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Collection Statistics as of Monday, June 30th, 2025:

2779 accessions in the General Collections

  • 5872 individual plants under cultivation
  • 287 families are represented
    • 237 angiosperm families are represented
  • 1286 genera are represented
    • 1169 angiosperm genera are represented
  • 477 are documented wild collected specimens
  • 51 have voucher specimens deposited in CONN
IUCN Red List Status (2013):
  • Critically Endangered: 29
  • Endangered: 54
  • Extinct in the Wild: 9
  • Least Concern: 172
  • Lower Risk: Near Threatened: 27
  • Vulnerable: 55
CITES Status:
  • CITES I: 27
  • CITES II: 401
  • CITES III: 3
79 added in the past year
505 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
94 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
2921 distribution maps are in the database

data regenerated on Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:05:01 -0400

<i>Random Accession: </i>Pilea cadierei <i>Random Accession: </i>Dendrobium hymenanthum <i>Random Accession: </i>Dischidia major <i>Random Accession: </i>Rosmarinus officinalis <i>Random Accession: </i>Stanhopea wardii <i>Random Accession: </i>Aeschynanthus lobbianus <i>Random Accession: </i>Calamistrum globuliferum <i>Random Accession: </i>Oxalis fruticosa <i>Random Accession: </i>Cecropia peltata <i>Random Accession: </i>Schotia brachypetala <i>Random Accession: </i>Citrus reticulata <i>Random Accession: </i>Araucaria cunninghamii <i>Random Accession: </i>Carica papaya <i>Random Accession: </i>Graptopetalum bellum <i>Random Accession: </i>Trachelium caeruleum <i>Random Accession: </i>Habranthus robustus <i>Random Accession: </i>Senna marilandica <i>Random Accession: </i>Nematanthus longipes <i>Random Accession: </i>Brunfelsia undulata <i>Random Accession: </i>Byblis liniflora


25 Latest Accessions:

  • 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
  • 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
W/C = Wild Collected
= Images available
= Map available
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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