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Collection Holdings native to Zaire:

Acanthaceae

    Subfamily Acanthoideae
    Tribe Whitfieldieae

    • Whitfieldia elongata - tropical Africa

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Apioideae
      Tribe Heteromorpheae

      • Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Strophanthus gratus - W. & WC. Trop. Africa
        • 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.

        Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
        Tribe Carisseae

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

        Araceae

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Areae

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

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Colocasieae

          • Remusatia vivipara - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World

          Subfamily Aroideae
          Tribe Pisteae

          • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

          • Gonatopus boivinii - Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Asparagoideae

            • Asparagus africanus - Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Dracaeneae

            • Dracaena aubryana - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena fragrans - tropical Africa
            • Dracaena masoniana - DR Congo
            • Dracaena pethera var. pulchra - Tanzania (Pemba, Zanzibar), S. DR Congo to Zambia
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
            • Dracaena trifasciata - S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

            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
              • Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. 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

                  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.
                      • 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
                        • Euphorbia trigona - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas

                        Fabaceae

                          Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                          Tribe Detarieae

                          • Tamarindus indica - tropical Africa

                          Iridaceae

                            Subfamily Aristeoideae

                            • Aristea ecklonii - Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa

                            Subfamily Ixioideae
                            Tribe Freesieae

                            • Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Ajugoideae

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

                              Lentibulariaceae

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

                              Malvaceae

                                Subfamily Sterculioideae
                                Tribe Sterculieae

                                • Cola acuminata - West Africa

                                Marantaceae

                                • Marantachloa leucantha - Trop. Africa
                                • Marantochloa conferta - W. Trop. Africa to South Sudan & Angola
                                • 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

                                Meliaceae

                                  Subfamily Melioideae
                                  Tribe Turraeeae

                                  • Turraea floribunda - eastern Africa

                                  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
                                      • Bulbophyllum longiflorum - Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
                                      • Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis - Ivory Coast, WC. Trop. Africa
                                      • Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa

                                      Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                      Tribe Vandeae

                                      • Diaphananthe pellucida - w Africa to Zaire and Uganda
                                      • Angraecum distichum - W. Trop. Africa to Uganda and Angola

                                      Oxalidaceae

                                      • Biophytum zenkeri - tropical West Africa

                                      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

                                        Podocarpaceae

                                        • Afrocarpus usambarensis - EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                        Polypodiaceae

                                          Subfamily Microsoroideae

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

                                          Rubiaceae

                                            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

                                            Sapotaceae

                                              Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

                                              • Synsepalum dulcificum - tropical west Africa
                                              • Synsepalum msolo - W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

                                              Taccaceae

                                              • Tacca leontopetaloides - Trop. Old World to Pacific

                                              Tecophilaeaceae

                                              • Cyanastrum cordifolium - Nigeria to WC. Trop. 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
                                                  • Aframomum melegueta - W. Trop. Africa to Angola W/C

                                                  Subfamily Siphonochiloideae
                                                  Tribe Siphonochileae

                                                  • Siphonochilus kirkii - Central African Rep. to Sudan and Caprivi Strip
                                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 86 accessions native to Zaire

                                                  W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                  = accession added within past 90 days

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