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A Checklist of Higher Plant Collections in the Lagos University Herbarium (LUH), Lagos, Nigeria

Citation

Onuminya T, Ogundipe O, Igbari A (2022). A Checklist of Higher Plant Collections in the Lagos University Herbarium (LUH), Lagos, Nigeria. Version 1.6. University of Lagos. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/q3m6xg accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-22.

Description

This is a species checklist of higher plant collections within the Lagos University Herbarium domiciled at the Department of Botany, University of Lagos, Akoka Campus, Lagos, Nigeria.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection comprises of higher plants including taxa from the Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. The following genera are represented: Abelmoschus, Abrus, Abutilon, Acacia, Acalypha, Acanthospermum, Acanthus, Achyranthes, Acioa, Acridocarpus, Adenostemma, Adhatoda, Aedesia, Aerva, Agelaea, Ageratum, Aidia, Alafia, Albizia, Alchornea, Alectra, Allamanda, Allophylus, Alsodeiopsis, Alstonia, Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Amauriella, Ambrosia, Amorphophallus, Ampelocissus, Anacardium, Anagallis, Ananas, Anchomanes, Ancylobothrys, Andrographis, Aneilema, Angelonia, Aningeria, Annona, Antennaria, Anthocleista, Antiaris, Antidesma, Antigonon, Anubias, Apios, Argemone, Argyreia, Aristolochia, Artemisia, Artocarpus, Asarum, Aspilia, Asystasia, Avicennia, Azadirachta, Baissea, Bambusa, Baphia, Basella, Begonia, Beilschmiedia, Bertiera, Bidens, Blighia, Blumea, Boerhavia, Borreria, Bougainvillea, Bridelia, Browalia, Brunfelsia, Bryophyllum, Bucheria, Byrsocarpus, Caesalpinia, Caladium, Calamus, Calliandra, Calophyllum, Calotropis, Calycobolus, Camellia, Camerunia, Campylospermum, Cananga, Canna, Cannabis, Canthium, Caperonia, Capsicum, Carapa, Cardiospermum, Carica, Carissa, Carpolobia, Cassia, Cassytha, Casuarina, Catharanthus, Cathormion, Cedrela, Celosia, Cenchrus, Centotheca, Centrosema, Cephaelis, Ceropegia, Cestrum, Chamaecrista, Chasmanthera, Chassalia, Chloris, Chromolaena, Chrozophora, Chrysanthellum, Chrysobalanus, Chrysophyllum, Chrysopogon, Chytranthus, Cissampelos, Cissus, Claoxylon, Cleistopholis, Clerodendrum, Clitoria, Cnestis, Cnidoscolus, Cochlospermum, Cocos, Codiaeum, Coffea, Coix, Cola, Colocasia, Commelina, Conyza, Craterispermum, Crossopteryx, Crotalaria, Croton, Ctenium, Cuscuta, Cussonia, Cuviera, Cyanotis, Cyathula, Cycnium, Cymbopogon, Cyperus, Cyrtosperma, Dactyloctenium, Dalbergia, Daniellia, Datura, Deinbollia, Dennettia, Desmodium, Detarium, Dialium, Dichapetalum, Dichrocephala, Dictyandra, Digitaria, Diodia, Dioscorea, Diospyros , Dodonaea , Dombeya, Dorstenia, Dracaena, Drepanocarpus, Drypetes, Duparquetia, Duranta, Echinochloa, Echinops, Eclipta, Eichhornia, Ekebergia, Elaeis, Eleocharis, Elephantopus, Eleusine, Eleutheranthera, Emilia, Enantia, Entada, Entandrophragma, Eragrostis, Erigeron, Eriocoelum, Eriosema, Erythrina, Erythrophleum, Ethulia, Euclinia, Euphorbia, Fadogia, Farquharia, Ficus, Fimbristylis, Flabellaria, Flagellaria, Floscopa, Fuirena, Funtumia, Gaertnera, Galinsoga, Garcinia, Gardenia, Geophila, Gerbera, Glinus, Gliricidia, Glossonema, Glycine, Gmelina, Gomphrena, Gongronema, Gossypium, Griffonia, Guarea, Guizotia, Gutenbergia, Gynura, Hackelochloa, Haematoxylum, Hallea, Hamelia, Harrisonia, Harungana, Hedranthera, Heeria, Heinsia, Helenium, Helichrysum, Heteropogon, Heteropteris, Hevea, Hewittia, Hexalobus, Hibiscus, Hilleria, Holarrhena, Homalium, Humularia, Hunteria, Hura, Hybanthus, Hydrolea, Hylodendron, Hyparrhenia, Hyperthelia, Icacina, Ilex, Ilysanthes, Impatiens, Imperata, Indigofera, Inula, Ipomoea, Isoberlinia, Isolona, Ixora, Jasminum, Jateorhiza, Jatropha, Kalanchoe, Keetia, Khaya, Kohantia, Kotschya, Kyllinga, Lactuca, Lagerstroemia, Laggera, Landolphia, Lannea, Lantana, Lasianthera, Launaea, Laurus, Lawsonia, Lecaniodiscus, Leersia, Lepistemon, Leptadenia, Leptaspis, Leptaulus, Leptoderris, Linociera, Lippia