Collection Holdings from East Tropical Africa:
Includes:
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
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 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 Aroideae
Tribe Thomsonieae
- Amorphophallus impressus
- Malawi, Tanzania
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae
- Gonatopus boivinii
- 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
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aubryana
- 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
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Momordiceae
- Momordica rostrata
- East 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 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
- subtropical southern Africa
- 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 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
Marantaceae
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa purpurea
- 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 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
- 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
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
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
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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