Endemic Plants of Ethiopia & Eritrea

Plants found nowhere else in the world

681 Total Endemic
0 High
129 Medium
418 Narrow
3.1% of Flora
0
🔴 High
129
🟡 Medium
418
🔵 Narrow
123
🟢 Wide
1.5
⭐ Avg Score
3
🏆 Max Score
Clear
681 endemic species found
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Vernonia cylindrica Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
Asteraceae · VERNONIA Ethiopia
Medium VU
TU GD GJ WG
Endemism Score 2%
1500m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Tinnea somalensis G?rke ex Chiov.
Lamiaceae · TINNEA Ethiopia
Medium
AR BA SD
Endemism Score 2%
1500m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Tetradenia multiflora (Benth.) Phillipson
Lamiaceae · Tetradenia Ethiopia
Medium
TU GD GJ
Endemism Score 2%
1750m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Tephrosia dichroocarpa Steud. ex A.Rich.
Fabaceae · TEPHROSIA Ethiopia
Medium EN
TU GD GJ
Endemism Score 2%
2300m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Taverniera schimperi Jaub. & Spach
Fabaceae · Taverniera Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium CR
EW TU SU
Endemism Score 2%
1150m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Tacazzea venosa Decne.
Apocynaceae · Tacazzea Ethiopia
Medium EN
TU GD GJ
Endemism Score 2%
1150m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Ruttya speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.
Acanthaceae · Ruttya Ethiopia
Medium
TU GD GJ
Endemism Score 2%
2050m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Pittosporum abyssinicum Delile
Pittosporaceae · PITTOSPORUM Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
2750m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Maytenus serrata (A.Rich.) Wilczek
Celastraceae · MAYTENUS Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium VU
EW TU GD GJ
Endemism Score 2%
1950m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Maytenus addat (Loes.) Sebsebe
Celastraceae · MAYTENUS Ethiopia
Medium NT
SU AR SD GG
Endemism Score 2%
2600m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Kotschya recurvifolia subsp. aethiopica Verdc.
Fabaceae · KOTSCHYA Ethiopia
Medium VU
BA HA KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
1875m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Kleinia negrii Cufod.
Asteraceae · KLEINIA Ethiopia
Medium EN
WU GG HA SD
Endemism Score 2%
750m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Hildebrandtia aloysii (Chiov.) Sebsebe
Convolvulaceae · HILDEBRANDTIA Ethiopia
Narrow VU
HA BA
Endemism Score 2%
1200m Shrub Perennial 2 regions
Helichrysum elephantinum Cufod.
Asteraceae · HELICHRYSUM Ethiopia
Medium VU
BA GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
2895m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Euryops pinifolius A.Rich.
Asteraceae · EURYOPS Ethiopia
Medium VU
WU GJ SU
Endemism Score 2%
3450m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Euphorbia nigrispinioides M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
Narrow VU
SU HA
Endemism Score 2%
1225m Shrub Perennial 2 regions
Echinops ellenbeckii O.Hoffm.
Asteraceae · ECHINOPS Ethiopia
Medium EN
SU AR HA
Endemism Score 2%
2600m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Crotalaria exaltata Polhill
Fabaceae · CROTALARIA Ethiopia
Medium EN
SU BA KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
3200m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. erlangeri (Bak.f.) Polhill
Fabaceae · CROTALARIA Ethiopia
Medium NT
SU BA HA GG
Endemism Score 2%
2900m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Conyza spinosa Sch.Bip. ex Oliv. & Hiern
Asteraceae · CONYZA Ethiopia
Medium
GJ WU SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
3150m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Chionothrix latifolia Rendle
Amaranthaceae · CHIONOTHRIX Ethiopia
Medium
SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1225m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Barleria prionitis subsp. induta (C.B.Clarke) Brummitt & J.R.I.Wood
Acanthaceae · BARLERIA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD
Endemism Score 2%
1675m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Argyrolobium schimperianum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Fabaceae · ARGYROLOBIUM Ethiopia
Medium EN
TU GD GJ SU
Endemism Score 2%
2800m Shrub Perennial 4 regions
Alchemilla haumannii Rothm.
