★ Endemic Plants of Ethiopia & Eritrea

Plants found nowhere else in the world

681 Total Endemic
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129 Medium
418 Narrow
3.1% of Flora
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418
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⭐ Avg Score
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681 endemic species found
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Swertia engleri (Engl.) Sileshi
Gentianaceae · SWERTIA Ethiopia
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GD WU
Endemism Score 1%
3925m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Swertia crassiuscula subsp. robusta Sileshi
Gentianaceae · SWERTIA Ethiopia
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AR BA
Endemism Score 1%
3825m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Stylochaeton sp. Mesfin T. & Vollesen 4167
Araceae · Stylochaeton Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1200m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Stylochaeton oligocarpum Riedl
Araceae · Stylochaeton Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1200m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Striga pinnatifida Getachew Aweke
Scrophulariaceae · STRIGA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1600m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Stachys jijigaensis Sebsebe
Lamiaceae · STACHYS Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1525m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Stachys hypoleuca Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Lamiaceae · STACHYS Ethiopia
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TU GD
Endemism Score 1%
3900m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Stachys balensis Sebsebe
Lamiaceae · STACHYS Ethiopia
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BA SD
Endemism Score 1%
1775m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Sopubia karaguensis Oliv.
Scrophulariaceae · SOPUBIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1500m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Sonchus obtusilobus R.E.Fr.
Asteraceae · SONCHUS Ethiopia
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TU
Endemism Score 1%
3200m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Solanecio tuberosus var. pubescens (A.Rich.) C.Jeffrey
Asteraceae · Solanecio Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
1950m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Senecio schultzii var. lanatus (Forssk.) Sch.Bip.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
4137m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Senecio leptopterus Mesfin
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
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WG SD
Endemism Score 1%
2615m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Senecio farinaceus Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
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GD GJ
Endemism Score 1%
3950m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Senecio aequinoctialis R.E.Fr.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
2050m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Sedum mooneyi M.Gilbert
Crassulaceae · SEDUM Ethiopia
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AR BA
Endemism Score 1%
3750m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Sedum glomerifolium M.Gilbert
Crassulaceae · SEDUM Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
3400m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Scadoxus nutans (Friis & Bj?rnstad) Friis & Nordal
Amaryllidaceae · SCADOXUS Ethiopia
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IL KF
Endemism Score 1%
1875m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Rosularia semiensis (A.Rich.) Ohba
Crassulaceae · Rosularia Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
3900m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Roeperocharis urbaniana Kraenzl.
Orchidaceae · Roeperocharis Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
2750m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Rhynchosia ramosa Verdc.
Fabaceae · Rhynchosia Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
900m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Rhynchosia malacotricha Harms
Fabaceae · Rhynchosia Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1675m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Rhabdotosperma schimperi (Skan) Hartl
Orobanchaceae · Rhabdotosperma Ethiopia
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GD SU
Endemism Score 1%
2250m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Ranunculus tembensis Fresen.
Ranunculaceae · RANUNCULUS Ethiopia
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GD BA
Endemism Score 1%
3275m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Ranunculus distrias Steud. ex A.Rich.
Ranunculaceae · RANUNCULUS Ethiopia
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GD SU
Endemism Score 1%
2750m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Pycnostachys sp. Mesfin T. & Kagnew G.Y. 2249
Lamiaceae · PYCNOSTACHYS Ethiopia
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WG
Endemism Score 1%
1450m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Pseudognaphalium petitianum (A.Rich.) Mesfin
Asteraceae · PSEUDOGNAPHALIUM Ethiopia
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TU SU
Endemism Score 1%
2837m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Polygala mooneyi M.Gilbert
Polygalaceae · POLYGALA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1900m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Polygala erlangeri G?rke
Polygalaceae · POLYGALA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
1425m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Poa pseudoschimperiana Chiov.
Poaceae · POA Eritrea
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EW
Endemism Score 1%
2200m Graminoid Annual 1 regions
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Pimpinella schimperi Abebe
Apiaceae · PIMPINELLA Ethiopia
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GJ SD
Endemism Score 1%
2075m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Pimpinella pimpinelloides (Hochst.) Wolff
Apiaceae · PIMPINELLA Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
4500m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Pimpinella ahmarensis Abebe
Apiaceae · PIMPINELLA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Phyllanthus dewildiorum M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · PHYLLANTHUS Ethiopia
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WG KF
Endemism Score 1%
1600m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Phagnalon phagnaloides (A.Rich.) Cufod.
Asteraceae · PHAGNALON Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
2515m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Pentas concinna K.Schum.
Rubiaceae · PENTAS Ethiopia
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IL HA
Endemism Score 1%
1600m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Pelargonium wonchiense Vorster & M.G.Gilbert
Geraniaceae · Pelargonium Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
3000m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Pelargonium boranense Friis & M.G.Gilbert
Geraniaceae · Pelargonium Ethiopia
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SD BA
Endemism Score 1%
1375m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Pavonia sp. Friis et al. 2798
Malvaceae · PAVONIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1550m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Paronychia bryoides A.Rich.
Caryophyllaceae · PARONYCHIA Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
4362m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Pachycymbium gilbertii (Plowes) M.G.Gilbert
Apocynaceae · Pachycymbium Ethiopia
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TU
Endemism Score 1%
1850m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Pachycymbium circes (M.G.Gilbert) M.G.Gilbert
Apocynaceae · Pachycymbium Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1125m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Pachycymbium abayense (M.G.Gilbert) M.G.Gilbert
Apocynaceae · Pachycymbium Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
1900m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Orthosiphon macrocheilus M.Ashby
Lamiaceae · ORTHOSIPHON Ethiopia
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GG SD
Endemism Score 1%
1400m Herbaceous Annual 2 regions
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Onobrychis richardii Bak.
Fabaceae · ONOBRYCHIS Ethiopia
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TU
Endemism Score 1%
Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Merremia warderensis Sebsebe
Convolvulaceae · MERREMIA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
450m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Merremia gallabatensis Hall.f.
Convolvulaceae · MERREMIA Ethiopia
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GD GJ
Endemism Score 1%
800m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Melhania sp. Gilbert et al. 7432
Sterculiaceae · MELHANIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1250m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Melhania somalensis Bak.f.
Sterculiaceae · MELHANIA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
1400m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Melhania beguinotii Cufod.
Sterculiaceae · MELHANIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1425m Herbaceous Annual 1 regions
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Floristic Regions Legend
AF - Afromontane EW - Ethiopian Wetlands TU - Tulu (Highlands) GD - Gonder GJ - Gojjam WU - Wello SU - Shewa AR - Arsi IL - Illubabor KF - Kaffa HA - Harar SD - Sidamo BA - Bale GG - Gash-Gerb (Eritrea) EE - Eritrean Escarpment YAF - Yemen-African

14 regions in Ethiopia and 2 in Eritrea (GG, EE)