Collection Holdings from West-Central Tropical Africa:
Includes:
- BUR: Burundi
- CAB: Cabinda
- CAF: Central African Republic
- CMN: Cameroon
- CON: Congo
- EQG: Equatorial Guinea
- GAB: Gabon
- GGI: Gulf of Guinea Is.
- RWA: Rwanda
- ZAI: Zaire
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Acanthus montanus
- western tropical Africa
- Crossandra nilotica
- tropical east Africa, Mozambique
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Ruellieae
- Brillantaisia ulugurica
- eastern tropical Africa - Tanzania, Uganda, Congo
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata
- tropical Africa
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia erecta
- Trop. Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
- Heteromorpha arborescens
- tropical Africa
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
- Strophanthus gratus
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia albisepta
- DR Congo to Kenya, Madagascar
W/C
- Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
- Acokanthera oppositifolia
- Kenya to S. Africa
- Carissa macrocarpa
- Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Anubiadeae
- Anubias barteri
- tropical West Africa
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae
- Sauromatum venosum
- Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
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
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae
- Gonatopus boivinii
- Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
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
- Dracaena masoniana
- DR Congo
- Dracaena parva
- W. Kenya to Rwanda
- Dracaena pethera var. pulchra
- Tanzania (Pemba, Zanzibar), S. DR Congo to Zambia
- Dracaena trifasciata
- S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
- Dracaena trifasciata
- S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis botryoides
- S. Ethiopia to Tanzania
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens
- Eritrea to S. Africa
W/C
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- tropical east Africa
Begoniaceae
- Begonia prismatocarpa Variegated
- Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia
- Begonia staudtii
- Nigeria, Cameroon
- Begonia susaniae
- Cameroon, Gabon
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
- Tecoma capensis
- Tanzania to S. Africa
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 phaeotrichus
- WC. Trop. Africa
W/C
- Costus spectabilis
- Trop. Africa
- Costus tappenbeckianus
- WC. 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
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia bicompacta
- S Kenya
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
- Euphorbia trigona
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Gladioleae
- Gladiolus murielae
- East Africa
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia laxa
- W. Kenya to S. Africa
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Ajugoideae
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Plectranthus amboinicus
- Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
Lentibulariaceae
- Genlisea hispidula
- subtropical southern Africa
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury'
- eastern & central Africa
Subfamily Sterculioideae
Tribe Sterculieae
- Cola acuminata
- West Africa
Marantaceae
- Hypselodelphys hirsuta
- WC. Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Trop. Africa
- Megaphrynium macrostachyum
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
- Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
- Thaumatococcus daniellii
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Turraeeae
- Turraea floribunda
- eastern Africa
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Stephania cyanantha
- tropical Africa
W/C
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia psilurus
- Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus lyrata
- Cameroon west to Sierra Leone
Myrothamnaceae
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius
- southern Africa
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
- Nymphaea thermarum
- Rwanda
W/C
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum falcatum
- W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
- Bulbophyllum longiflorum
- Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
- 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
Podocarpaceae
- Afrocarpus usambarensis
- EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Microsoroideae
- Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps"
- Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis
- Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Hedyotideae
- Pentas lanceolata
- Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Psychotria kirkii
- tropical Africa
Salvadoraceae
- Azima tetracantha
- central, eastern and southern Africa
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Synsepalum dulcificum
- tropical west Africa
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Tecophilaeaceae
- Cyanastrum cordifolium
- Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Tectariaceae
- Tectaria gemmifera
- tropical east Africa
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus quadrangularis
- Tropical Africa & Asia
- Cissus rotundifolia
- eastern Africa
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Aframomum angustifolium
- Trop. Africa, Madagascar
W/C
- Aframomum mala
- SW. South Sudan to Tanzania
- Aframomum melegueta
- W. Trop. Africa to Angola
W/C
Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
Tribe Siphonochileae
- Siphonochilus kirkii
- Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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