List of endemics

Results from search for endemic or near-endemic taxa

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Family name Species nameEndemicFZ DivisionRed data
MalpighiaceaeAcridocarpus katangensis Near-endemic
PteridaceaeActiniopteris kornasii EndemicXI
LoranthaceaeAgelanthus myrsinifolius Near-endemic
ErythroxylaceaeAneulophus congoensis Endemic
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAngylocalyx boutiqueanus Near-endemicV,VI,IXLR-lc
AnnonaceaeAnnickia ambigua Near-endemicII,VILR-lc
AnnonaceaeAnnickia lebrunii Near-endemicVI,IXVU
AponogetonaceaeAponogeton bogneri EndemicXI
AraliaceaeAstropanax evrardii EndemicVI
AraliaceaeAstropanax kivuensis EndemicVI,IX
AcanthaceaeBarleria lobelioides EndemicXI
BegoniaceaeBegonia bequaertii Endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia gentilii Endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia iucunda Near-endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia pulcherrima Near-endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia rubronervata Endemic
LauraceaeBeilschmiedia michelsonii Near-endemicIX
MelianthaceaeBersama yangambiensis EndemicVIVU
ConvolvulaceaeBonamia longitubulosa Near-endemicVI,VIIVU
LecythidaceaeBrazzeia longipedicellata Near-endemic
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeCaesalpinia glandulosopedicellata Endemic
ConvolvulaceaeCalycobolus petitianus EndemicV,XIEN
ConvolvulaceaeCalycobolus robynsianus Near-endemicVEN
GentianaceaeChironia katangensis subsp. katangensis EndemicXI
GentianaceaeChironia katangensis subsp. verdickii EndemicXI
CleomaceaeCleome monophylloides Endemic
AsteraceaeCrassocephalum ducis-aprutii Near-endemic
AraliaceaeCussonia brieyi Near-endemicII
AraliaceaeCussonia sessilis EndemicVVU
CampanulaceaeCyphia gamopetala Endemic
AchariaceaeDasylepis eggelingii Near-endemicIXVU
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeDialium reygaertii Near-endemicVI
EbenaceaeDiospyros mweroensis Near-endemic
ConvolvulaceaeDistimake verdcourtianus EndemicXIEN
ZamiaceaeEncephalartos ituriensis Near-endemicVI,VIII
ZamiaceaeEncephalartos marunguensis EndemicXI
ZamiaceaeEncephalartos schaijesii Near-endemicXI
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeEnglerodendron mengei EndemicVIEN
GentianaceaeExochaenium hockii EndemicXI
GentianaceaeExochaenium wildemanianum Near-endemicIII,IV
GentianaceaeFaroa chalcophila EndemicXI
GentianaceaeFaroa fanshawei Near-endemicXI
GentianaceaeFaroa schaijesiorum EndemicXI
LoranthaceaeGlobimetula kivuensis Near-endemicIX
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeHunteria densiflora EndemicVIEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeHunteria myriantha EndemicIVEN
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys bismarckii EndemicIV
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys lukungensis EndemicIII
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys myriophylla EndemicXI
CyperaceaeHypolytrum goetghebeurii EndemicIX,XI
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens bequaertii Near-endemic
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens erecticornis Near-endemic
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens gesneroidea Near-endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea bampsiana EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. auroargentea EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. kundelungensis EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. upembensis EndemicXICR
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea petitiana EndemicXIVU
Annonaceaeisolona lebrunii Near-endemicIXVU
RubiaceaeIxora burundiensis Near-endemicVIII,IXVU
RubiaceaeIxora kalehensis EndemicVICR
RubiaceaeIxora laurentii Near-endemicVILR-lc
RubiaceaeIxora longipedunculata EndemicV,VI
RubiaceaeIxora nana EndemicVI
RubiaceaeIxora seretii Near-endemicVI,VII,VIIILR-nt
GentianaceaeKarina tayloriana EndemicXI
LauraceaeKuloa michelsonii Near-endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeLandolphia cuneifolia Near-endemicXI
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeLandolphia lanceolata Near-endemicIII,IV,V
AnacardiaceaeLannea asymmetrica Near-endemicV,XIVU
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & SterculioideaeLeptonychia tokana Near-endemicVI,VIILR-lc
OrchidaceaeLiparis harketii Near-endemic
