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 lunulatum
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
Cyatheaceae Cyathea dregei
Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum
Ebenaceae Diospyros mweroensis
Equisetaceae Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum
Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis
Lycopodiaceae Lycopodiella cernua
Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis acutifolia
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis undulata
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum lancifolium
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum reticulatum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum thomasii
Orchidaceae Bonatea steudneri
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis buchananii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis congoensis
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis inhambanensis
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis lastii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis tenuior
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis velutina
Orchidaceae Brownleea parviflora
Orchidaceae Calanthe sylvatica
Orchidaceae Centrostigma occultans
Orchidaceae Corymborkis corymbis
Orchidaceae Cynorkis anacamptoides var. anacamptoides
Orchidaceae Cynorkis debilis
Orchidaceae Cynorkis kassneriana
Orchidaceae Disa aconitoides subsp. concinna
Orchidaceae Disa aequiloba
Orchidaceae Disa baurii
Orchidaceae Disa engleriana
Orchidaceae Disa equestris
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. erubescens
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii
Orchidaceae Disa hircicornis
Orchidaceae Disa miniata
Orchidaceae Disa ochrostachya
Orchidaceae Disa ornithantha
Orchidaceae Disa perplexa
Orchidaceae Disa roeperocharoides
Orchidaceae Disa verdickii
Orchidaceae Disa walleri
Orchidaceae Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii
Orchidaceae Disa welwitschii subsp. occultans
Orchidaceae Disperis anthoceros
Orchidaceae Disperis dicerochila
Orchidaceae Disperis reichenbachiana
Orchidaceae Eulophia acutilabra
Orchidaceae Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae Eulophia angolensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia arenicola
Orchidaceae Eulophia callichroma
Orchidaceae Eulophia clitellifera
Orchidaceae Eulophia coeloglossa
Orchidaceae Eulophia cucullata
Orchidaceae Eulophia eylesii
Orchidaceae Eulophia flavopurpurea
Orchidaceae Eulophia fridericii
Orchidaceae Eulophia gonychila
Orchidaceae Eulophia guineensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia hians var. nutans
Orchidaceae Eulophia horsfallii
Orchidaceae Eulophia katangensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia kyimbilae
Orchidaceae Eulophia livingstoneana
Orchidaceae Eulophia longisepala
Orchidaceae Eulophia monotropis
Orchidaceae Eulophia mumbwaensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia norlindhii
Orchidaceae Eulophia nyasae
Orchidaceae Eulophia obscura
Orchidaceae Eulophia orthoplectra
Orchidaceae Eulophia parvula
Orchidaceae Eulophia penduliflora
Orchidaceae Eulophia petersii
Orchidaceae Eulophia rhodesiaca
Orchidaceae Eulophia rolfeana
Orchidaceae Eulophia schweinfurthii
Orchidaceae Eulophia seleensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia speciosa
Orchidaceae Eulophia stachyodes
Orchidaceae Eulophia streptopetala
Orchidaceae Eulophia subsaprophytica
Orchidaceae Eulophia tanganyikensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia tricristata
Orchidaceae Eulophia tuberculata
Orchidaceae Eulophia venulosa
Orchidaceae Gastrodia ballii
Orchidaceae Habenaria calvilabris var. calvilabris
Orchidaceae Habenaria cirrhata
Orchidaceae Habenaria cornuta
Orchidaceae Habenaria debeerstiana
Orchidaceae Habenaria edgarii
Orchidaceae Habenaria goetzeana
Orchidaceae Habenaria gonatosiphon
Orchidaceae Habenaria kassneriana
Orchidaceae Habenaria lindblomii
Orchidaceae Habenaria macroplectron
Orchidaceae Habenaria macrura
Orchidaceae Habenaria sochensis
Orchidaceae Habenaria subarmata
Orchidaceae Habenaria tentaculigera
Orchidaceae Habenaria uhehensis
Orchidaceae Habenaria zambesina
Orchidaceae Malaxis maclaudii
Orchidaceae Nervilia stolziana
Orchidaceae Orthochilus aurantiacus
Orchidaceae Orthochilus holubii
Orchidaceae Orthochilus mechowii
Orchidaceae Orthochilus milnei
Orchidaceae Orthochilus odontoglossus
Orchidaceae Orthochilus walleri
Orchidaceae Platycoryne macroceras
Orchidaceae Polystachya dendrobiiflora
Orchidaceae Satyrium buchananii
Orchidaceae Satyrium carsonii
Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum
Polypodiaceae Microsorum scolopendria
Pteridaceae Actiniopteris pauciloba
Pteridaceae Pityrogramma calomelanos var. aureoflava
Pteridaceae Pteris vittata
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
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes angustifrondosa
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes inaequalis
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea longipilosa
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea pectiniformis
Tectariaceae Arthropteris monocarpa
Tectariaceae Triplophyllum protensum
Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus molundensis
Number of species: 156


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: Terrestrial (used in the Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae only).
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=22, retrieved 20 April 2026

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