, Litchi, Lobelia, Lonchocarpus, Loudetia, Lovoa, Lycopersicum, Lycopodium, Lygodium, Macaranga, Macrosphyra, Maesobotrya, Majidea, Malacantha, Mallotus, Malvaviscus, Manihot, Manilkara, Manniophyton, Mansonia, Maprounea, Maranthes, Margaritaria, Mariscus, Massularia, Melanodiscus, Melanthera, Melochia, Merremia, Mezoneuron, Microglossa, Mikania, Milicia, Millettia, Mimusops, Mitracarpus, Mitragyna, Monocymbium, Monodora, Morinda, Morus, Mostuea, Motandra, Mucuna, Mullugo, Musanga, Mussaenda, Myrianthus, Napoleonaea, Nauclea, Neoboutonia, Nerium, Nicotiana, Nuxia, Nymphaea, Oenothera, Olax, Oldenlandia, Oligocodon, Olyra , Oplismenus, Opuntia, Ormocarpum, Ostryocarpus, Ostryoderris, Otomeria, Ouratea, Oxyanthus, Palisota, Pancovia, Pandiaka, Panicum, Paraberlinia, Parinari, Parkia, Parkinsonia , Paspalum, Paullinia, Pauridiantha, Pavetta, Pedilanthus, Peltophorum, Pennisetum, Pentaclethra, Pentadiplandra, Pentodon, Peperomia, Pergularia, Pericopsis, Persea, Persicaria, Petiveria, Petrea, Phaseolus, Philoxerus, Phoenix, Phragmites, Phyla, Phyllanthus, Physalis, Phytolacca, Picralima, Piper, Pistia, Pithecellobium, Pittosporum, Placodiscus, Pleiocarpa, Pleioceras, Plukenetia, Plumbago, Plumeria, Poga, Polyalthia, Polygala, Polygonum, Polyscias, Polyspatha, Polysphaeria, Pouteria, Premna, Prosopis, Pseudarthria, Pseudocedrela, Pseudomussaenda,Psorospermum, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pterocarpus, Pterostegia, Pueraria, Pulicaria, Pupalia, Pycreus, Pyrenacantha, Radlkofera, Raphia, Rauvolfia, Remirea, Rhaphidophora, Rhaphiostylis, Rhektophyllum, Rhigiocarya, Rhynchelytrum, Rhynchosia, Rhynchospora, Rinorea, Rothmannia, Rumex, Rutidea, Rytigynia, Saba, Sabicea, Saccharum, Sacciolepis, Samanea, Sansevieria, Santaloides, Sapindus, Sarcocephalus, Sargassum, Schefflera, Schrebera, Schumanniophyton, Scleria, Sclerocarpus, Scoparia, Secamone, Securidaca, Senecio, Senna, Sesbania, Setaria, Sida, Sideroxylon , Solanum, Sonchus, Sorghum, Soyauxia, Spermacoce, Sphagneticola, Sphenocentrum, Sphenoclea, Spigelia, Spilanthes, Sporobolus, Stachytarpheta, Stephania, Sterculia, Stipa, Stomatanthes, Strelitzia, Striga, Strombosia, Strophanthus, Struchium, Strychnos, Stylochiton, Stylosanthes, Swartzia, Symphonia, Synedrella, Synsepalum, Tabernaemontana, Tacca, Tagetes, Tectona, Tephrosia, Terminalia, Tetrapleura, Thea, Thelepogon, Theobroma, Thevetia, Thryallis, Thuja, Tidestromia, Tinospora, Tithonia, Tradescantia, Tragia, Tragus, Treculia, Trema, Trianthema, Triaspis, Trichilia, Tridax, Tridesmostemon, Trilepisium, Triplochiton, Triplotaxis, Triticum, Turraea, Uraria, Urena, Usteria, Uvaria, Vernonia, Vigna, Vinca, Virectaria, Vismia, Vitellaria, Voacanga, Waltheria, Wissadula, Wisteria, Ximenia, Xylopia, Xyris, Zanha, Zapoteca, Zea, Zebrina, Zornia
  1. Tracheophyta
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The collections covers a geographic range of Africa and North America.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Temitope Onuminya
originator
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
originator
position: Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany, University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2348023201618
email: oogundipe@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://cebcem.unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VWQwLZgAAAAJ&hl=en
Aramide Igbari
originator
position: Lecturer
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +234 812 087 8811
email: aoshingboye@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zaMTj7oAAAAJ
Temitope Onuminya
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
Temitope Onuminya
principal investigator
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
George Nodza
curator
position: Lecturer
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2348028005129
email: gnodza@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/Botany
Temitope Onuminya
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
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