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Collection Statistics as of Saturday, June 7th, 2025:

2779 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5889 individual plants under cultivation
  • 287 families are represented
    • 237 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1286 genera are represented
    • 1169 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 477 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 51 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 29
  • Endangered: 54
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 172
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 55
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 27
  • CITES II: 401
  • CITES III: 3
89 added in the past year
742 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
152 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
94 sent to other institutions in the past 12 months
0 treated for pests in the past 30 days {Public Collections only}
3733 accession images are in the database
2919 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Sat, 07 Jun 2025 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Clitoria ternatea <i>Random Accession: </i>Conophytum burgeri <i>Random Accession: </i>Dendrobium farmeri <i>Random Accession: </i>Billbergia brasiliensis <i>Random Accession: </i>Drosanthemum speciosum <i>Random Accession: </i>Buddleja crispa <i>Random Accession: </i>Euphorbia alluaudii ssp oncoclada <i>Random Accession: </i>Miltonia clowesii <i>Random Accession: </i>201900342 <i>Random Accession: </i>Fenestraria rhopalophylla <i>Random Accession: </i>Thunbergia mysorensis <i>Random Accession: </i>Stylidium debile <i>Random Accession: </i>Phyllarthron bernierianum <i>Random Accession: </i>Calathea metallica <i>Random Accession: </i>Polemonium viscosum <i>Random Accession: </i>Cynanchum marnierianum <i>Random Accession: </i>Conophytum pellucidum <i>Random Accession: </i>Oxalis fruticosa <i>Random Accession: </i>Cyperus brevifolia <i>Random Accession: </i>Eupomatia laurina


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 05-29-2025 - Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschiaceae
  • 05-26-2025 - Uncarina roeoesliana - Pedaliaceae
  • 05-22-2025 - Kokia drynarioides - Malvaceae
  • 05-21-2025 - Erythrina sandwicensis - Fabaceae W/C
  • 04-08-2025 - Trichopetalum plumosum - Liliaceae W/C
  • 04-02-2025 - Cyanea grimesiana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-19-2025 - Kalanchoe luciae - Crassulaceae
  • 03-18-2025 - Salix discolor - Salicaceae W/C
  • 03-17-2025 - Clermontia kakeana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-11-2025 - Kedrostis africana - Cucurbitaceae
  • 03-10-2025 - Idiospermum australiense - Calycanthaceae
  • 02-05-2025 - Othonna lobata - Asteraceae
  • 01-30-2025 - Scutellaria tuberosa - Lamiaceae W/C
  • 01-29-2025 - Scaevola gaudichaudii - Goodeniaceae
  • 01-29-2025 - Echeandia texensis - Asparagaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis titan - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis truncata - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stelis immersa - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stanhopea intermedia - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Phaius tankervilleae - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Eulophia guineensis - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Rhodobryum ontariense - Mniaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Cynorkis calanthoides - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Robiquetia cerina - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Bulbophyllum tremulum - Orchidaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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