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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Polygala gondarensis Chiov.
Polygalaceae · POLYGALA Ethiopia
Medium
GD WG KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
1850m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Plantago annua Ryding
Plantaginaceae · PLANTAGO Ethiopia
Medium
SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1550m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Pimpinella heywoodii Abebe
Apiaceae · PIMPINELLA Ethiopia
Medium
SU KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
2000m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Peucedanum mattirolii Chiov.
Apiaceae · PEUCEDANUM Ethiopia
Medium
AR SU SD
Endemism Score 2%
2825m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Pelargonium erlangerianum Knuth
Geraniaceae · Pelargonium Ethiopia
Medium
SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1725m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Pseudognaphalium melanosphaerum (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Asteraceae · PSEUDOGNAPHALIUM Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW GD SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
2250m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Melhania zavattarii Cufod.
Sterculiaceae · MELHANIA Ethiopia
Medium
SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1625m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Lobelia scebelii Chiov.
Lobeliaceae · LOBELIA Ethiopia
Medium
AR BA SD
Endemism Score 2%
2350m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Ledebouria urceolata Stedje
Hyacinthaceae · LEDEBOURIA Ethiopia
Medium
GJ SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
2600m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Lavatera abyssinica Hutch. & Bruce
Malvaceae · LAVATERA Ethiopia
Medium
KF BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
2825m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Kohautia platyphylla (K.Schum.) Bremek.
Rubiaceae · KOHAUTIA Ethiopia
Medium
SU KF GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
2150m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Justicia scho?nsis Lindau
Acanthaceae · JUSTICIA Ethiopia
Medium
SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
2400m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Justicia vallicola Hedren
Acanthaceae · JUSTICIA Ethiopia
Medium
SU GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
1525m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Justicia dallarii Fiori
Acanthaceae · JUSTICIA Ethiopia
Medium
WG IL GG SD
Endemism Score 2%
1800m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Indigofera mooneyi Thulin
Fabaceae · INDIGOFERA Ethiopia
Medium
WG SU KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
1825m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Helichrysum harennensis Mesfin
Asteraceae · HELICHRYSUM Ethiopia
Medium
SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
3350m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Helichrysum gofense Cufod.
Asteraceae · HELICHRYSUM Ethiopia
Medium
AR GG BA
Endemism Score 2%
3937m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Habenaria perbella Rchb.f.
Orchidaceae · HABENARIA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD
Endemism Score 2%
1350m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Habenaria montolivaea Kraenzl. ex Engl.
Orchidaceae · HABENARIA Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU WU AR
Endemism Score 2%
1800m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Habenaria aethiopica Thomas & Cribb
Orchidaceae · HABENARIA Ethiopia
Medium
GJ SU WG KF
Endemism Score 2%
2350m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Euryops antinorii (Avetta) S.Moore
Asteraceae · EURYOPS Ethiopia
Medium
WU SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
3187m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Emilia herbacea Mesfin & Beentje
Asteraceae · EMILIA Ethiopia
Medium
KF GG HA
Endemism Score 2%
1400m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Emilia arvensis Mesfin & Beentje
Asteraceae · EMILIA Ethiopia
Medium
SU KF GG HA
Endemism Score 2%
2800m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Echinops kebericho Mesfin
Asteraceae · ECHINOPS Ethiopia
Medium
TU GJ SU
Endemism Score 2%
2450m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Echidnopsis montana (Dyer & Bruce) Bally
Apocynaceae · ECHIDNOPSIS Ethiopia
Medium
SU AR HA
Endemism Score 2%
1650m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Disperis galerita Rchb.f.
Orchidaceae · DISPERIS Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ SD
Endemism Score 2%
2900m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Dianthus leptoloma A.Rich.
Caryophyllaceae · DIANTHUS Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD
Endemism Score 2%
2400m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Dianthoseris schimperi Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Asteraceae · DIANTHOSERIS Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ BA
Endemism Score 2%
4000m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Cyphostemma pannosum Vollesen
Vitaceae · CYPHOSTEMMA Ethiopia
Medium
WG IL GG
Endemism Score 2%
1750m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Cyperus boreohemisphericus Lye
Cyperaceae · CYPERUS Ethiopia
Medium
SU WG KF
Endemism Score 2%
2000m Graminoid Perennial 3 regions
Cynoglossum densefoliatum Chiov.
Boraginaceae · CYNOGLOSSUM Ethiopia
Medium
SU SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
2075m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Crotalaria intonsa Polhill
Fabaceae · CROTALARIA Ethiopia
Medium VU
GD SU KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
2225m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Crotalaria gillettii Polhill
Fabaceae · CROTALARIA Ethiopia
Medium
WG KF IL SD
Endemism Score 2%
2250m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Crepis schultzii (A.Rich.) Vatke
Asteraceae · CREPIS Ethiopia
Medium
TU GD WG
Endemism Score 2%
2400m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Conyza nana Sch.Bip. ex Oliv. & Hiern
Asteraceae · CONYZA Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
3200m Herbaceous Perennial 3 regions
Convolvulus steudneri Engl.
Convolvulaceae · CONVOLVULUS Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ WU SU
Endemism Score 2%
2500m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Cirsium dender Friis
Asteraceae · CIRSIUM Ethiopia
Medium
SU IL KF GG
Endemism Score 2%
2475m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Cineraria sebaldii Cufod.
Asteraceae · CINERARIA Ethiopia
Medium
GD WU SU BA
Endemism Score 2%
3285m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Chiliocephalum tegetum Mesfin
Asteraceae · CHILIOCEPHALUM Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ SD BA
Endemism Score 2%
3000m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Carduus macracanthus Sch.Bip. ex Kazmi
Asteraceae · CARDUUS Ethiopia
Medium
TU GD AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
3975m Herbaceous Perennial 4 regions
Callitriche favargeri Schotsman
Callitrichaceae · CALLITRICHE Ethiopia
Medium
GD SU AR BA
Endemism Score 2%
3925m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Bidens pachyloma (Oliv. & Hiern) Cufod.
Asteraceae · BIDENS Ethiopia
Wide
GD GJ WU SU AR GG
Endemism Score 2%
2750m Herbaceous Annual 6 regions
Bidens carinata Cufod. ex Mesfin
Asteraceae · BIDENS Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW GD GJ SU
Endemism Score 2%
2200m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Andrachne ephemera M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · ANDRACHNE Ethiopia
Medium
SD BA HA
Endemism Score 2%
1300m Herbaceous Annual 3 regions
Aeollanthus pinnatifidus Hochst. ex Benth.
Lamiaceae · Aeollanthus Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU GD WG
Endemism Score 2%
1850m Herbaceous Annual 4 regions
Pennisetum glaucifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Poaceae · PENNISETUM Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW TU SU
Endemism Score 2%
2150m Graminoid Perennial 3 regions
Sedum epidendron A.Rich.
Crassulaceae · SEDUM Ethiopia
Medium
GD GJ SU AR
Endemism Score 2%
2750m Epiphytic Subshrub Perennial 4 regions
Diaphananthe candida Cribb
Orchidaceae · DIAPHANANTHE Ethiopia
Medium
SD KF WG
Endemism Score 2%
2050m Epiphytic Herb Annual 3 regions
Cyrtorchis erythraeae (Rolfe) Schltr.
Orchidaceae · CYRTORCHIS Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW KF SD
Endemism Score 2%
1525m Epiphytic Herb Annual 3 regions
Polystachya rivae Schweinf.
Orchidaceae · POLYSTACHYA Ethiopia/Eritrea
Medium
EW SU WG KF
Endemism Score 2%
2130m Epiphyte Perennial 4 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)