Collection Holdings native to Rwanda:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Crossandra nilotica
- tropical east Africa, Mozambique
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Whitfieldieae
- Whitfieldia elongata
- tropical Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
- Heteromorpha arborescens
- tropical Africa
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena parva
- W. Kenya to Rwanda
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens
- Eritrea to S. Africa
W/C
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- tropical east Africa
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Spathodea campanulata
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola
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
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia bicompacta
- S Kenya
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia laxa
- W. Kenya to S. Africa
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Stephania cyanantha
- tropical Africa
W/C
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
- Nymphaea thermarum
- Rwanda
W/C
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum falcatum
- W. Trop. Africa to SW. Kenya
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
Podocarpaceae
- Afrocarpus usambarensis
- EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
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
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 mala
- SW. South Sudan to Tanzania
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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