List of endemics

Results from search for endemic or near-endemic taxa

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Family name Species nameEndemicFZ DivisionRed data
OrchidaceaeAerangis carnea Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeAerangis distincta EndemicN,C,S
OrchidaceaeAerangis oligantha Near-endemicN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene nyikensis Near-endemicN,C,S
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene pawekiae Near-endemicN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAeschynomene tenuirama var. hebecarpa Near-endemicN
ApiaceaeAfrosciadium articulatum Near-endemicN
LoranthaceaeAgelanthus patelii Near-endemicS
PoaceaeAlloeochaete geniculata EndemicS
PoaceaeAlloeochaete gracillima EndemicS
PoaceaeAlloeochaete oreogena EndemicS
AsphodelaceaeAloe buchananii EndemicC,S
AsphodelaceaeAloe cameronii var. dedzana EndemicC,S
AsphodelaceaeAloe canis EndemicCEX?
AsphodelaceaeAloe chabaudii var. mlanjeana EndemicS
AsphodelaceaeAloe excelsa var. breviflora Near-endemicS
AsphodelaceaeAloe mawii Near-endemicN,C,S
RubiaceaeAmphiasma luzuloides Near-endemicN
PrimulaceaeAnagallis oligantha EndemicS
OrchidaceaeAngraecum umbrosum EndemicN,S
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeAsclepias breviantherae subsp. breviantherae Near-endemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeAsclepias longirostra EndemicN,CEN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeAsclepias pygmaea Near-endemicNVU
AsteraceaeAster milanjianus EndemicS
AsteraceaeAustrosynotis rectirama Near-endemicN,C
AcanthaceaeBarleria fulvostellata subsp. mangochiensis Near-endemicSEN
AcanthaceaeBarleria fulvostellata subsp. fulvostellata Near-endemicNEN
BegoniaceaeBegonia brevibracteata EndemicS
BegoniaceaeBegonia nyassensis EndemicS
BegoniaceaeBegonia rumpiensis EndemicN
AsteraceaeBerkheya johnstoniana EndemicS
AcanthaceaeBlepharis sol Endemic?N
AsteraceaeBothriocline milanjiensis EndemicS
AsteraceaeBrachythrix malawiensis EndemicN
AsteraceaeBrachythrix pawekiae EndemicN
AsteraceaeBrachythrix sonchoides Near-endemicN
AcanthaceaeBrillantaisia oligantha EndemicN,CLR-nt
OrchidaceaeBrownleea mulanjiensis EndemicS
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera albiflora EndemicN
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera crassifolia Near-endemicN
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera nitida Near-endemicN
OrobanchaceaeBuchnera rungwensis Near-endemicN
BuxaceaeBuxus nyasica EndemicS
OrchidaceaeCardiochilos williamsonii Near-endemicN
CyperaceaeCarex brassii EndemicN,S
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia malawiensis EndemicNDD
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia schliebenii Near-endemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCeropegia sp. (Goyder, Paton &Tawakali 3579) EndemicN
AnthericaceaeChlorophytum chelindaensis EndemicNVU
CapparaceaeCleome densifolia EndemicS
LamiaceaeClinopodium vernayanum EndemicS
PeraceaeClutia brassii EndemicS
PeraceaeClutia conferta EndemicS
RubiaceaeCoffea mufindiensis subsp. lundaziensis Near-endemicN
RubiaceaeCoffea mufindiensis subsp. pawekiana EndemicN
RubiaceaeCoffea salvatrix Near-endemicS
RubiaceaeCoffea sp. A EndemicS
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & SterculioideaeCola chlorantha EndemicN
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & SterculioideaeCola clavata Near-endemicS
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & SterculioideaeCola mossambicensis Near-endemicS
LamiaceaeColeus crassus EndemicS
LamiaceaeColeus daviesii Near-endemicN
LamiaceaeColeus nyikensis Near-endemicN
LamiaceaeColeus zombensis EndemicS
CrassulaceaeCrassula lanceolata subsp. denticulata EndemicN,S
CrassulaceaeCrassula sarcocaulis subsp. rupicola var. mlanjiana EndemicS
CrassulaceaeCrassula zombensis Near-endemicS
AsteraceaeCriscianthus zambiensis Near-endemicNEN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria lanceolata subsp. exigua Near-endemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeCrotalaria pilosiflora EndemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCynanchum mulanjense Near-endemicC,S
