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Collection Holdings native to Equatorial Guinea:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Acanthus montanus - western tropical Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Araceae

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Agavoideae
          Tribe Anthericeae

          • Chlorophytum comosum - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
          • Chlorophytum comosum cv. - W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa

          Subfamily Asparagoideae

          • Asparagus africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Dracaeneae

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

          Balsaminaceae

          • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa

          Combretaceae

            Subfamily Combretoideae
            Tribe Laguncularieae

            • Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America

            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 tappenbeckianus - WC. Trop. Africa

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cypereae

                • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                Malvaceae

                  Subfamily Sterculioideae
                  Tribe Sterculieae

                  • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                  Marantaceae

                  • Hypselodelphys hirsuta - WC. Trop. Africa
                  • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                  • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                  • 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

                  Orchidaceae

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Cymbidieae

                    • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Dendrobieae

                    • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
                    • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                    Tribe Vandeae

                    • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                    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

                      Taccaceae

                      • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                      Tecophilaeaceae

                      • Cyanastrum cordifolium - Nigeria to WC. Trop. 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 39 accessions native to Equatorial Guinea

                          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

                          data regenerated on Mon, 29 May 2023 02:08:13 -0400

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