✓ Species Checklist

A comprehensive checklist of vascular plants recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea

6,424 Total Species
207 Families
4848 Accepted
1073 Synonyms
4848
Accepted
1073
Synonyms
0
🇪🇹 Endemic
4978
🌿 Indigenous
738
🌍 Exotic
115
Unchecked
Clear
Indigenous
4,978 species found
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# Scientific Name Family Status Origin Floristic Region WFO ID
51 Acacia nigrescens
Senegalia nigrescens?(Oliv.) P.J.H.Hurter Oliv. 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000205225
52 Acacia nilotica
Vachellia nilotica?(L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous Various subspecies across Ethiopia (see notes). wfo-0000205536
53 Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens
Vachellia nilotica subsp. adstringens?(Schumach.) Kyal. & Boatwr. (Schumach.) Roberty 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000205749
54 Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Vachellia nilotica subsp. kraussiana?(Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous KF GG SD wfo-0000206375
55 Acacia nilotica subsp. leiocarpa
Vachellia nilotica subsp. leiocarpa?(Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. Brenan 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous SU AR HA wfo-0001362688
56 Acacia nilotica subsp. subalata
Vachellia nilotica subsp. subalata?(Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous GG wfo-0000207018
57 Acacia oerfota
Vachellia oerfota?(Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EE AF EW TU WU +4 wfo-0000207339
58 Acacia oerfota var. oerfota
Vachellia oerfota var. oerfota ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-1200041774
59 Acacia oliveri
Senegalia senegal?(L.) Britton Vatke 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EE wfo-0000207992
60 Acacia paolii
Vachellia paolii?(Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous HA KF wfo-0000208211
61 Acacia pentagona
Senegalia pentagona?(Schumach.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous IL wfo-0000196015
62 Acacia persiciflora
Senegalia persiciflora?(Pax) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000209177
63 Acacia pilispina
Vachellia pilispina?(Pic.Serm.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous TU GD WU GJ SU +1 wfo-0000209393
64 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha?(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EW TU GD GI SU +4 wfo-0000209779
65 Acacia prasinata
Vachellia prasinata?(Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous AF SU wfo-0000210104
66 Acacia pseudonigrescens
Senegalia pseudonigrescens?(Brenan & J.H.Ross) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous BA wfo-0000210404
67 Acacia reficiens
Vachellia reficiens?(Wawra & Peyr.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000210579
68 Acacia reficiens subsp. misera
Vachellia reficiens subsp. misera?(Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous HA KF SD wfo-0000210609
69 Acacia robusta
Vachellia robusta?(Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000210660
70 Acacia robusta subsp. usambarensis
Vachellia robusta subsp. usambarensis?(Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous SU AR HA BA SD wfo-0000210714
71 Acacia sanguinea
Senegalia venosa?(Hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Hochst. ex A. Rich. 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000512896
72 Acacia senegal var. kerensis
Senegalia senegal?(L.) Britton ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0001384751
73 Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis ? Fabaceae No record 🌿 Indigenous - -
74 Acacia senegal var. senegal ? Fabaceae No record 🌿 Indigenous - -
75 Acacia seyal var. fistula
Vachellia seyal var. fistula?(Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EW SU HA IL SD wfo-1200023077
76 Acacia seyal var. seyal
Vachellia seyal?(Delile) P.J.H.Hurter ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EW TU WU GD GJ +6 wfo-0001062456
77 Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana ? Fabaceae No record 🌿 Indigenous EW WU SU WG IL +2 -
78 Acacia sieberiana var. vermoesenii
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii? ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0001440042
79 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii?(Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous TU GD WU SU ?AR +2 wfo-0000186854
80 Acacia stuhlmannii
Vachellia stuhlmannii?(Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous HA wfo-0000211144
81 Acacia tortilis subsp. tortilis
Vachellia tortilis?(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EE wfo-0000211244
82 Acacia venosa
Senegalia venosa?(Hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EW TU GD wfo-0000211358
83 Acacia zanzibarica
?Vachellia zanzibarica?(S.Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous HA SD wfo-0000211455
84 Acacia zanzibarica var. microphylla
Vachellia zanzibarica var. microphylla?(Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ? 		Fabaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0001384793
85 Acalypha acrogyna ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous IL KF wfo-0000250327
86 Acalypha bipartita ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000395839
87 Acalypha brachystachya Hornem. Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous TU SU WG KF BA wfo-0000491787
88 Acalypha ciliata
Acalypha indica?L. ? 		Euphorbiaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EE EW TU ?GD GJ/SU +3 wfo-1000038365
89 Acalypha crenata ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous TU ?GD ?GJ SU AF +4 wfo-0000880652
90 Acalypha fruticosa var. eglandulosa ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous GG SD BA HA wfo-0000938769
91 Acalypha fruticosa var. fruticosa ? Euphorbiaceae Unchecked 🌿 Indigenous EE EW WU SU GG +2 wfo-0000938876
92 Acalypha indica
Acalypha poiretii?Spreng. L. 		Euphorbiaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous EE AF EW SU GG +2 wfo-0000953446
93 Acalypha lanceolata
?Acalypha australis?L. ? 		Euphorbiaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-1000038439
94 Acalypha marissima ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous WG wfo-0000969663
95 Acalypha ornata ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous EE EW TU GD GI +6 wfo-0000978769
96 Acalypha psilostachya var. psilostachya ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous TU GD GI SU WG +5 wfo-0000222158
97 Acalypha racemosa
Acalypha paniculata?Miq. Baill. 		Euphorbiaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous WG IL KF GG BA wfo-0000223844
98 Acalypha segetalis M?ll. Arg. Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous BA wfo-0000234008
99 Acalypha supera
?Acalypha brachystachya?Hornem. Forssk. 		Euphorbiaceae Synonym 🌿 Indigenous - wfo-0000242933
100 Acalypha volkensii ? Euphorbiaceae Accepted 🌿 Indigenous WU KF GG SD BA wfo-0000253208
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)