OrchidaceaeCynorkis anacamptoides var. ecalcarata Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeCynorkis brevicalcar EndemicS
CampanulaceaeCyphia brachyandra Near-endemicN
CampanulaceaeCyphia brummittii EndemicS
CampanulaceaeCyphia decora EndemicS
CampanulaceaeCyphia nyikensis EndemicN
SapindaceaeDeinbollia nyasica EndemicS
OrchidaceaeDiaphananthe microphylla Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeDiaphananthe oxycentron Near-endemicN
PoaceaeDigitaria dunensis EndemicC
PoaceaeDigitaria trinervis EndemicS
OrchidaceaeDisa longilabris Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeDisa praecox Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeDisa ukingensis Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeDisperis bifida Near-endemicNEN
MelastomataceaeDissotis johnstoniana var. strigosa EndemicS
MelastomataceaeDissotis lanata EndemicN
SalicaceaeDovyalis sp. 1. Near-endemicN
AcanthaceaeDuosperma glabratum EndemicNDD
AcanthaceaeDyschoriste nyassica Near-endemicNLR-nt
RubiaceaeEmpogona ngalaensis Near-endemicN
ZamiaceaeEncephalartos gratus Near-endemicS
LamiaceaeEquilabium acaule Near-endemicNVU
LamiaceaeEquilabium dissectum var. dissectum EndemicS
LamiaceaeEquilabium dissectum var. chambense EndemicS
LamiaceaeEquilabium stolzii Near-endemicN
LamiaceaeEquilabium viphyense subsp. zebrarum Near-endemicN
PoaceaeEragrostis fastigiata EndemicS
PoaceaeEragrostis sylviae EndemicS
EricaceaeErica austronyassana EndemicS
EricaceaeErica milanjiana EndemicS
EricaceaeErica nyassana EndemicS
EriocaulaceaeEriocaulon mulanjeanum Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeErythrococca trichogyne var. psilogyne Near-endemicN
EuphorbiaceaeErythrococca zambesiaca Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia ambroseae var. spinosa Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia daviesii Near-endemicN
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia decliviticola Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia mlanjeana Near-endemicS
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia whyteana EndemicS
GentianaceaeExacum zombense Near-endemicS
ProteaceaeFaurea racemosa Near-endemicS
ClusiaceaeGarcinia sp. 1. EndemicC
GeraniaceaeGeranium mlanjense EndemicS
IridaceaeGladiolus bellus EndemicS
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeGlossostelma nyikense Near-endemicN
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeGlyphaea tomentosa Near-endemicS
ThymelaeaceaeGnidia chapmanii Near-endemicS
OrchidaceaeHabenaria livingstoniana EndemicN
OrchidaceaeHabenaria nyikensis EndemicN
OrchidaceaeHabenaria petraea Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeHabenaria pubidens Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaeHabenaria riparia EndemicN
OrchidaceaeHabenaria xanthochlora Near-endemicN
AsteraceaeHelichrysum brassii Near-endemicN,S
AsteraceaeHelichrysum bullulatum EndemicS
AsteraceaeHelichrysum hilliardiae Near-endemicN
AsteraceaeHelichrysum pawekiae EndemicN
AsteraceaeHelichrysum polioides EndemicS
AsteraceaeHelichrysum sordidum EndemicS
AsteraceaeHelichrysum tithonioides EndemicN
AsteraceaeHelichrysum whyteanum EndemicS
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeHibiscus burtt-davyi Near-endemicS
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeHibiscus rupicola Near-endemic?
OrchidaceaeHolothrix johnstonii EndemicS
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeHuernia leachii Near-endemicC
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens polyantha Near-endemicN
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens quisqualis EndemicS
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens rubromaculata subsp. schulziana EndemicN
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens shirensis EndemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeIndigofera erythrogramma subsp. nampulensis Near-endemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeIndigofera microscypha Near-endemicNLR-nt
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeIndigofera pseudodemissa EndemicNEN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeIndigofera solirimae EndemicNVU
AcanthaceaeIsoglossa perdita EndemicSEX?
