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Collection Holdings from South Tropical Africa:

Includes:

  1. ANG: Angola
  2. MLW: Malawi
  3. MOZ: Mozambique
  4. ZAM: Zambia
  5. ZIM: Zimbabwe

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa
    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Amaryllideae

      • Nerine krigei - Zimbabwe to Northern Prov. W/C
      • Nerine laticoma - S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

      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

          • Strophanthus preussii - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
          • Ceropegia stapeliiformis - Mozambique to S. Africa
          • Huernia zebrina -
          • Stapelia gigantea - South 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

            Araliaceae

              Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

              • Hydrocotyle verticillata - 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 africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
                • Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
                • Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa

                Subfamily Nolinoideae
                Tribe Dracaeneae

                • Dracaena aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
                • Dracaena angolensis - Angola
                • Dracaena angolensis - Angola, Zambia
                • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
                • Dracaena pethera var. pulchra - Tanzania (Pemba, Zanzibar), S. DR Congo to Zambia
                • Dracaena reflexa - NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean
                • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                • Dracaena spathulata - SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal W/C

                Subfamily Scilloideae
                Tribe Hyacintheae

                • 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
                • Drimia intricata - Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa
                • Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C

                Asphodelaceae

                  Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                  • Aloe arborescens - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                  • Aloe cooperi - Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe globuligemma - Zimbabwe to Mpumalanga W/C
                  • Aloe marlothii - SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal W/C
                  • Aloe spicata - SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang W/C
                  • Haworthiopsis limifolia - S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga W/C

                  Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

                  • Dianella ensifolia - east tropical Africa, Madagascar

                  Balsaminaceae

                  • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

                  Bignoniaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Tecomeae

                    • Podranea ricasoliana - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                    • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
                    • 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.

                      Clusiaceae

                        Subfamily Clusioideae
                        Tribe Garcinieae

                        • Garcinia kola - tropical West Africa

                        Colchicaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Colchiceae

                          • Gloriosa modesta - Zimbabwe to S. Africa
                          • 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 Crassuloideae

                                • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                                • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                                • Crassula ovata - South Africa
                                • Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province

                                Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                                Tribe Kalanchoeae

                                • Kalanchoe luciae - eastern South Africa to Mozambique

                                Cucurbitaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Benincaseae

                                  • Lagenaria siceraria - Zimbabwe

                                  Cupressaceae

                                    Subfamily Callitroideae

                                    • Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa

                                    Cyperaceae

                                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                      Tribe Cypereae

                                      • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                                      • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                                      Tribe Eleocharideae

                                      • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                                      Dioscoreaceae

                                      • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia
                                      • Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Droseraceae

                                      • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C
                                      • Drosera dielsiana - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Ebenaceae

                                      • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                                      Equisetaceae

                                      • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                                      Euphorbiaceae

                                        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                                        Tribe Euphorbieae

                                        • Euphorbia mauritanica - Brandberg, Namibia
                                        • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
                                        • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
                                        • Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa - S Angola, Namibia, N RSA

                                        Fabaceae

                                          Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                          Tribe Detarieae

                                          • Schotia brachypetala - Africa to India / Pakistan
                                          • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                          Flagellariaceae

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

                                          Hypoxidaceae

                                          • Hypoxis hemerocallidea - southern Africa

                                          Iridaceae

                                            Subfamily Aristeoideae

                                            • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                                            Subfamily Crocoideae

                                            • Hesperantha coccinea - South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal

                                            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
                                              • Plectranthus neochilus - S. Trop. & S. Africa
                                              • Tetradenia riparia - S. Trop. & S. Africa

                                              Lecythidaceae

                                                Subfamily Barringtonioideae

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

                                                Lentibulariaceae

                                                • Genlisea hispidula - subtropical southern Africa
                                                • Utricularia bisquamata - southern Africa
                                                • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                                • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                                                Loganiaceae

                                                • Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique

                                                Malpighiaceae

                                                • Acridocarpus natalitius - southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique

                                                Malvaceae

                                                  Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                                  Tribe Adansonieae

                                                  • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                                                  Subfamily Grewioideae
                                                  Tribe Grewieae

                                                  • Grewia occidentalis - South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique

                                                  Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                  Tribe Gossypieae

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

                                                  Subfamily Malvoideae
                                                  Tribe Hibisceae

                                                  • Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa

                                                  Subfamily Sterculioideae
                                                  Tribe Sterculieae

                                                  • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                                                  Marantaceae

                                                  • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                                  • Marantochloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                                                  • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                                                  • 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

                                                      Montiniaceae

                                                      • Montinia caryophyllacea - South Africa

                                                      Moraceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Dorstenieae

                                                        • Dorstenia psilurus - Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

                                                        Myrothamnaceae

                                                        • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                                        Myrtaceae

                                                          Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
                                                          Tribe Heteropyxideae

                                                          • Heteropyxis natalensis - S. Trop. & S. 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 longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

                                                              Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                              Tribe Vandeae

                                                              • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                                                              Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                              Tribe Vanilleae

                                                              • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                              Oxalidaceae

                                                              • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                                                              Passifloraceae

                                                                Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                                                Tribe Passifloreae

                                                                • Adenia repanda - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                                Plumbaginaceae

                                                                  Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

                                                                  • Plumbago auriculata f. alba - Southern Africa

                                                                  Poaceae

                                                                    Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                                    Tribe Paniceae

                                                                    • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                                    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

                                                                          • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                                          Rubiaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                                            Tribe Gardenieae

                                                                            • Mitriostigma axillare - Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.

                                                                            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 Aurantioideae
                                                                              Tribe Citreae

                                                                              • Citropsis daweana - Bostwana, Caprivi - Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

                                                                              Subfamily Spathelioideae

                                                                              • Ptaeroxylon obliquum - eastern Cape to Tanzania

                                                                              Salicaceae

                                                                              • Dovyalis caffra - southern & eastern Africa

                                                                              Salvadoraceae

                                                                              • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                                              Solanaceae

                                                                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                                                Tribe Physaleae

                                                                                • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                                                Strelitziaceae

                                                                                • Strelitzia nicolai - E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana

                                                                                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
                                                                                  • Cyphostemma currorii - Namibia, Angola
                                                                                  • Cyphostemma uter - Namibia, Angola

                                                                                  Welwitschiaceae

                                                                                  • Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Namib Desert
                                                                                  • Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Namib Desert

                                                                                  Zingiberaceae

                                                                                    Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                                    Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                                    • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                                                    • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C

                                                                                    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 158 accessions native to South Tropical Africa

                                                                                      W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                                      = Currently Flowering
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