Terrestrial (used in the Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae only)

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

FamilySpeciesComment
Adiantaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantaceae Adiantum poiretii
Anemiaceae Anemia angolensis
Anemiaceae Anemia simii
Anemiaceae Mohria lepigera
Anemiaceae Mohria marginalis
Anemiaceae Mohria nudiuscula
Aspleniaceae Asplenium aethiopicum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium anisophyllum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium blastophorum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium boltonii
Aspleniaceae Asplenium buettneri
Aspleniaceae Asplenium ceii
Aspleniaceae Asplenium chaseanum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium christii
Aspleniaceae Asplenium protensum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium rukararense
Ebenaceae Diospyros mweroensis
Equisetaceae Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum
Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis
Lycopodiaceae Lycopodiella cernua
Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis acutifolia
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis biserrata
Orchidaceae Bonatea steudneri
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis buchananii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis congoensis
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis inhambanensis
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis lastii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis tenuior
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis velutina
Orchidaceae Calanthe sylvatica
Orchidaceae Corymborkis corymbis
Orchidaceae Cynorkis anacamptoides var. anacamptoides
Orchidaceae Cynorkis debilis
Orchidaceae Cynorkis kassneriana
Orchidaceae Disa aconitoides subsp. concinna
Orchidaceae Disa baurii
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. erubescens
Orchidaceae Disa hircicornis
Orchidaceae Disa ochrostachya
Orchidaceae Disa perplexa
Orchidaceae Disperis anthoceros
Orchidaceae Disperis dicerochila
Orchidaceae Disperis reichenbachiana
Orchidaceae Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae Eulophia angolensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia clitellifera
Orchidaceae Eulophia cucullata
Orchidaceae Eulophia fridericii
Orchidaceae Eulophia guineensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia horsfallii
Orchidaceae Eulophia livingstoneana
Orchidaceae Eulophia orthoplectra
Orchidaceae Eulophia parvula
Orchidaceae Eulophia streptopetala
Orchidaceae Habenaria sochensis
Orchidaceae Habenaria tentaculigera
Orchidaceae Orthochilus aurantiacus
Orchidaceae Orthochilus mechowii
Orchidaceae Orthochilus odontoglossus
Orchidaceae Polystachya dendrobiiflora
Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum
Polypodiaceae Microsorum scolopendria
Selaginellaceae Selaginella afrorum
Selaginellaceae Selaginella buchholzii
Selaginellaceae Selaginella dregei
Selaginellaceae Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica
Selaginellaceae Selaginella kraussiana
Selaginellaceae Selaginella mittenii
Selaginellaceae Selaginella njamnjamensis
Selaginellaceae Selaginella perpusilla
Selaginellaceae Selaginella tenerrima
Tectariaceae Triplophyllum protensum
Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus molundensis
Number of species: 76

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Terrestrial (used in the Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae only).
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=22, retrieved 23 November 2025

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