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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Examples of Plant Seed Dispersal Mechanisms & Strategies

Work in Progress
Under Construction
  • Allochory vs Autochory
  • Allochory
    1. Wind - Gomphocarpus
    2. Water - Rhizophora
    3. Animal - Proboscidea
      • Myrmechory (ants)
    4. Human
  • Autochory
    • Barochory (gravity)
    • Ballochory (ballistic) - Crossandra, Hura, Ecballium
Greenhouse Locator Map:

data regenerated on Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:13:58 -0400

7 Accessions:

Codonanthe devosiana Crossandra nilotica Ochna serrulata Proboscidea louisianica Rhizophora mangle Rhynchosia phaseoloides

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  • {1} Crossandra nilotica - Firecracker Plant - Acanthaceae
  • {2} Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Plant - Ochnaceae
  • {3} Rhizophora mangle - Red Mangrove - Rhizophoraceae
  • {4} Rhynchosia phaseoloides - Crabseye - Fabaceae
  • {5} Proboscidea louisianica - Devil's Claw - Martyniaceae
  • {6} Ecballium elaterium - Squirting Cucumber - Cucurbitaceae
  • {7} Codonanthe devosiana - Codonanthe - Gesneriaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Hura crepitans - Sandbox Tree - Euphorbiaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Ibicella lutea - Martyniaceae

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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