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Collection Holdings native to Sierra Leone:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Thunbergioideae

    • Thunbergia erecta - Trop. Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Strophanthus gratus - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
        • Strophanthus preussii - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Angola

        Araceae

          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

          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 Nolinoideae
            Tribe Dracaeneae

            • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

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

              Celastraceae

              • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

              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

                  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 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

                      Fabaceae

                        Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                        Tribe Detarieae

                        • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                        Lamiaceae

                          Subfamily Ajugoideae

                          • Clerodendrum thomsoniae - W. & WC. Trop. Africa

                          Lentibulariaceae

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

                          Marantaceae

                          • Marantachloa 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

                          Menyanthaceae

                          • Nymphoides indica - tropical areas worldwide

                          Moraceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Ficeae

                            • Ficus lyrata - Cameroon west to Sierra Leone

                            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

                              • 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

                                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 melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C
                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 46 accessions native to Sierra Leone

                                          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 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:08:35 -0500

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