OrchidaceaeLiparis killmanniae Near-endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia bequaertii Near-endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia kalobaensis Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia kundelungensis Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia lisowskii Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia paludigena Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia petiolata Near-endemicIX
CampanulaceaeLobelia rivalis Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia stuhlmannii Near-endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia wollastonii Near-endemic
ChrysobalanaceaeMagnistipula butayei subsp. bangweolensis Near-endemic
OrchidaceaeMicrocoelia nyungwensis Near-endemic
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeMillettia psilopetala Near-endemic
AcanthaceaeMimulopsis runssorica Near-endemic
AnnonaceaeMonanthotaxis orophila Near-endemicIXLR-nt
UrticaceaeMusanga leo-errerae Near-endemicIX
OchnaceaeOchna hackarsii Near-endemicIX
PicrodendraceaeOldfieldia macrocarpa EndemicIV,VI
HydrocharitaceaeOttelia lisowskii Near-endemicXI
AnacardiaceaeOzoroa kassneri var. kassneri Near-endemicV,XIVU
AnacardiaceaeOzoroa nigricans var. nigricans Near-endemicXILR-nt
AnacardiaceaeOzoroa nigricans var. elongata EndemicXIEX?
AnacardiaceaeOzoroa uelensis EndemicVIIEN
PandanaceaePandanus sp. A Endemic?
ThymelaeaceaePeddiea rapaneoides Near-endemicIXLR-nt
PiperaceaePeperomia dubia EndemicVI
LoranthaceaePhragmanthera edouardii Near-endemic
UrticaceaePilea bambuseti subsp. bambuseti Near-endemicIX
UrticaceaePilea johnstonii subsp. kiwuensis Near-endemicIX
LamiaceaePlectranthus asymmetricus Near-endemicXIEN
LamiaceaePlectranthus villosicaulis EndemicIV,IXDD
PlumbaginaceaePlumbago ituriensis Endemic
AnnonaceaePolyceratocarpus gossweileri Near-endemicII,III,IV,VILR-lc
AraliaceaePolyscias kivuensis EndemicVI,IXEN
OrchidaceaePolystachya cribbiana Near-endemic
OrchidaceaePolystachya dewanckeliana Near-endemic
OrchidaceaePolystachya hastata Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya kermesina Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya macropoda Near-endemic
OrchidaceaePolystachya pamelae Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya tridentata Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya undulata Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya virginea Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya vulcanica Near-endemicIX
OrchidaceaePolystachya woosnamii Near-endemicIX
AcanthaceaePseudocalyx ochraceus Endemic
RanunculaceaeRanunculus rugegensis Near-endemicIX
ArecaceaeRaphia gentiliana Near-endemicIII, IV,VI,VIILR-lc
ArecaceaeRaphia rostrata Near-endemicIIDD
ArecaceaeRaphia ruwenzorica Near-endemicIXDD
ArecaceaeRaphia sese Near-endemicIII, VILR-lc
LecythidaceaeRhaptopetalum evrardii Endemic
OrchidaceaeRhipidoglossum burttii Near-endemic
OrchidaceaeRhipidoglossum ovale Near-endemic
OrchidaceaeRhipidoglossum pusillum Near-endemic
RubiaceaeSabicea bequaertii Near-endemicIX
AnacardiaceaeSearsia grossireticulata EndemicXIEX?
SelaginellaceaeSelaginella auquieri Endemic
SelaginellaceaeSelaginella kivuensis Endemic
RubiaceaeSericanthe suffruticosa Near-endemicXI
OrchidaceaeStolzia kalkhof-roseae Near-endemic
OrobanchaceaeStriga chrysantha Near-endemicVIIEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus bequaertii Near-endemicIX
ThymelaeaceaeStruthiola scaettae EndemicIX
AcanthaceaeThunbergia pynaertii Endemic
OrobanchaceaeThunbergianthus muloloensis EndemicIXCR
OrobanchaceaeThunbergianthus ruwenzoriensis Near-endemicVI,IXCR
AnnonaceaeUvaria laurentii EndemicIII, VILR-lc
AnnonaceaeUvariastrum germainii Near-endemicVILR-lc
AsteraceaeVernonia kirungae Near-endemicIX
PassifloraceaeViridivia suberosa Near-endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeVoacanga pachyceras EndemicII, VILR-nt
CampanulaceaeWahlenbergia ericoidella Endemic
CampanulaceaeWahlenbergia persimilis Endemic
CampanulaceaeWahlenbergia wittei Endemic
AcanthaceaeWhitfieldia thollonii Near-endemicIII
ConvolvulaceaeXenostegia lomamiensis EndemicVIVU
ConvolvulaceaeXenostegia sapinii EndemicIII,IVVU
AnnonaceaeXylopia wilwerthii Near-endemicII,III,VILR-lc
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium alatum Near-endemicXI
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium congoense Endemic

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of endemic species.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-endemics.php, retrieved 4 May 2026

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