List of endemics

Results from search for endemic or near-endemic taxa

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Family name Species nameEndemicFZ DivisionRed data
PassifloraceaeAdenia karibaensis Endemic
PassifloraceaeAdenia ovata EndemicN,WLR-lc
LamiaceaeAeollanthus homblei Near-endemicN,W
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene pseudoglabrescens EndemicN,WLR-lc
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene stipulosa EndemicWVU
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene tenuirama var. hebecarpa Near-endemicE
ApiaceaeAfrosciadium articulatum Near-endemicE
RubiaceaeAgathisanthemum bojeri var. linearifolia EndemicN
OrobanchaceaeAlectra glandulosa EndemicN,WLR-lc
OrobanchaceaeAlectra pubescens EndemicNLR-lc
AsphodelaceaeAloe mkushiana EndemicCDD
RubiaceaeAmphiasma luzuloides Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaeAngraecum geniculatum EndemicWDD
AsteraceaeAnisopappus abercornensis subsp. abercornensis EndemicN
AnnonaceaeArtabotrys collinus Near-endemicN
CyperaceaeAscolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrima EndemicN,SDD
CyperaceaeAscolepis pseudopeteri EndemicWDD
CyperaceaeAscolepis trigona EndemicN,WDD
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeBaphia speciosa EndemicNVU
AsteraceaeBidens rubicundula EndemicWVU
AsteraceaeBrachythrix sonchoides Near-endemicE
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera arenicola EndemicNDD
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera chisumpae EndemicNVU
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera crassifolia Near-endemicNDD
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera ebracteolata EndemicNVU
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera laxiflora EndemicN,WLR-lc
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera nervosa EndemicNVU
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera nitida Near-endemicNDD
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera prorepens Near-endemicB,N,W,C,S
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera pulcherrima EndemicNDD
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBussea massaiensis subsp. rhodesica EndemicNVU
GentianaceaeCanscora kirkii Near-endemicSVU
RhizophoraceaeCassipourea fanshawei EndemicNVU
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia adamsiana EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia cataphyllaris EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia inornata subsp. zambiana EndemicN,WDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia leptotes EndemicNEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia lugardiae subsp. zimbabweensis Near-endemicC
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia mwinilungensis EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia prostrata EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia robinsonii EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia schliebenii Near-endemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia zambesiaca EndemicCVU
AnthericaceaeChlorophytum delicatulum EndemicC
AnthericaceaeChlorophytum minor EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCibirhiza albersiana Near-endemicN,S
VitaceaeCissus crusei EndemicW,C,S
RanunculaceaeClematis thalictrifolia Near-endemicN
RubiaceaeCoffea mufindiensis subsp. lundaziensis Near-endemicEVU
LamiaceaeColeus nyikensis Near-endemicE
CombretaceaeCombretum gillettianum Near-endemicN
CombretaceaeCombretum mweroense EndemicNVU
AsteraceaeConyza volkensii EndemicN
AcanthaceaeCrabbea glandulosa EndemicN,C
AcanthaceaeCrabbea zambiana EndemicN
AsteraceaeCriscianthus zambiensis Near-endemicN,EEN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria cistoides subsp. orientalis Near-endemicN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria cistoides subsp. cistoides Near-endemicB,W
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria cornetii Near-endemicN,W,C
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria nuda EndemicN,W,CLR-nt
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria streptorrhyncha Near-endemicW
OrchidaceaeCynorkis anacamptoides var. ecalcarata Near-endemicE
CyperaceaeCyperus matagoroensis Near-endemic
VitaceaeCyphostemma hermannioides EndemicB,N,WLR-nt
VitaceaeCyphostemma nanellum EndemicNLR-nt
VitaceaeCyphostemma tenuissimum EndemicNLR-nt
VitaceaeCyphostemma viscosum Near-endemicB,N,W,C,S
VitaceaeCyphostemma wittei Near-endemicN,WLR-nt
BoraginaceaeCystostemon hispidissimus subsp. zambiensis EndemicWVU
AsteraceaeDacryotrichia robinsonii EndemicB,S
SapindaceaeDeinbollia fanshawei EndemicBLR-lc
OrchidaceaeDiaphananthe oxycentron Near-endemicE
MelastomataceaeDichaetanthera erici-rosenii Near-endemicNLR-lc
AcanthaceaeDicliptera carvalhoi subsp. petraea EndemicN
EbenaceaeDiospyros mweroensis Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeDisa praecox Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaeDisa roeperocharoides Near-endemicW,CVU
OrchidaceaeDisa ukingensis Near-endemicEVU
OrchidaceaeDisa verdickii Near-endemicWDD
OrchidaceaeDisperis bifida Near-endemicECR
MelastomataceaeDissotis denticulata Near-endemicN,C
MelastomataceaeDissotis lanata Near-endemicN
MelastomataceaeDissotis peregrina Near-endemicN
MelastomataceaeDissotis romiana Near-endemic?N,W
MelastomataceaeDissotis simonis-jamesii Near-endemicNLR-lc
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeDolichos pseudocomplanatus Near-endemicN,W
SalicaceaeDovyalis sp. 1. Near-endemicE
AsteraceaeEmiliella drummondii var. drummondii Endemic
AsteraceaeEmiliella luwiikae EndemicDD
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeEntada arenaria subsp. microcarpa Near-endemicB,WLR-nt
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeEntada dolichorrhachis EndemicNVU
