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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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131 Accessions:

Acridocarpus zanzibaricus Adenocalymma comosum Allamanda cathartica Anacardium occidentale Ansellia africana Bixa orellana Brassavola nodosa Carnegiea gigantea Ceiba pentandra Cephalotus follicularis Cephalotus follicularis Cissus verticillata Ctenanthe setosa 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 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 biflora Passiflora coriacea Passiflora pardifolia Passiflora vitifolia 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 Thaumatococcus daniellii Thunbergia erecta Trigonidium egertonianum Turnera ulmifolia Vachellia cornigera Vachellia hindsii Vanilla planifolia

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

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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