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Collection Statistics as of Sunday, May 11th, 2025:

2787 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5894 individual plants under cultivation
  • 287 families are represented
    • 237 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1290 genera are represented
    • 1173 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 476 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 51 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 28
  • Endangered: 55
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 172
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 55
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 27
  • CITES II: 407
  • CITES III: 3
89 added in the past year
1030 verified in the past 60 days

422 used in UConn classes in the past 12 months
151 used in outreach activities in the past 12 months
90 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
2917 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Sun, 11 May 2025 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Bulbophyllum flabellum veneris <i>Random Accession: </i>Uncarina grandidieri <i>Random Accession: </i>Viola labradorica <i>Random Accession: </i>Alstroemeria pulchella <i>Random Accession: </i>Peperomia glabella <i>Random Accession: </i>Leucophyllum frutescens <i>Random Accession: </i>Gelsemium sempervirens <i>Random Accession: </i>Mormolyca rufescens <i>Random Accession: </i>Huernia plowesii <i>Random Accession: </i>Zingiber montanum <i>Random Accession: </i>Lobularia maritima <i>Random Accession: </i>Amorphophallus prainii <i>Random Accession: </i>Crassula arborescens <i>Random Accession: </i>Aristolochia gigantea <i>Random Accession: </i>Gongora scaphephorus <i>Random Accession: </i>Aristolochia littoralis <i>Random Accession: </i>Opuntia articulata <i>Random Accession: </i>Euphorbia milii var splendens <i>Random Accession: </i>Punica granatum Nana <i>Random Accession: </i>Abelmoschus esculentus


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 04-08-2025 - Trichopetalum plumosum - Liliaceae W/C
  • 04-02-2025 - Cyanea grimesiana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-19-2025 - Kalanchoe luciae - Crassulaceae
  • 03-18-2025 - Salix discolor - Salicaceae W/C
  • 03-17-2025 - Clermontia kakeana - Lobeliaceae
  • 03-11-2025 - Kedrostis africana - Cucurbitaceae
  • 03-10-2025 - Idiospermum australiense - Calycanthaceae
  • 02-05-2025 - Othonna lobata - Asteraceae
  • 01-30-2025 - Scutellaria tuberosa - Lamiaceae W/C
  • 01-29-2025 - Scaevola gaudichaudii - Goodeniaceae
  • 01-29-2025 - Echeandia texensis - Asparagaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis titan - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Pleurothallis truncata - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stelis immersa - Orchidaceae
  • 01-23-2025 - Stanhopea intermedia - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Phaius tankervilleae - Orchidaceae
  • 01-22-2025 - Eulophia guineensis - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Rhodobryum ontariense - Mniaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Cynorkis calanthoides - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Robiquetia cerina - Orchidaceae
  • 01-21-2025 - Bulbophyllum tremulum - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Satyrium membranaceum - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Stanhopea grandiflora - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Sobralia decora - Orchidaceae
  • 01-15-2025 - Vanilla planifolia variegata - Orchidaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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