MeliaceaeEntandrophragma delevoyi Near-endemicN,W,C,SVU
LamiaceaeEquilabium acaule Near-endemicEVU
LamiaceaeEquilabium viphyense subsp. zebrarum Near-endemicE
SapindaceaeEriocoelum lawtonii EndemicN,WLR-lc
EuphorbiaceaeErythrococca trichogyne var. psilogyne Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaeEulophia macaulayae Near-endemicB,W,S
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia luapulana EndemicNDD
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia persistentifolia Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia williamsonii EndemicNDD
CucurbitaceaeEureiandra eburnea Near-endemic
RubiaceaeFadogia luangwae EndemicNDD
CyperaceaeFuirena ecklonii subsp. barotsia EndemicB,WLR-nt
ClusiaceaeGarcinia pachyclada EndemicN,WLR-nt
IridaceaeGladiolus serapiiflorus Near-endemicW,C,S
IridaceaeGladiolus serenjensis EndemicCVU
IridaceaeGladiolus virgineus EndemicC
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeGlossostelma nyikense Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaeHabenaria leucotricha var. recticalcar EndemicN,WLR-nt
OrchidaceaeHabenaria macrotidion EndemicNDD
OrchidaceaeHabenaria orthocentron EndemicDD
OrchidaceaeHabenaria pasmithii Near-endemic?N,WLR-nt
OrchidaceaeHabenaria petraea Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaeHabenaria pubidens Near-endemicEVU
OrchidaceaeHabenaria xanthochlora Near-endemicE
AsteraceaeHelichrysum hilliardiae Near-endemicE
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens polyantha Near-endemicE
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea bakeri EndemicN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea fanshawei Near-endemicSLR-lc
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea richardsiae EndemicWVU
AcanthaceaeJusticia bequaertii Near-endemicW
AcanthaceaeJusticia salvioides NDD
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeKotschya longiloba EndemicVU
AsteraceaeLactuca homblei Near-endemicW
LamiaceaeLeonotis myricifolia Near-endemicE
MelastomataceaeLijndenia sp. cf barteri EndemicWVU
CapparaceaeMaerua paniculata EndemicVU
ChrysobalanaceaeMagnistipula butayei subsp. bangweolensis Near-endemicN,WLR-lc
OrchidaceaeMalaxis katangensis var. pygmaea EndemicWVU
ScrophulariaceaeMicrargeriella aphylla EndemicNVU
EuphorbiaceaeMonadenium herbaceum Near-endemicNDD
EuphorbiaceaeMonadenium hirsutum EndemicNDD
EuphorbiaceaeMonadenium mafingense Near-endemicN
EuphorbiaceaeMonadenium pseudoracemosum var. lorifolium EndemicNVU
DipterocarpaceaeMonotes autennei Near-endemicW
DipterocarpaceaeMonotes redheadii EndemicW
IridaceaeMoraea brevifolia EndemicN,WLR-lc
AsteraceaeNicolasia coronata Endemic
RubiaceaeOldenlandia sp. C EndemicN
OrchidaceaeOrthochilus corymbosus EndemicWDD
OrchidaceaeOrthochilus thomsonii Near-endemicE
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeOtholobium foliosum subsp. gazense Near-endemic
OxalidaceaeOxalis chapmaniae Near-endemicE
AnacardiaceaeOzoroa nitida Endemic?B,W,S
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus microdendron var. asper EndemicB,WLR-lc
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne isoetifolia EndemicN,ELR-nt
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne macroceras Near-endemic?N,W
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne protearum var. recurvirostra EndemicNLR-nt
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne trilobata Near-endemicCDD
AsteraceaePleiotaxis angustirugosa EndemicBDD
AsteraceaePleiotaxis argentea Near-endemicN
AsteraceaePleiotaxis huillensis subsp. argentea EndemicN
AsteraceaePleiotaxis oxylepis EndemicNVU
AcanthaceaePogonospermum fanshawei EndemicN
AcanthaceaePogonospermum kasamae EndemicN
PolygalaceaePolygala baumii Near-endemicW,C
PolygalaceaePolygala nyikensis Near-endemicE
OrchidaceaePolystachya holmesiana Near-endemicN,W,C
OrchidaceaePolystachya mafingensis Near-endemicNDD
ProteaceaeProtea heckmanniana var. heckmanniana Near-endemicE
ProteaceaeProtea kibarensis subsp. cuspidata Near-endemicEVU
ProteaceaeProtea mafingensis Near-endemicEVU
ProteaceaeProtea matonchiana EndemicWLR-nt
CombretaceaePteleopsis pteleopsoides EndemicNVU
Apocynaceae subfamily PeriplocoideaeRaphionacme sylvicola EndemicN
AsteraceaeRastrophyllum pinnatipartitum EndemicDD
LamiaceaeRotheca luembensis subsp. luembensis var. luembensis Near-endemicW
SalvadoraceaeSalvadora persica var. parviflora EndemicS
OrchidaceaeSatyrium shirense Near-endemicEVU
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSecamone dewevrei subsp. elliptica EndemicW
ScrophulariaceaeSelago thyrsoidea var. thyrsoidea Near-endemicEDD
RubiaceaeSpermacoce bangweolensis EndemicVU
TurneraceaeStapfiella zambesiensis Endemic
AsteraceaeStenops helodes Near-endemic?NVU
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeTephrosia hockii subsp. hockii Near-endemicN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeTephrosia hockii subsp. hirsutostylosa Near-endemicW
CombretaceaeTerminalia griffithsiana EndemicW
AmaryllidaceaeTulbaghia rhodesica Near-endemicNLR-nt
AnnonaceaeUvariastrum hexaloboides Near-endemicB,N,W,CLR-lc
RubiaceaeVangueria micropyren Near-endemicW
RutaceaeVepris fanshawei EndemicNDD
RutaceaeVepris termitaria EndemicWVU
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium alatum Near-endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium patulum Near-endemicW
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium rhodesianum Near-endemicN,C,E
IridaceaeZygotritonia atropurpurea EndemicN

186 taxa found


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: List of endemic species.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-endemics.php, retrieved 16 April 2024

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