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Collection Statistics as of Thursday, May 8th, 2025:

2787 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5904 individual plants under cultivation
  • 287 families are represented
    • 237 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1290 genera are represented
    • 1173 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 476 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 51 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 28
  • Endangered: 55
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 172
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 55
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 27
  • CITES II: 407
  • CITES III: 3
89 added in the past year
1122 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
151 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
90 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
2916 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Thu, 08 May 2025 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Myriophyllum aquaticum <i>Random Accession: </i>Pitcairnia heterophylla <i>Random Accession: </i>Tabernaemontana divaricata <i>Random Accession: </i>Theobroma cacao <i>Random Accession: </i>Hydnophytum moseleyanum <i>Random Accession: </i>Dischidia albiflora <i>Random Accession: </i>Sparmannia africana <i>Random Accession: </i>Haworthia truncata <i>Random Accession: </i>Maranta arundinacea <i>Random Accession: </i>Canella winterana <i>Random Accession: </i>Ornithogalum thyrsoides <i>Random Accession: </i>Ortegocactus macdougallii <i>Random Accession: </i>Phaseolus vulgaris <i>Random Accession: </i>Crassula multicava <i>Random Accession: </i>Kaempferia rotunda <i>Random Accession: </i>Stapelia gigantea <i>Random Accession: </i>Tamarindus indica <i>Random Accession: </i>Tillandsia xerographica <i>Random Accession: </i>Thaumatococcus daniellii <i>Random Accession: </i>Rhipsalis pentaptera


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 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
  • 01-15-2025 - Satyrium membranaceum - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Stanhopea grandiflora - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Sobralia decora - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Vanilla planifolia variegata - Orchidaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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