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Collection Statistics as of Saturday, July 5th, 2025:

2791 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5878 individual plants under cultivation
  • 288 families are represented
    • 238 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1293 genera are represented
    • 1176 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
91 added in the past year
679 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
156 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
2932 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Sat, 05 Jul 2025 02:05:02 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Mormolyca rufescens <i>Random Accession: </i>Zingiber longibracteatum <i>Random Accession: </i>201900342 <i>Random Accession: </i>Phyllarthron bernierianum <i>Random Accession: </i>Illicium floridanum <i>Random Accession: </i>Drosanthemum speciosum <i>Random Accession: </i>Leucospermum cordifolium <i>Random Accession: </i>Curcuma longa <i>Random Accession: </i>Solanopteris brunei <i>Random Accession: </i>Nandina domestica <i>Random Accession: </i>Fagopyrum esculentum <i>Random Accession: </i>Nicotiana glauca <i>Random Accession: </i>Trochodendron aralioides <i>Random Accession: </i>Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri <i>Random Accession: </i>Conophytum herreanthus <i>Random Accession: </i>Astrophytum myriostigma <i>Random Accession: </i>Cistanthe grandiflora <i>Random Accession: </i>Cyanastrum cordifolium var. Compactum <i>Random Accession: </i>Phaeoceros carolinianus <i>Random Accession: </i>Eriobotrya japonica


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 07-03-2025 - Phragmipedium besseae - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Bulbophyllum echinolabium - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Catasetum pileatum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Catasetum fimbriatum var. morrenianum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Cattleya mossiae f. coerulea - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Laelia tenebrosa - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Caularthron bicornutum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Cattleya luteola - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Primulina sinovietnamica - Gesneriaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Mediocalcar decoratum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Trillium sessile - Melanthiaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Dorotheanthus rourkei - Aizoaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Delosperma napiforme - Aizoaceae
  • 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
W/C = Wild Collected
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= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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