Collection Holdings native to Ghana:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Acanthus montanus
- western tropical Africa
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
- Thunbergia erecta
- Trop. Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
- Strophanthus gratus
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
- Strophanthus preussii
- W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Culcasieae
- Culcasia striolata
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
W/C
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Palisota barteri
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Costaceae
- Costus afer
- Trop. Africa
- Costus dubius
- Trop. Africa
- Costus spectabilis
- Trop. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Ajugoideae
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Napoleonaeoideae
- Napoleonaea beninensis
- Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Marantaceae
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Trop. Africa
- 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 Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum falcatum
- W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
- Diaphananthe pellucida
- w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
- 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
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis
- Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Chrysophylloideae
- Synsepalum dulcificum
- tropical west Africa
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
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
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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