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Collection Statistics as of Saturday, July 26th, 2025:

2783 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5863 individual plants under cultivation
  • 288 families are represented
    • 238 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1289 genera are represented
    • 1173 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 476 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 50 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 29
  • Endangered: 56
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 171
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 54
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 29
  • CITES II: 395
  • CITES III: 3
80 added in the past year
593 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
156 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
107 sent to other institutions in the past 12 months
0 treated for pests in the past 30 days {Public Collections only}
3733 accession images are in the database
2938 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Iberis sempervirens <i>Random Accession: </i>Helwingia chinensis <i>Random Accession: </i>Paphiopedilum haynaldianum <i>Random Accession: </i>Streptocarpus saxorum hybrid <i>Random Accession: </i>Plinia cauliflora <i>Random Accession: </i>Agave tequilana <i>Random Accession: </i>Azolla caroliniana <i>Random Accession: </i>Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides <i>Random Accession: </i>Buddleja crispa <i>Random Accession: </i>Drosera aliciae <i>Random Accession: </i>Gelsemium sempervirens <i>Random Accession: </i>Nautilocalyx pemphidius <i>Random Accession: </i>Heliconia stricta <i>Random Accession: </i>Lithops aucampiae <i>Random Accession: </i>Alpinia boninsimensis <i>Random Accession: </i>Punica granatum Nana <i>Random Accession: </i>Annona reticulata <i>Random Accession: </i>Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae <i>Random Accession: </i>Haworthia retusa <i>Random Accession: </i>Pseudotsuga menziesii


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 07-08-2025 - Paphiopedilum mastersianum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-08-2025 - Paphiopedilum niveum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-07-2025 - Paphiopedilum argus - Orchidaceae
  • 07-07-2025 - Paphiopedilum delenatii - Orchidaceae
  • 07-07-2025 - Paphiopedilum delenatii - Orchidaceae
  • 07-03-2025 - Phragmipedium besseae - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Bulbophyllum echinolabium - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Catasetum pileatum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Catasetum fimbriatum var. morrenianum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-02-2025 - Cattleya mossiae f. coerulea - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Laelia tenebrosa - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Caularthron bicornutum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Cattleya luteola - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Primulina sinovietnamica - Gesneriaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Mediocalcar decoratum - Orchidaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Trillium sessile - Melanthiaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Dorotheanthus rourkei - Aizoaceae
  • 07-01-2025 - Delosperma napiforme - Aizoaceae
  • 05-29-2025 - Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschiaceae
  • 05-26-2025 - Uncarina roeoesliana - Pedaliaceae
  • 05-22-2025 - Kokia drynarioides - Malvaceae
  • 05-21-2025 - Erythrina sandwicensis - Fabaceae W/C
  • 04-08-2025 - Trichopetalum plumosum - Liliaceae W/C
  • 04-02-2025 - Cyanea grimesiana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-19-2025 - Kalanchoe luciae - Crassulaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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