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
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
BegoniaceaeBegonia bequaertii Endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia gentilii Endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia iucunda Near-endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia pulcherrima Near-endemic
BegoniaceaeBegonia rubronervata Endemic
LauraceaeBeilschmiedia michelsonii Near-endemicIX
MelianthaceaeBersama yangambiensis EndemicVIVU
LecythidaceaeBrazzeia longipedicellata Near-endemic
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeCaesalpinia glandulosopedicellata Endemic
CleomaceaeCleome monophylloides Endemic
AsteraceaeCrassocephalum ducis-aprutii Near-endemic
AraliaceaeCussonia sessilis EndemicVU
CampanulaceaeCyphia gamopetala Endemic
AchariaceaeDasylepis eggelingii Near-endemicIXVU
EbenaceaeDiospyros mweroensis Near-endemic
LoranthaceaeGlobimetula kivuensis Near-endemicIX
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeHunteria densiflora EndemicVIEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeHunteria myriantha EndemicIVEN
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys bismarckii Endemic
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys lukungensis Endemic
HydrostachyaceaeHydrostachys myriophylla Endemic
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens bequaertii Near-endemic
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens erecticornis Near-endemic
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens gesneroidea Near-endemic
Annonaceaeisolona lebrunii Near-endemicIXVU
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 Endemic
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?
LoranthaceaePhragmanthera edouardii Near-endemic
UrticaceaePilea bambuseti subsp. bambuseti Near-endemicIX
UrticaceaePilea johnstonii subsp. kiwuensis Near-endemicIX
PlumbaginaceaePlumbago ituriensis Endemic
AnnonaceaePolyceratocarpus gossweileri Near-endemicII,III,IV,VILR-lc
AraliaceaePolyscias kivuensis EndemicIXEN
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
OrchidaceaeStolzia kalkhof-roseae Near-endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus bequaertii Near-endemicIX
AcanthaceaeThunbergia pynaertii Endemic
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
AnnonaceaeXylopia wilwerthii Near-endemicII,III,VILR-lc

104 taxa found


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of endemic species.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-endemics.php, retrieved 20 August 2025

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