Rosaceae · ALCHEMILLA Ethiopia
Medium
AR BA GG
Endemism Score 2%
3625m Shrub Perennial 3 regions
Cyperus holostigma C.B.Clarke ex Schweinf.
Cyperaceae · CYPERUS Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU BA
Endemism Score 2%
2225m Graminoid Perennial 3 regions
Anchusa affinis R.Br.?ex DC.
Boraginaceae · ANCHUSA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU WU BA
Endemism Score 2%
2575m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Agrostis diffusa S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · AGROSTIS Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
2500m Graminoid Perennial 4 regions
Phragmanthera sarertaensis (Hutch. & E.A.Bruce) M.Gilbert
Loranthaceae · Phragmanthera Ethiopia
Medium
AR SD HA
Endemism Score 2%
2475m Parasitic Plant Perennial 3 regions
Hyparrhenia confinis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Andersson ex Stapf
Poaceae · HYPARRHENIA Ethiopia
Medium
GD TU WG
Endemism Score 2%
Graminoid Annual 3 regions
Veronica simensis Fresen.
Scrophulariaceae · VERONICA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD SU
Endemism Score 2%
2850m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Vernonia gilbertii Mesfin
Asteraceae · VERNONIA Ethiopia
Medium
SU WG IL
Endemism Score 2%
1825m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Verbascum stelurum Murb.
Scrophulariaceae · VERBASCUM Ethiopia
Medium
GD SD
Endemism Score 2%
1650m Herbaceous Biennial 3 regions
Uebelinia erlangeriana (Engl.)?T.C.E.Fr.
Caryophyllaceae · Uebelinia Ethiopia
Medium
SU AR KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
2425m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Trifolium spananthum Thulin
Fabaceae · TRIFOLIUM Ethiopia
Medium
WU AR BA KF
Endemism Score 2%
3100m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Thesium matteii Chiov.
Santalaceae · THESIUM Ethiopia
Medium
GJ SU AR
Endemism Score 2%
2525m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Thalictrum schimperanum Hochst. ex Schweinf.
Ranunculaceae · THALICTRUM Ethiopia
Medium
SU AR BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
2850m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Tephrosia fulvinervis Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Fabaceae · TEPHROSIA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD SU
Endemism Score 2%
1400m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Streptocarpus phaeotrichus B.L.Burtt
Gesneriaceae · STREPTOCARPUS Ethiopia
Medium
WG KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
1650m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Sisymbrium maximum Hochst. ex E.Fourn.
Brassicaceae · SISYMBRIUM Ethiopia
Medium
GD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
3050m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Senecio unionis Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
3610m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Senecio steudelii Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
Medium
TU GD SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
2650m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Senecio pinnatipartitus Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW GD GJ SU
Endemism Score 2%
2150m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Senecio nanus Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · SENECIO Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ BA
Endemism Score 2%
3675m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Sedum baleensis M.Gilbert
Crassulaceae · SEDUM Ethiopia
Medium
SU SD BA
Endemism Score 2%
3600m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Satureja serrulatus (Hochst. ex Benth.) Briq.
Lamiaceae · Satureja Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD
Endemism Score 2%
3200m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Sagina brachysepala Chiov.
Caryophyllaceae · SAGINA Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Ruellia fiorii Chiov.
Acanthaceae · RUELLIA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1500m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Roeperocharis alcicornis Kraenzl.
Orchidaceae · Roeperocharis Ethiopia
Medium
GD TU AR
Endemism Score 2%
2600m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Ranunculus simensis Fresen.
Ranunculaceae · RANUNCULUS Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
2775m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Portulaca oblonga Peter
Portulacaceae · PORTULACA Ethiopia
Medium
SU GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
1125m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
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)