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Collection Holdings native to Guinea:

Acanthaceae

    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 Anubiadeae

        • Anubias barteri - tropical West Africa

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Colocasieae

        • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Culcasieae

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

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Bignoniaceae

          Subfamily
          Tribe Tecomeae

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

          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 spectabilis - 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

                  Lentibulariaceae

                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                  Malvaceae

                    Subfamily Bombacoideae
                    Tribe Adansonieae

                    • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                    Marantaceae

                    • 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

                    Nymphaeaceae

                    • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern 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 Oryzoideae
                        Tribe Oryzeae

                        • Oryza glaberrima - W. Trop. Africa to Chad

                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                        Tribe Paniceae

                        • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                        Polypodiaceae

                          Subfamily Microsoroideae

                          • Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia

                          Primulaceae

                            Subfamily Maesoideae

                            • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                            Rhizophoraceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Rhizophoreae

                              • Rhizophora mangle - tropical America

                              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
                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 39 accessions native to 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 Fri, 09 May 2025 02:08:17 -0400

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