Collection Holdings from West Tropical Africa:
Includes:
- BEN: Benin
- BKN: Burkina
- GAM: Gambia, The
- GHA: Ghana
- GNB: Guinea-Bissau
- GUI: Guinea
- IVO: Ivory Coast
- LBR: Liberia
- MLI: Mali
- MTN: Mauritania
- NGA: Nigeria
- NGR: Niger
- SEN: Senegal
- SIE: Sierra Leone
- TOG: Togo
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Acanthus montanus
- western tropical Africa
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata
- tropical Africa
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia erecta
- Trop. Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Subfamily Saniculoideae
Tribe Steganotaenieae
- Steganotaenia araliacea
- southern tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
- Nerium oleander
- broad area Morocco to southern China
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Anubiadeae
- Anubias barteri
- tropical West Africa
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Remusatia vivipara
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Culcasieae
- Culcasia striolata
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
W/C
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Anthericeae
- Chlorophytum comosum
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
- Chlorophytum comosum cv.
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aubryana
- tropical Africa
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- tropical east Africa
Begoniaceae
- Begonia prismatocarpa Variegated
- Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia
- Begonia staudtii
- Nigeria, Cameroon
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Clusiaceae
Subfamily Clusioideae
Tribe Garcinieae
- Garcinia kola
- tropical West Africa
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Palisota barteri
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Costaceae
- Costus afer
- Trop. Africa
- Costus dubius
- Trop. Africa
- Costus lateriflorus
- SE. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
- Costus spectabilis
- Trop. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Ajugoideae
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Napoleonaeoideae
- Napoleonaea beninensis
- Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
Lentibulariaceae
- Genlisea hispidula
- subtropical southern Africa
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus tilliaceus
- pantropical
Subfamily Sterculioideae
Tribe Sterculieae
- Cola acuminata
- West Africa
Marantaceae
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Trop. Africa
- Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
- Thaumatococcus daniellii
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus lyrata
- Cameroon west to Sierra Leone
Nitrariaceae
- Peganum harmala
- Europe & Asia
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum falcatum
- W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
- Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis
- Ivory Coast, WC. Trop. Africa
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
- Diaphananthe pellucida
- w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
- Angraecum distichum
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
Oxalidaceae
- Biophytum zenkeri
- tropical West Africa
Poaceae
Subfamily Oryzoideae
Tribe Oryzeae
- Oryza glaberrima
- W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
- Stenotaphrum secundatum
- SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Microsoroideae
- Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps"
- Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata
- widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis
- Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Synsepalum dulcificum
- tropical west Africa
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Tecophilaeaceae
- Cyanastrum cordifolium
- Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus quadrangularis
- Tropical Africa & Asia
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Aframomum angustifolium
- Trop. Africa, Madagascar
W/C
- Aframomum melegueta
- W. Trop. Africa to Angola
W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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