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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 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
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
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 - Himalayas and India
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Zamioculcadeae
- Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Zamioculcas zamiifolia
- Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Lemna trisulca - widespread in temperate regions
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- Chlorophytum comosum cv.
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
- Dracaena fragrans
- tropical Africa
- Sansevieria aff. concinna - Mozambique W/C
- Sansevieria concinna - Mozambique
- Sansevieria parva - East Africa
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis botryoides
- S. Ethiopia to Tanzania
- Drimiopsis maculata
- eastern Cape Province
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens sodenii
- east tropical Africa
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Kigelia africana - tropical Africa
- Tecoma capensis
- Tanzania to S. Africa
Campanulaceae
Subfamily Lobelioideae
- Lobelia morogoroensis - Morogoro region, Tanzania
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
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Kalanchoeae
- Kalanchoe lateritia - Tanzania W/C
- Kalanchoe nyikae - SE Kenya, NE Tanzania
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Trichosantheae
- Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa - Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
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
- 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 neoreflexa - Ethiopia to Kenya
- 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 Faboideae
Tribe Podalyrieae
- Calpurnia aurea
- South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia
Flagellariaceae
- Flagellaria indica
- S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific
Geraniaceae
- Pelargonium quinquelobatum
- eastern Africa
Goodeniaceae
- Scaevola taccada
- Hawaii, coastal areas of Indian and Pacific Ocean islands
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. 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
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
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
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
- 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
- Adenia globosa subsp. pseudoglobosa - Kenya
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Subfamily Myrsinoideae
- Myrsine africana
- Africa, Himalayas & China
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- 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 cf. kirkii
- tropical Africa
Rutaceae
Subfamily Spathelioideae
- Ptaeroxylon obliquum
- eastern Cape to Tanzania
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
Thymelaeaceae
- Dais cotinifolia
- Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape
Vitaceae
Subfamily Leeoideae
- Leea guineensis
- Asia, Burma
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe dorotheae - Tanzania
- Aloe juvenna - eastern tropical Africa - Kenya
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Aframomum mala - SW. South Sudan to Tanzania
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