Perennials

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Thunbergia graminifolia
Alismataceae Alisma plantago-aquatica
Alismataceae Burnatia enneandra
Alismataceae Caldesia parnassifolia
Alismataceae Limnophyton obtusifolium
Alismataceae Ranalisma humile
Alismataceae Wiesneria filifolia
Alismataceae Wiesneria schweinfurthii
Amaranthaceae Mechowia grandiflora
Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis belladonna
Amaryllidaceae Tulbaghia cameronii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia lanceolata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia thollonii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus vanderijstii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Asclepias foliosa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Asclepias grandirandii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Stathmostelma pedunculatum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Vincetoxicum heterophyllum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Vincetoxicum sylvaticum
Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae Raphionacme michelii
Asteraceae Gynura valeriana
Asteraceae Helichrysum kirkii var. kirkii
Asteraceae Osteospermum monocephalum
Asteraceae Senecio oxyriifolius
Begoniaceae Begonia princeae
Bixaceae Cochlospermum wittei subsp. wittei
Bixaceae Cochlospermum wittei subsp. incanum
Brassicaceae Cardamine africana
Campanulaceae Lobelia welwitschii
Campanulaceae Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana
Convolvulaceae Convolvulus farinosus
Convolvulaceae Dichondra micrantha
Convolvulaceae Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides
Convolvulaceae Hewittia malabarica
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea bampsiana
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea chrysochaetia
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea elythrocephala
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hildebrandtii subsp. grantii
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea involucrata
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea lepidophora
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea petitiana
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Schaijesii
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea urbaniana
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea verdcourtiana
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea wightii var. wightii
Convolvulaceae Xenostegia lomamiensis
Convolvulaceae Xenostegia sapinii
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera
Euphorbiaceae Acalypha clutioides
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna hirsuta
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Aeschynomene baumii var. baumii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Centrosema pubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dolichos petiolatus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Grona ramosissima
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pycnospora lutescens
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. frutescens
Gentianaceae Schinziella tetragona
Gesneriaceae Streptocarpus glandulosissimus
Gesneriaceae Streptocarpus kamerunensis
Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa radicans
Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharis chevalieri
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia brachyphylla
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia cylindrica
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia lisowskii
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia profundecordata
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ulvifolia subsp. lancifolia
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia verdickii
Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria spiralis
Iridaceae Gladiolus verdickii
Lamiaceae Mentha aquatica
Linderniaceae Artanema longifolium var. longifolium
Linderniaceae Bampsia lawalreeana
Linderniaceae Bampsia symoensiana
Linderniaceae Craterostigma purpureum
Linderniaceae Crepidorhopalon perennis
Linderniaceae Crepidorhopalon scaettae
Linderniaceae Vandellia subracemosa
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus acetosella
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus calyphyllus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus debeerstii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya adoensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya buettneri
Melastomataceae Calvoa orientalis
Melastomataceae Dissotis hensii
Melastomataceae Ochthocharis dicellandroides
Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum
Moraceae Dorstenia psilurus
Orchidaceae Centrostigma clavatum
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii
Orchidaceae Habenaria calvilabris var. calvilabris
Orchidaceae Habenaria cornuta
Orchidaceae Habenaria edgarii
Orchidaceae Habenaria uhehensis
Oxalidaceae Oxalis barrelieri
Piperaceae Piper umbellatum
Plantaginaceae Limnophila indica
Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae Veronica glandulosa
Poaceae Arundo donax
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Ranunculaceae Delphinium leroyi
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus rugegensis
Rosaceae Alchemilla cryptantha
Rosaceae Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rubiaceae Oldenlandia affinis var. fugax
Rubiaceae Rubia cordifolia subsp. conotricha
Ruppiaceae Ruppia maritima
Scrophulariaceae Gomphostigma virgatum
Scrophulariaceae Selago barabei
Scrophulariaceae Verbascum brevipedicellatum
Solanaceae Solanum memphiticum
Tecophilaeaceae Cyanastrum cordifolium
Tecophilaeaceae Walleria mackenziei
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis baertsiana subsp. baertsiana
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis baertsiana subsp. fulva
Thymelaeaceae Dicranolepis soyauxii
Urticaceae Elatostema welwitschii
Urticaceae Pilea bambuseti subsp. bambuseti
Valerianaceae Valeriana volkensii
Verbenaceae Lantana ukambensis subsp. kivuensis
Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta indica
Violaceae Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Violaceae Viola abyssinica
Vitaceae Cissus guerkeana
Vitaceae Cissus rubiginosa
Vitaceae Cyphostemma elisabethvilleanum
Number of species: 131

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Perennials.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=19, retrieved 18 June 2026

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