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Collection Holdings from Northeast Tropical Africa:

Includes:

  1. CHA: Chad
  2. DJI: Djibouti
  3. ERI: Eritrea
  4. ETH: Ethiopia
  5. SOC: Socotra
  6. SOM: Somalia
  7. SUD: Sudan

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Ruttya fruticosa - E. Tropical Africa

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Cyrtantheae

      • Cyrtanthus sanguineus - South Sudan to Tanzania, E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Haemantheae

      • Scadoxus puniceus - Ethiopia to S. Africa

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Apioideae
        Tribe Heteromorpheae

        • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

        Subfamily Saniculoideae
        Tribe Steganotaenieae

        • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Nerieae

          • Adenium obesum - Socotra
          • Adenium obesum - eastern Africa, northern Arabia

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia aristolochioides - Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
          • Edithcolea grandis - East Africa and Horn of Africa
          • Pachycymbium decaisneanum - Morocco to Sudan

          Subfamily Periplocoideae
          Tribe Periploceae

          • Mondia whitei - tropical western Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

          • Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Areae

            • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Colocasieae

            • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

            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 setaceus - southern Africa

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Dracaeneae

              • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Drimiopsis botryoides - S. Ethiopia to Tanzania

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Ornithogaleae

              • Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Aloe cremnophila - Somalia - northern region
                • Aloe jucunda - Somalia

                Balsaminaceae

                • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

                Bignoniaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Tecomeae

                  • Kigelia africana - tropical Africa

                  Boraginaceae

                    Subfamily Boraginoideae
                    Tribe Boragineae

                    • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                    Caryophyllaceae

                      Subfamily Paronychioideae
                      Tribe Paronychieae

                      • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                      Celastraceae

                      • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                      Ceratophyllaceae

                      • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                      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

                          Costaceae

                          • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                          • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                          • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                          Cucurbitaceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Coniandreae

                            • Dendrosicyos socotranus - Socotra

                            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 Acalyphoideae
                                Tribe Acalypheae

                                • Ricinus communis - northeast Africa

                                Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                                Tribe Euphorbieae

                                • Euphorbia abyssinica - E Sudan (Red Sea Hills), Eritrea, N Ethiopia, N Somalia
                                • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                Fabaceae

                                  Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                  Tribe Cassieae

                                  • Ceratonia oreothauma - Oman W/C

                                  Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                  Tribe Detarieae

                                  • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                  Subfamily Faboideae
                                  Tribe Podalyrieae

                                  • Calpurnia aurea - South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia

                                  Gentianaceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Exaceae

                                    • Exacum affine - Socotra

                                    Geraniaceae

                                    • Pelargonium quinquelobatum - eastern Africa

                                    Goodeniaceae

                                    • Scaevola plumieri - Tropical Africa & America

                                    Iridaceae

                                      Subfamily Crocoideae
                                      Tribe Gladioleae

                                      • Gladiolus murielae - East Africa

                                      Lamiaceae

                                        Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                        Tribe Ocimeae

                                        • Lavandula dentata - W. Medit., NE. Trop. Africa, Jordan, Arabian Pen.

                                        Lentibulariaceae

                                        • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                        • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                        Malpighiaceae

                                        • Acridocarpus zanzibaricus - Tanzania, Dar es Salaam region W/C

                                        Malvaceae

                                          Subfamily Malvoideae
                                          Tribe Gossypieae

                                          • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

                                          Marantaceae

                                          • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                                          • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                          • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                                          • Megaphrynium macrostachyum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
                                          • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                          Meliaceae

                                            Subfamily Melioideae
                                            Tribe Turraeeae

                                            • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                            Menispermaceae

                                              Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                              Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                              • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                                              Menyanthaceae

                                              • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                                              Myrtaceae

                                                Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                                Tribe Myrteae

                                                • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. 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 Cymbidieae

                                                    • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                                    • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                                    Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                    Tribe Vanilleae

                                                    • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                    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

                                                          Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                          • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                          Pteridaceae

                                                            Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                            • Actiniopteris semiflabellata - eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
                                                            • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                            Rubiaceae

                                                              Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                              Tribe Coffeeae

                                                              • Coffea arabica - Tropical Africa
                                                              • Coffea arabica 'Laurina' - SE. Sudan, SW. Ethiopia, N. Kenya (Mt. Marsibit)

                                                              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

                                                              Solanaceae

                                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                Tribe Physaleae

                                                                • Withania riebeckii - Socotra W/C
                                                                • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                Taccaceae

                                                                • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                                Vitaceae

                                                                  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

                                                                    Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                                    Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                                    • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip
                                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 98 accessions native to Northeast Tropical Africa

                                                                    W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                    = Currently Flowering
                                                                    = Image(s) Available
                                                                    = map available for this accession

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