★ 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
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129
🟡 Medium
418
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123
🟢 Wide
1.5
⭐ Avg Score
3
🏆 Max Score
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681 endemic species found
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Ceropegia inflata Chiov.
Asclepiadaceae · CEROPEGIA Ethiopia
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TU GJ
Endemism Score 1%
1650m Climber/Liana Annual 2 regions
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Ceropegia erergotana M.G.Gilbert
Asclepiadaceae · CEROPEGIA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1200m Climber/Liana Annual 1 regions
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Ceropegia burgeri M.G.Gilbert
Asclepiadaceae · CEROPEGIA Ethiopia
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GG HA
Endemism Score 1%
1350m Climber/Liana Annual 2 regions
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Hyparrhenia claytonii S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · HYPARRHENIA Ethiopia
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SU BA
Endemism Score 1%
2100m Graminoid Perennial 2 regions
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Triraphis compacta Cope
Poaceae · Triraphis Ethiopia
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SD HA
Endemism Score 1%
1300m Graminoid Perennial 2 regions
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Rytidosperma grandiflora (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · Rytidosperma Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
Graminoid Perennial 1 regions
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Leptagrostis schimperiana (Hochst.) C.E.Hubb.
Poaceae · LEPTAGROSTIS Ethiopia
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TU
Endemism Score 1%
Graminoid Perennial 1 regions
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Hyparrhenia tuberculata W.D.Clayton
Poaceae · HYPARRHENIA Ethiopia
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GJ SU
Endemism Score 1%
2700m Graminoid Perennial 2 regions
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Pennisetum pumilum Hack.
Poaceae · PENNISETUM Ethiopia
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GD IL
Endemism Score 1%
1500m Graminoid Annual 2 regions
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Eragrostis pascua S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · ERAGROSTIS Ethiopia/Eritrea
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EW TU
Endemism Score 1%
2250m Graminoid Annual 2 regions
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Eragrostis astrepta S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · ERAGROSTIS Ethiopia
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GG SD
Endemism Score 1%
1550m Graminoid Annual 2 regions
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Alopecurus baptarrhenius S.M.Phillips
Poaceae · ALOPECURUS Ethiopia
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SU BA
Endemism Score 1%
3350m Graminoid Annual 2 regions
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Terminalia sp. Friis et al. 3443
Combretaceae · TERMINALIA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
1425m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Terminalia hecistocarpa Engl. ex Diels
Combretaceae · TERMINALIA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Terminalia hararensis Engl. ex Diels
Combretaceae · TERMINALIA Ethiopia
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BA HA
Endemism Score 1%
Tree Perennial 2 regions
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Terminalia basilei Chiov.
Combretaceae · TERMINALIA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
600m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Sesbania melanocaulis Bidgood
Fabaceae · SESBANIA Ethiopia
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KF WG
Endemism Score 1%
1850m Tree Perennial 2 regions
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Ipomoea sp. Kuchar & Abdirazak A. Abdi 21788
Convolvulaceae · IPOMOEA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1175m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Ficus ruspolii Warb.
Moraceae · FICUS Ethiopia
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SD KF
Endemism Score 1%
1800m Tree Perennial 2 regions
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Euphorbia uniglans M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1450m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Euphorbia betulicortex M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
950m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Erythrina burana Chiov.
Fabaceae · ERYTHRINA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1725m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. & Diels
Combretaceae · CONOCARPUS Eritrea
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EE EW
Endemism Score 1%
Tree Perennial 2 regions
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Commiphora sp. Gilbert et al. 8170
Burseraceae · COMMIPHORA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
300m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Commiphora monoica Vollesen
Burseraceae · COMMIPHORA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
1325m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Boswellia ogadensis Vollesen
Burseraceae · BOSWELLIA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
350m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Acacia pseudonigrescens Brenan & Ross
Fabaceae · ACACIA Ethiopia
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BA
Endemism Score 1%
350m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Acacia prasinata A.Hunde
Fabaceae · ACACIA Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
1100m Tree Perennial 1 regions
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Pennisetum beckeroides Leeke
Poaceae · PENNISETUM Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
2700m Graminoid Perennial 1 regions
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Verbascum sedgwickianum (Schimp. ex Skan) Hub.-Mor.
Scrophulariaceae · VERBASCUM Ethiopia
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TU GD
Endemism Score 1%
3350m Herbaceous Perennial 2 regions
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Verbascum scabridum (Skan) Hub.-Mor.
Scrophulariaceae · VERBASCUM Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Verbascum benthamianum Hepper
Scrophulariaceae · VERBASCUM Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
2800m Herbaceous Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe yavellana Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1750m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe sinana Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
1600m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe schelpei Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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SU
Endemism Score 1%
2085m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe gilbertii subsp. megalacanthoides T.A.McCoy & Lavranos
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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GG
Endemism Score 1%
1275m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Euphorbia sebsebei M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1375m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe harlana Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1875m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe debrana Christian
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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WU SU
Endemism Score 1%
2350m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Euphorbia piscidermis M.Gilbert
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1025m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Euphorbia gymnocalycioides M.Gilbert & S.Carter
Euphorbiaceae · EUPHORBIA Ethiopia
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SD
Endemism Score 1%
1350m Succulent Perennial 1 regions
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Aloe trigonantha L.C.Leach
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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GD GJ
Endemism Score 1%
2100m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Aloe pubescens Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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SU HA
Endemism Score 1%
2175m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Aloe otallensis Baker
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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GG SD
Endemism Score 1%
1400m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Aloe monticola Reynolds
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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TU WU
Endemism Score 1%
2460m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Aloe mcloughlinii Christian
Aloaceae · ALOE Ethiopia
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GG HA
Endemism Score 1%
1155m Succulent Perennial 2 regions
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Trichodesma oleifolium (A.Rich.) Bak.
Boraginaceae · TRICHODESMA Ethiopia
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TU
Endemism Score 1%
Subshrub Perennial 1 regions
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Seddera sp. Kuchar & Mahadi M.-Kidar 20301
Convolvulaceae · SEDDERA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
1225m Subshrub Perennial 1 regions
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Seddera simmonsii Verdc.
Convolvulaceae · SEDDERA Ethiopia
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HA
Endemism Score 1%
775m Subshrub Perennial 1 regions
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Satureja unguentaria (Schweinf.) Cufod.
Lamiaceae · Satureja Ethiopia
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GD
Endemism Score 1%
1575m Subshrub Perennial 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)