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Collection Statistics as of Tuesday, March 28th, 2023:

2781 accessions in the General Collections

  • 6024 individual plants under cultivation
  • 284 families are represented
    • 236 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1282 genera are represented
    • 1168 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 487 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 55 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 27
  • Endangered: 54
  • Extinct in the Wild: 8
  • Least Concern: 181
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 26
  • Vulnerable: 56
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 28
  • CITES II: 419
  • CITES III: 1
108 added in the past year
1561 verified in the past 60 days

52 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
44 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
175 sent to other institutions in the past 12 months
38 treated for pests in the past 30 days {Public Collections only}
3507 accession images are in the database
2795 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Tue, 28 Mar 2023 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>201900280 <i>Random Accession: </i>Grammatophyllum speciosum <i>Random Accession: </i>Anacardium occidentale <i>Random Accession: </i>Tetranema roseum <i>Random Accession: </i>Asparagus densiflorus Meyerii <i>Random Accession: </i>Heliocereus speciosus <i>Random Accession: </i>Calathea lancifolia <i>Random Accession: </i>Carludovica palmata <i>Random Accession: </i>Mormolyca ringens <i>Random Accession: </i>Urera baccifera <i>Random Accession: </i>Massonia depressa <i>Random Accession: </i>Ilex paraguariensis <i>Random Accession: </i>Bryophyllum delagoense <i>Random Accession: </i>Costus comosus var. bakeri <i>Random Accession: </i>Cereus repandus <i>Random Accession: </i>Mondia whitei <i>Random Accession: </i>Littonia modesta <i>Random Accession: </i>Scutellaria argentata <i>Random Accession: </i>Stylophorum diphyllum <i>Random Accession: </i>Freycinetia multiflora


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 03-26-2023 - Aspidotis densa - Pteridaceae
  • 03-15-2023 - Eulychnia breviflora - Cactaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Acanthocereus tetragonus - Cactaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Astrophytum ornatum - Cactaceae W/C
  • 03-14-2023 - Carnegiea gigantea - Cactaceae W/C
  • 03-14-2023 - Echinopsis subdenudata - Cactaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Melocactus ernestii - Cactaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Mammillaria mystax - Cactaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Tillandsia intermedia - Bromeliaceae
  • 03-14-2023 - Melocactus matanzanus - Cactaceae
  • 02-22-2023 - Pinguicula kondoi - Lentibulariaceae
  • 02-22-2023 - Pinguicula rotundiflora - Lentibulariaceae
  • 02-22-2023 - Pinguicula cyclosecta - Lentibulariaceae
  • 02-12-2023 - Monstera subpinnata - Araceae
  • 01-26-2023 - Pinguicula agnata - Lentibulariaceae
  • 01-26-2023 - Plocama pendula - Rubiaceae W/C
  • 01-25-2023 - Oxalis triangularis - Oxalidaceae
  • 01-23-2023 - Begonia prismatocarpa Variegated - Begoniaceae
  • 01-18-2023 - Reseda lutea - Resedaceae
  • 01-16-2023 - Ceratostema rauhii - Ericaceae
  • 01-12-2023 - Conophytum regale - Aizoaceae W/C
  • 01-05-2023 - Pinguicula gigantea - Lentibulariaceae
  • 01-05-2023 - Pinguicula rectifolia - Lentibulariaceae
  • 01-03-2023 - Begonia roseopunctata - Begoniaceae
  • 01-02-2023 - Philodendron brandtianum - Araceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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