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Collection Holdings native to Kenya:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Ruttya fruticosa - E. Tropical Africa

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Cyrtantheae

      • Cyrtanthus sanguineus - South Sudan to Tanzania, E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal

      Apiaceae

        Subfamily Apioideae
        Tribe Heteromorpheae

        • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

        Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

        • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

        Subfamily Saniculoideae
        Tribe Steganotaenieae

        • Steganotaenia araliacea - southern tropical Africa

        Apocynaceae

          Subfamily Apocynoideae
          Tribe Nerieae

          • Adenium obesum - eastern Africa, northern Arabia

          Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
          Tribe Ceropegieae

          • Ceropegia albisepta - DR Congo to Kenya, Madagascar W/C
          • Ceropegia aristolochioides - Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
          • Edithcolea grandis - East Africa and Horn of Africa

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Carisseae

          • Acokanthera oppositifolia - Kenya to S. Africa
          • Carissa macrocarpa - Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.

          Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
          Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

          • Tabernaemontana elegans - S. Somalia to S. Africa

          Araceae

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Areae

            • Sauromatum venosum - Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)

            Subfamily Aroideae
            Tribe Pisteae

            • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

            Subfamily Lemnoideae

            • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

            Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

            • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
            • Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven - East Africa, Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

            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 parva - W. Kenya to Rwanda

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Drimiopsis botryoides - S. Ethiopia to Tanzania

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Ornithogaleae

              • Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Urgineeae

              • Bowiea volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
              • Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Aloe juvenna - SW. Kenya to N. Tanzania

                Balsaminaceae

                • Impatiens niamniamensis - tropical east Africa
                • Impatiens sodenii - east tropical Africa

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Paronychioideae
                  Tribe Paronychieae

                  • Pollichia campestris - eastern Africa

                  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

                      Costaceae

                      • Costus afer - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus dubius - Trop. Africa
                      • Costus spectabilis - Trop. Africa

                      Crassulaceae

                        Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                        Tribe Kalanchoeae

                        • Kalanchoe nyikae - SE Kenya, NE Tanzania

                        Cucurbitaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Momordiceae

                          • Momordica rostrata - East Africa

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus alternifolius - Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.
                            • Cyperus papyrus - North & Tropical Africa

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Eleocharideae

                            • Eleocharis dulcis - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

                            Dioscoreaceae

                            • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                            Ebenaceae

                            • Euclea racemosa - tropical eastern Africa

                            Equisetaceae

                            • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Acalyphoideae
                              Tribe Acalypheae

                              • Ricinus communis - northeast Africa

                              Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                              Tribe Euphorbieae

                              • Euphorbia baioensis - Kenya
                              • Euphorbia bicompacta - S Kenya
                              • Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra - C Kenya
                              • Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. ritchiei - Kenya (Meru Distr.)
                              • Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                              Fabaceae

                                Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                Tribe Detarieae

                                • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                                Geraniaceae

                                • Pelargonium quinquelobatum - eastern Africa

                                Iridaceae

                                  Subfamily Ixioideae
                                  Tribe Freesieae

                                  • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                                  Lamiaceae

                                    Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                    Tribe Ocimeae

                                    • Plectranthus amboinicus - Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India

                                    Lecythidaceae

                                      Subfamily Barringtonioideae

                                      • Barringtonia racemosa - Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific

                                      Lentibulariaceae

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

                                      Malpighiaceae

                                      • Acridocarpus zanzibaricus - Tanzania, Dar es Salaam region W/C

                                      Malvaceae

                                        Subfamily Bombacoideae
                                        Tribe Adansonieae

                                        • Adansonia digitata - Africa and Arabia

                                        Subfamily Malvoideae
                                        Tribe Gossypieae

                                        • Thespesia populnea - Old World tropics, naturalized in New World

                                        Subfamily Malvoideae
                                        Tribe Hibisceae

                                        • Hibiscus tilliaceus - pantropical

                                        Meliaceae

                                          Subfamily Melioideae
                                          Tribe Turraeeae

                                          • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                          Menispermaceae

                                            Subfamily Menispermoideae
                                            Tribe Tiliacoreae

                                            • Stephania cyanantha - tropical Africa W/C

                                            Myrothamnaceae

                                            • Myrothamnus flabellifolius - southern Africa

                                            Nymphaeaceae

                                            • Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - tropical to southern Africa

                                            Oleaceae

                                              Subfamily
                                              Tribe Oleeae

                                              • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                              Orchidaceae

                                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                Tribe Cymbidieae

                                                • Ansellia africana - South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
                                                • Eulophia petersii - Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.

                                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                Tribe Dendrobieae

                                                • Bulbophyllum falcatum - W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya

                                                Subfamily Vanilloideae
                                                Tribe Vanilleae

                                                • Vanilla roscheri - Mozambique

                                                Phrymaceae

                                                • Glossostigma cleistanthum - Australia, New Zealand, India, East Africa W/C

                                                Poaceae

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                                  • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                                                  Podocarpaceae

                                                  • Afrocarpus usambarensis - EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                                  Polypodiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                                    Primulaceae

                                                      Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                      • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                      Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                                      • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                                      Pteridaceae

                                                        Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                        • Actiniopteris semiflabellata - eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
                                                        • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                        Rubiaceae

                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                          Tribe Coffeeae

                                                          • Coffea arabica - Tropical Africa
                                                          • Coffea arabica 'Laurina' - SE. Sudan, SW. Ethiopia, N. Kenya (Mt. Marsibit)

                                                          Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                          Tribe Vanguerieae

                                                          • Vangueria madagascariensis - Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

                                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                          Tribe Hedyotideae

                                                          • Pentas lanceolata - Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Pen.

                                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                          Tribe Psychotrieae

                                                          • Psychotria kirkii - tropical Africa

                                                          Salvadoraceae

                                                          • Azima tetracantha - central, eastern and southern Africa

                                                          Solanaceae

                                                            Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                            Tribe Physaleae

                                                            • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                            Taccaceae

                                                            • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                                            Tectariaceae

                                                            • Tectaria gemmifera - tropical east Africa

                                                            Vitaceae

                                                              Subfamily Leeoideae

                                                              • Leea guineensis - Asia, Burma

                                                              Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                              • Cissus quadrangularis - Tropical Africa & Asia
                                                              • Cissus rotundifolia - eastern Africa

                                                              Zingiberaceae

                                                                Subfamily Alpinioideae
                                                                Tribe Alpinieae

                                                                • Aframomum angustifolium - Trop. Africa, Madagascar W/C
                                                                • Aframomum mala - SW. South Sudan to Tanzania

                                                                Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                                Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                                • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip
                                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 97 accessions native to Kenya

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