
  • 1105: Dracaena reflexa - Pleomele, Song of India - Asparagaceae
  • 6605: Drosera adelae - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera aliciae - Alice Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera auriculata - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera binata - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera binata - Fork-leaved Sundew - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera binata var. multifida extrema - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera callistos - Droseraceae
  • 2309: Drosera capensis - Cape Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2309: Drosera capillaris - Pink or Spathulate-leaved Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2309: Drosera cuneifolia - Droseraceae
  • 2309: Drosera dielsiana - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - Thread-leaf Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera filiformis var. tracyi - Tracy's Thread Leafed Sundew - Droseraceae
  • 6605: Drosera hartmeyerorum - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera purpurascens - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera pygmaea - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera ramellosa - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera regia - King Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera scorpioides - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae - Droseraceae W/C
  • 2310: Drosera venusta - Sundew - Droseraceae
  • 2310: Drosophyllum lusitanicum - Portuguese Sundew - Drosophyllaceae
  • 3306: Dyckia fosteriana - Bromeliaceae
  • 3217: Epidendrum radicans - Reed Stem Epidendrum - Orchidaceae
  • 1307: Erythrina crista-galli - Ceibo, Cockspur Coral Tree, Cry- Baby Tree - Fabaceae
  • 1107: Euclea racemosa - Dune Guarrie - Ebenaceae
  • 1207: Faradaya splendida - Glory Vine - Lamiaceae
  • 1219: Flagellaria indica - Supplejack, Whip vine - Flagellariaceae
  • 2214: Fouquieria splendens - Ocotillo, Coach-whip, Vine Cactus - Fouquieriaceae
  • 3225: Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - The Five-Lined Gongora - Orchidaceae
  • 1202: Gossypium arboreum - Tree Cotton - Malvaceae
  • 1311: Gossypium barbadense - Pima Cotton - Malvaceae
  • 1202: Gossypium darwinii - Darwin's Cotton - Malvaceae
  • 3313: Grammatophyllum speciosum - Tiger Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • 1106: Grewia occidentalis - Cross Berry - Malvaceae
  • 3229: Guarianthe bowringiana - Bowring's Cattleya - Orchidaceae
  • 1310: Hevea brasiliensis - Para Rubber Tree - Euphorbiaceae
  • 1108: Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - Cranberry Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • 1214: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cv. (yellow) - Chinese Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • 1110: Hibiscus tilliaceus - Beach Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • 1207: Holmskioldia sanguinea - Chinese Hat - Lamiaceae
  • 1220: Hoya carnosa - Wax Plant, Honey Plant - Apocynaceae
  • 1310: Inga edulis - Ice Cream Bean - Fabaceae
  • 1319: Ipomoea batatas - Sweet potato, Kumara - Convolvulaceae
  • 1303: Ipomoea horsfalliae - Convolvulaceae
  • 1109: Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • 1119: Laguncularia racemosa - White Mangrove - Combretaceae
  • 2213: Lophocereus schottii - Totem Cactus - Cactaceae
  • 1304: Malpighia coccigera - Miniature Holly - Malpighiaceae
  • 1304: Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, Acerola - Malpighiaceae
  • 1309: Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus - Turk's-Cap, Cardinals Hat, Sleeping Hibiscus - Malvaceae
  • 1309: Manihot esculenta - Yuca, Bitter Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca - Euphorbiaceae
  • 1113: Marsdenia floribunda - Stephanotis - Apocynaceae
  • 3313: Moringa oleifera - Horseradish Tree - Moringaceae
  • 3226: Myrmecophila tibicinis - Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia - Orchidaceae
  • 1104: Neobenthamia gracilis - The Graceful Neobenthamia - Orchidaceae
  • 3219: Nepenthes maxima - The Great Pitcher Plant - Nepenthaceae
  • 3219: Nepenthes sanguinea - red form - Nepenthaceae
  • 1207: Osmanthus fragrans - Fragrant Olive, Sweet Olive - Oleaceae
  • 1218: Pachira aquatica - Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
  • 1305: Pachira aquatica - Guiana Chestnut - Malvaceae
  • 1220: Pandorea jasminoides - Bower Vine - Bignoniaceae
  • 1316: Passiflora amethystina - Maracuja De Cobra - Passifloraceae
  • 1316: Passiflora biflora - Two Flower Passionflower - Passifloraceae
  • 1312: Passiflora coriacea - Bat-Leaf Passion Flower - Passifloraceae
  • 1316: Passiflora edulis 'Possum Purple' - Passion Fruit - Passifloraceae
  • 1316: Passiflora pardifolia - Egg Mimic Passionflower - Passifloraceae
  • 1316: Passiflora trifasciata - Tri-colored Passionvine - Passifloraceae
  • 1316: Passiflora vitifolia - Grape-leaved Passion Fruit - Passifloraceae
  • 1306: Petrea volubilis - Queens Wreath, Purple Wreath - Verbenaceae
  • 3225: Phaius tankervilleae var. alba - Nun's Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • 1305: Plumeria rubra - Frangipani - Apocynaceae
  • 1318: Quadrella cyanophallophora - Jamaican Caper - Capparaceae
  • 1320: Rhipsalis teres - Link Cactus - Cactaceae
  • 3301: Ricinus communis - Castor Bean Plant - Euphorbiaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2309: Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2310: Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2310: Sarracenia flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia flava var. flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant, Huntsman's Horn - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2310: Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia leucophylla - White Top Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia leucophylla - White Top Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2310: Sarracenia minor - Hooded Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia oreophila - Green Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia psittacina - Parrot Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 5000: Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 2310: Sarracenia rosea - Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis - cane-break pitcher plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • 2310: Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii - Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • 1202: Scaevola taccada - Beach Naupaka, Beach Cabbage - Goodeniaceae
  • 1116: Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • 1113: Strychnos spinosa - Green Monkey Orange - Loganiaceae
  • 1303: Swietenia mahogani - West Indian Mahogany - Meliaceae
  • 1208: Tabernaemontana divaricata - Pinwheel Flower - Apocynaceae
  • 1118: Tecoma capensis - Cape Honeysuckle - Bignoniaceae
  • 1317: Tecoma stans - Yellow Bells - Bignoniaceae
  • 1109: Thaumatococcus daniellii - Katamfe, African Serendipity Berry - Marantaceae
  • 1118: Thespesia populnea - Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree - Malvaceae
  • 1107: Thunbergia erecta - King's Mantle, Bush Clock Vine - Acanthaceae
  • 3305: Tillandsia recurvata - Small Ballmoss - Bromeliaceae
  • 3221: Trigonidium egertonianum - Egerton's Trigonidium - Orchidaceae
  • 1320: Turnera ulmifolia - Yellow Alder - Passifloraceae
  • 1318: Vachellia cornigera - Bull-thorn Acacia - Fabaceae
  • 1318: Vachellia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia, Popinac, Sponge Tree - Fabaceae
  • 1318: Vachellia hindsii - Iscanal Negro, Ant Acacia - Fabaceae
  • 3224: Vanda tricolor var. suavis - Orchidaceae
  • 3228: Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • 2209: Yucca glauca - Soapweed, Soapwell - Asparagaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Argyreia nervosa - Convolvulaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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