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

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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

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