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Collection Holdings native to Uganda:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Acantheae

    • Crossandra nilotica - tropical east Africa, Mozambique

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Justicieae

    • Ruttya fruticosa - E. Tropical Africa

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Ruellieae

    • Brillantaisia ulugurica - eastern tropical Africa - Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

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

        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

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

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

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          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 aubryana - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena parva - W. Kenya to Rwanda

            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

            Balsaminaceae

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

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

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

              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 Euphorbioideae
                            Tribe Euphorbieae

                            • 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 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

                                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

                                  Meliaceae

                                    Subfamily Melioideae
                                    Tribe Turraeeae

                                    • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                    Moraceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Dorstenieae

                                      • Dorstenia psilurus - Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo

                                      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
                                          • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

                                          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

                                            Polypodiaceae

                                              Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                              Primulaceae

                                                Subfamily Maesoideae

                                                • Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

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

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Vanguerieae

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

                                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                    Tribe Hedyotideae

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

                                                    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 82 accessions native to Uganda

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