Collection Holdings native to Sudan:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Crossandra nilotica
- tropical east Africa, Mozambique
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 Saniculoideae
Tribe Steganotaenieae
- Steganotaenia araliacea
- southern tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
- Adenium obesum
- eastern Africa, northern Arabia
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Pen.
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae
- Sauromatum venosum
- Trop. Africa to China (Yunnan)
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 Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca virens
- Eritrea to S. Africa
W/C
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- tropical east 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
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.
- 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
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia abyssinica
- E Sudan (Red Sea Hills), Eritrea, N Ethiopia, N Somalia
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Tamarindus indica
- tropical Africa
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Adansonia digitata
- Africa and Arabia
Marantaceae
- Marantochloa conferta
- W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
- Marantochloa leucantha
- Trop. Africa
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Trop. Africa
- Megaphrynium macrostachyum
- W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Turraeeae
- Turraea floribunda
- eastern Africa
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Stephania cyanantha
- tropical Africa
W/C
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
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Actiniopteris semiflabellata
- eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
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
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Taccaceae
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Trop. Old World to Pacific
Vitaceae
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
W/C = Wild Collected
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