CrassulaceaeKalanchoe elizae Near-endemicS
AsphodelaceaeKniphofia mulanjeana EndemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeKotschya africana var. latifoliola EndemicN
HyacinthaceaeLedebouria buchananii EndemicS
LamiaceaeLeonotis myricifolia Near-endemicN
VerbenaceaeLippia baumii var. nyassensis EndemicN
VerbenaceaeLippia praecox var. nyikensis EndemicN
CampanulaceaeLobelia blantyrensis Near-endemicS
AsteraceaeLopholaena whyteana EndemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeLotus mlanjeanus EndemicS
CelastraceaeMaytenus acuminata var. uva-ursi EndemicS
MelastomataceaeMemecylon nubigenum Near-endemicSVU
OrchidaceaeMicrocoelia ornithocephala EndemicS
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeMimosa mossambicensis Near-endemicS
AnnonaceaeMonodora stenopetala Near-endemicN,S
AsteraceaeNidorella umbrosa EndemicS
LamiaceaeOcimum obovatum subsp. crystallinum Near-endemicNVU
RubiaceaeOldenlandia machingensis EndemicS
OrchidaceaeOrthochilus thomsonii Near-endemicN
OxalidaceaeOxalis chapmaniae Near-endemicN
PoaceaePanicum nymphoides EndemicS
RubiaceaePavetta chapmanii Near-endemicS
RubiaceaePavetta klotzschiana Near-endemicS
RubiaceaePentas lanceolata subsp. quartiniana var. oncostipula Near-endemicC
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus confusus EndemicS
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus mafingensis EndemicN
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus nyikae EndemicN
ApiaceaePimpinella mulanjensis Near-endemicS
RestionaceaePlatycaulos mlanjiensis EndemicS
LamiaceaePlectranthus elegans EndemicSVU
LamiaceaePlectranthus mandalensis Near-endemicS
PolygalaceaePolygala nyikensis Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaePolystachya goetzeana Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaePolystachya holmesiana Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaePolystachya johnstonii var. johnstonii EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya johnstonii var. roseopurpurea EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya kaluluensis EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya lawrenceana EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya mafingensis Near-endemicN
OrchidaceaePolystachya minima EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya mzuzuensis EndemicN
OrchidaceaePolystachya purpureobracteata EndemicS
OrchidaceaePolystachya songaniensis Near-endemicS
UrticaceaePouzolzia shirensis EndemicS
ProteaceaeProtea caffra subsp. nyassae EndemicS
ProteaceaeProtea heckmanniana var. heckmanniana Near-endemicN
ProteaceaeProtea kibarensis subsp. cuspidata Near-endemicN
ProteaceaeProtea mafingensis Near-endemicN
RubiaceaePsychotria sp. A EndemicS
RubiaceaePyrostria chapmanii subsp. chapmanii EndemicS
AchariaceaeRawsonia burtt-davyi EndemicS
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeRiocreuxia chrysochroma Near-endemicN
LamiaceaeRotheca luembensis subsp. luembensis var. malawiensis EndemicC
DracaenaceaeSansevieria burdettii EndemicSDD
DracaenaceaeSansevieria longystyla EndemicCVU
DracaenaceaeSansevieria sinus-simiorum EndemicNEN
OrchidaceaeSatyrium afromontanum EndemicS
OrchidaceaeSatyrium shirense Near-endemicN,C,S
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSchizoglossum barbatum EndemicS
AnacardiaceaeSearsia acuminatissima Near-endemicS
AnacardiaceaeSearsia monticola EndemicS
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSecamone stuhlmannii subsp. whytei EndemicS
ScrophulariaceaeSelago blantyrensis EndemicS
ScrophulariaceaeSelago thyrsoidea var. thyrsoidea Near-endemicN
ScrophulariaceaeSelago viscosa Near-endemicN
ScrophulariaceaeSelago whyteana EndemicS
AsteraceaeSenecio peltophorus Near-endemicS
AsteraceaeSenecio whyteanus EndemicS
PoaceaeSetaria grandis EndemicN
LamiaceaeStachys didymantha Near-endemicS
OrchidaceaeStolzia compacta subsp. compacta EndemicN,S
OrchidaceaeStolzia williamsonii Near-endemicN
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus arcuatus EndemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus dolichanthos EndemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus erubescens Near-endemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus hirtinervis EndemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus leptopus Near-endemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus milanjianus EndemicS
GesneriaceaeStreptocarpus nimbicola EndemicS
SapotaceaeSynsepalum muelleri Near-endemicS
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeTephrosia whyteana subsp. whyteana EndemicS
SantalaceaeThesium masukense EndemicN
EuphorbiaceaeTragia shirensis var. shirensis Near-endemicS
RubiaceaeTricalysia ignota Near-endemicS
OrchidaceaeTridactyle virginea Near-endemicN
LentibulariaceaeUtricularia podadena Near-endemicS
RutaceaeVepris elegantissima EndemicS
RutaceaeVepris myrei Near-endemic?
AsteraceaeVernonia bainesii subsp. brassii EndemicC
AsteraceaeVernonia fractiflexa EndemicN
AsteraceaeVernonia kawoziensis EndemicN
AsteraceaeVernonia kayuniana EndemicN
AsteraceaeVernonia milanjiana EndemicS
AsteraceaeVernonia rubens EndemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeVincetoxicum gracillimum Near-endemicN
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeVincetoxicum iringensis Near-endemicN
CupressaceaeWiddringtonia whytei EndemicS
VelloziaceaeXerophyta kirkii Near-endemicS
VelloziaceaeXerophyta pseudopinifolia Near-endemicS
VelloziaceaeXerophyta splendens Near-endemicS
XyridaceaeXyris makuensis Near-endemicS
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium rhodesianum Near-endemicN,C

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: List of endemic species.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-endemics.php, retrieved 23 April 2024

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