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Collection Holdings native to Congo:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

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

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Ruellieae

    • Brillantaisia ulugurica - eastern tropical Africa - Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Saniculoideae
      Tribe Steganotaenieae

      • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

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

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Anubiadeae

          • Anubias barteri - tropical West Africa

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Culcasieae

          • Culcasia striolata - W. & WC. Trop. Africa W/C

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Dracaeneae

            • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

            Balsaminaceae

            • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

              • Spathodea campanulata - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

              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 superba - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

                  Commelinaceae

                    Subfamily Commelinoideae
                    Tribe Tradescantieae

                    • Palisota barteri - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                    Costaceae

                    • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus lateriflorus - SE. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
                    • Costus phaeotrichus - WC. Trop. Africa W/C
                    • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa
                    • Costus tappenbeckianus - WC. Trop. 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

                      Euphorbiaceae

                        Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                        Tribe Euphorbieae

                        • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                        Lentibulariaceae

                        • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                        • Utricularia livida - South Africa and Mexico

                        Malvaceae

                          Subfamily Bombacoideae
                          Tribe Adansonieae

                          • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                          Marantaceae

                          • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                          • Marantochloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                          • Marantochloa purpurea - Trop. Africa
                          • Megaphrynium macrostachyum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
                          • Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
                          • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
                          • Thaumatococcus daniellii - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                          Menispermaceae

                            Subfamily Menispermoideae
                            Tribe Tiliacoreae

                            • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                            Moraceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Dorstenieae

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

                              Nymphaeaceae

                              • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                              Orchidaceae

                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                Tribe Cymbidieae

                                • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                Tribe Dendrobieae

                                • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
                                • Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis - Ivory Coast, WC. Trop. Africa

                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                Tribe Vandeae

                                • Diaphananthe pellucida - w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
                                • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                                Oxalidaceae

                                • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                                Poaceae

                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                  • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
                                  • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad

                                  Pteridaceae

                                    Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                    • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                    Sapotaceae

                                      Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                                      • Synsepalum dulcificum - tropical west Africa

                                      Taccaceae

                                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                      Tecophilaeaceae

                                      • Cyanastrum cordifolium - Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

                                      Tectariaceae

                                      • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                      Vitaceae

                                        Subfamily Leeoideae

                                        • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                        Zingiberaceae

                                          Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                          Tribe Alpinieae

                                          • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                          • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C
                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 58 accessions native to Congo

                                          W/C = Wild Collected
                                          = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                                          = images available for this accession
                                          = map available for this accession
                                          = accession added within past 90 days

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