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Collection Holdings from East Tropical Africa:

Includes:

  1. KEN: Kenya
  2. TAN: Tanzania
  3. UGA: Uganda

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Ruttya fruticosa - E. Tropical Africa

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Ruellieae

    • Brillantaisia ulugurica - eastern tropical Africa - Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

    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 Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Subfamily Saniculoideae
        Tribe Steganotaenieae

        • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Nerieae

          • Adenium obesum - Socotra
          • Adenium obesum - eastern Africa, northern Arabia
          • 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.
          • Edithcolea grandis - East Africa and Horn of Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Carisseae

          • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
          • Carissa macrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.

          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

            Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

            • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven - East Africa, 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
              • Asparagus setaceus - southern Africa

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Dracaeneae

              • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
              • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
              • Dracaena parva - W. Kenya to Rwanda
              • Dracaena pethera var. pulchra - Tanzania (Pemba, Zanzibar), S. DR Congo to Zambia
              • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
              • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Drimiopsis botryoides - S. Ethiopia to Tanzania
              • Drimiopsis maculata - Tanzania to S. Africa

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Ornithogaleae

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

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Aloe dorotheae - Tanzania
                • Aloe juvenna - SW. Kenya to N. Tanzania

                Balsaminaceae

                • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa
                • Impatiens sodenii - east tropical Africa

                Bignoniaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Tecomeae

                  • Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa

                  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

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Ipomoeeae

                          • Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar

                          Costaceae

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

                          Crassulaceae

                            Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                            Tribe Kalanchoeae

                            • Kalanchoe lateritia - Tanzania W/C
                            • Kalanchoe nyikae - SE Kenya, NE Tanzania

                            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 baioensis - Kenya
                                • Euphorbia bicompacta - S Kenya
                                • Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra - C Kenya
                                • Euphorbia greenwayi var. greenwayi - Tanzania (Iringa Escarpment)
                                • Euphorbia magnifica - Tanzania
                                • Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. ritchiei - Kenya (Meru Distr.)
                                • Euphorbia tetracanthoides - Tanzania (Njombe Distr.)
                                • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                                Fabaceae

                                  Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                  Tribe Detarieae

                                  • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                  Flagellariaceae

                                  • Flagellaria indica - S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific

                                  Geraniaceae

                                  • Pelargonium quinquelobatum - eastern 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 Nepetoideae
                                      Tribe Ocimeae

                                      • Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India

                                      Lecythidaceae

                                        Subfamily Barringtonioideae

                                        • Barringtonia racemosa - Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific

                                        Lentibulariaceae

                                        • Genlisea hispidula - Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa W/C
                                        • 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

                                          Subfamily Malvoideae
                                          Tribe Hibisceae

                                          • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                          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

                                          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

                                              Moraceae

                                                Subfamily
                                                Tribe Dorstenieae

                                                • Dorstenia foetida - Saudi Arabia to Tanzania
                                                • Dorstenia psilurus - Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

                                                Musaceae

                                                • Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Tanzania (Pemba), Trop. & Subtrop. Asia

                                                Myrothamnaceae

                                                • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                                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 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 sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                    Tribe Vandeae

                                                    • Diaphananthe pellucida - w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
                                                    • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
                                                    • Neobenthamia gracilis - Tanzania (Uluguru & Nguru Mountains)

                                                    Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                    Tribe Vanilleae

                                                    • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                    Passifloraceae

                                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                                      • Adenia globosa - Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya

                                                      Phrymaceae

                                                      • Glossostigma cleistanthum - Australia, New Zealand, India, East Africa W/C

                                                      Poaceae

                                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                        Tribe Paniceae

                                                        • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                        Podocarpaceae

                                                        • Afrocarpus usambarensis - EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                                        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

                                                                Rutaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                                  • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                                  Salvadoraceae

                                                                  • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                                  Sapotaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                                                                    • Synsepalum msolo - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                                                    Solanaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                      Tribe Physaleae

                                                                      • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                      Taccaceae

                                                                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                                      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

                                                                          Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                                          Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                                          • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip

                                                                          Zygophyllaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Tribuloideae

                                                                            • Balanites maughamii - S. Tanzania to S. Africa
                                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 136 accessions native to East Tropical Africa

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

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