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
AsphodelaceaeAloe hendrickxii EndemicVIII
AsphodelaceaeAloe patersonii EndemicXI
AsphodelaceaeAloe seretii EndemicVIII
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeAncistrocarpus comperei Near-endemicIII
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
WoodsiaceaeAthyrium annae Near-endemic
LinderniaceaeBampsia lawalreeana EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeBampsia symoensiana EndemicXI
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
BixaceaeCochlospermum wittei subsp. wittei EndemicV
BixaceaeCochlospermum wittei subsp. incanum EndemicV
BoraginaceaeCordia gilletii EndemicIII
AsteraceaeCrassocephalum ducis-aprutii Near-endemic
ThymelaeaceaeCraterosiphon devredii EndemicIV
ThymelaeaceaeCraterosiphon louisii EndemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeCraterosiphon micranthus EndemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeCraterosiphon schmitzii EndemicVI
LinderniaceaeCraterostigma purpureum Near-endemicIX
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon affinis EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon chironioides EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon hartlii EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon laxiflorus EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon malaissei EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon membranocalycinus EndemicXI
ThelypteridaceaeCrepidorhopalon perennis EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon robynsii EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon scaettae EndemicIX
LinderniaceaeCrepidorhopalon symoensii EndemicXI
AraliaceaeCussonia brieyi Near-endemicII
AraliaceaeCussonia sessilis EndemicVVU
CampanulaceaeCyphia gamopetala Endemic
AchariaceaeDasylepis eggelingii Near-endemicIXVU
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeDialium reygaertii Near-endemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeDicranolepis baertsiana subsp. fulva EndemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeDicranolepis brixhei EndemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeDicranolepis incisa Near-endemicVI
ThymelaeaceaeDicranolepis pyramidalis EndemicVI
EbenaceaeDiospyros mweroensis Near-endemic
ConvolvulaceaeDistimake verdcourtianus EndemicXIEN
BoraginaceaeEhretia microcalyx EndemicVI
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
ThymelaeaceaeGnidia kasaiensis EndemicIV,XI
ThymelaeaceaeGnidia kundelungensis EndemicXI
ThymelaeaceaeGnidia quarrei EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeHartliella bampsii EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeHartliella capitata EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeHartliella cupricola EndemicXI
LinderniaceaeHartliella suffruticosa EndemicXI
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 barteri var. longisepala EndemicV
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea duvigneaudii EndemicXIVU
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea kassneri Near-endemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea lapathifolia subsp. shabensis EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea lepidophora Near-endemicVIIVU
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. auroargentea EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. kundelungensis EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea linosepala subsp. upembensis EndemicXICR
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea petitiana EndemicXIVU
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea reflexisepala EndemicVIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea robbrechtii EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea Schaijesii EndemicXIEN
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea verdcourtiana EndemicXICR
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
OleaceaeJasminum verdickii De Wild. EndemicXI
GentianaceaeKarina tayloriana EndemicXI
AsphodelaceaeKniphofia marungensis EndemicXI
AsphodelaceaeKniphofia nana 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
VerbenaceaeLantana ukambensis subsp. kivuensis Near-endemicVIII,IX,XI
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
AsteraceaeLopholaena acutifolia Near-endemicXIDD
ChrysobalanaceaeMagnistipula butayei subsp. bangweolensis Near-endemic
EriocaulaceaeMesanthemum angustitepalum Endemic
EriocaulaceaeMesanthemum cupricola EndemicXI
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 kaniamensis EndemicV
ThymelaeaceaePeddiea kivuensis EndemicVI
ThymelaeaceaePeddiea orophila Near-endemicIX
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
ViolaceaeRinorea adolfi-friderici EndemicVI
ViolaceaeRinorea beniensis Near-endemicVI,VII
ViolaceaeRinorea dionysiana EndemicIII
ViolaceaeRinorea dubia EndemicIII
ViolaceaeRinorea gilletii EndemicIV
ViolaceaeRinorea ituriensis EndemicVI
ViolaceaeRinorea kisavuensis EndemicII
ViolaceaeRinorea latibracteata EndemicVI
ViolaceaeRinorea longifolia EndemicII,III
ViolaceaeRinorea malembaensis EndemicI
ViolaceaeRinorea raymondiana EndemicII
ViolaceaeRinorea rudolphiana EndemicIII
ViolaceaeRinorea sapinii EndemicIII,IV
ViolaceaeRinorea subglandulosa EndemicIII
RubiaceaeSabicea bequaertii Near-endemicIX
AmaryllidaceaeScadoxus cyrtanthiflorus Near-endemicIX
AmaryllidaceaeScadoxus longifolius Endemic?
AnacardiaceaeSearsia grossireticulata EndemicXIEX?
SelaginellaceaeSelaginella auquieri Endemic
SelaginellaceaeSelaginella kivuensis Endemic
ScrophulariaceaeSelago barabei EndemicXI
AsteraceaeSenecio crassorhizus Near-endemic
AsteraceaeSenecio katangensis var. latifolius Near-endemicXI
AsteraceaeSenecio lisowskii Near-endemicXIVU
RubiaceaeSericanthe suffruticosa Near-endemicXI
TurneraceaeStapfiella muricata EndemicVI
LinderniaceaeStemodiopsis linearis EndemicXI
OrchidaceaeStolzia kalkhof-roseae Near-endemic
OrobanchaceaeStriga chrysantha Near-endemicVIIEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus arnoldianus EndemicII,III,IV
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus bequaertii Near-endemicIX
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus gardeniiflorus Near-endemicV,XIVU
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus holosericeus Near-endemicXIVU
ThymelaeaceaeStruthiola scaettae EndemicIX
AcanthaceaeThunbergia pynaertii Endemic
OrobanchaceaeThunbergianthus muloloensis EndemicIXCR
OrobanchaceaeThunbergianthus ruwenzoriensis Near-endemicVI,IXCR
BoraginaceaeTrichodesma bequaertii EndemicV,XI
BoraginaceaeTrichodesma vanmeelii EndemicXI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta cordifolia var. pubescens EndemicVI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta geoides var. geoides Near-endemicXI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta geoides var. lanceolata EndemicXI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta katangensis EndemicXI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta lebrunii EndemicV,VII
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta likasiensis EndemicXI
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeTriumfetta marunguensis EndemicXI
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
XyridaceaeXyris angustifolia EndemicIII,IV,VI
XyridaceaeXyris bampsii EndemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris exigua EndemicVI
XyridaceaeXyris kibaraensis EndemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris kundelungensis EndemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris lejolyana Near-endemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris popeana EndemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris symoensii Near-endemicXI
XyridaceaeXyris valida Near-endemicIX
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium alatum Near-endemicXI
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium congoense Endemic

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