# Aloes, dragon trees, palms and other monocot plants of Somalia: 227 species (part 2 of 2)

> Part 2 of 2 of Aloes, dragon trees, palms and other monocot plants of Somalia: 227 species, from Bulbine migiurtina.

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Part 2 of 2 of [Aloes, dragon trees, palms and other monocot plants of Somalia: 227 species](/en/nature/aloes-palms-and-other-monocots-of-somalia/). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 2 parts: [1](/en/nature/aloes-palms-and-other-monocots-of-somalia/) · **2**

## Full list (227 species)

| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bulbine migiurtina](https://www.gbif.org/species/5304790) | *Bulbine migiurtina* | Asphodelaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Salty Capespinach](https://www.gbif.org/species/2779330) | *Trachyandra saltii* | Asphodelaceae | NE | 9 |
| [Trachyandra triquetra](https://www.gbif.org/species/2779329) | *Trachyandra triquetra* | Asphodelaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Colchicum longifolium](https://www.gbif.org/species/2739801) | *Colchicum longifolium* | Colchicaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Colchicum schimperianum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2740455) | *Colchicum schimperianum* | Colchicaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Gloriosa baudii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2740072) | *Gloriosa baudii* | Colchicaceae | NE | 28 |
| [Gloriosa revoilii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2740065) | *Gloriosa revoilii* | Colchicaceae | NE | 14 |
| [Gloriosa simplex](https://www.gbif.org/species/2740056) | *Gloriosa simplex* | Colchicaceae | NE | 11 |
| [Flame Lily](https://www.gbif.org/species/2740024) | *Gloriosa superba* | Colchicaceae | LC | 12 |
| [Iphigenia oliveri](https://www.gbif.org/species/5294817) | *Iphigenia oliveri* | Colchicaceae | NE | 8 |
| [Iphigenia pauciflora](https://www.gbif.org/species/5294841) | *Iphigenia pauciflora* | Colchicaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Aneilema benadirense](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763332) | *Aneilema benadirense* | Commelinaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Aneilema lamuense](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763254) | *Aneilema lamuense* | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Aneilema longicapsa](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763324) | *Aneilema longicapsa* | Commelinaceae | NE | 27 |
| [Aneilema obbiadense](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763212) | *Aneilema obbiadense* | Commelinaceae | NE | 16 |
| [Aneilema pusillum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763214) | *Aneilema pusillum* | Commelinaceae | NE | 28 |
| [Aneilema somaliense](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763240) | *Aneilema somaliense* | Commelinaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Aneilema trispermum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763341) | *Aneilema trispermum* | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| [African Yellow Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763987) | *Commelina africana* | Commelinaceae | LC | 9 |
| [Commelina albescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764104) | *Commelina albescens* | Commelinaceae | NE | 47 |
| [Sand-dwelling Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764124) | *Commelina arenicola* | Commelinaceae | NT | 4 |
| [Benghal Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763941) | *Commelina benghalensis* | Commelinaceae | LC | 3 |
| [Water grass, French weed](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764202) | *Commelina diffusa* | Commelinaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Erect Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764389) | *Commelina erecta* | Commelinaceae | LC | 5 |
| [Commelina forskalaei](https://www.gbif.org/species/3697010) | *Commelina forskalaei* | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| [rat's ear](https://www.gbif.org/species/4270425) | *Commelina forskaolii* | Commelinaceae | NE | 40 |
| [Commelina frutescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764193) | *Commelina frutescens* | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| [Commelina imberbis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764085) | *Commelina imberbis* | Commelinaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Commelina mascarenica](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764278) | *Commelina mascarenica* | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| [Commelina petersii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764166) | *Commelina petersii* | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commelina purpurea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764108) | *Commelina purpurea* | Commelinaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Commelina somalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764361) | *Commelina somalensis* | Commelinaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Commelina stefaniniana](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764191) | *Commelina stefaniniana* | Commelinaceae | NE | 23 |
| [Annual Yellow Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764438) | *Commelina subulata* | Commelinaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Zambezia Dayflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764263) | *Commelina zambesica* | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Pussy-ears](https://www.gbif.org/species/5303359) | *Cyanotis somaliensis* | Commelinaceae | NE | 8 |
| [Large Dewflower](https://www.gbif.org/species/2764739) | *Murdannia simplex* | Commelinaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Palisota hirsuta](https://www.gbif.org/species/2763821) | *Palisota hirsuta* | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Smooth ribbon seagrass](https://www.gbif.org/species/5328491) | *Cymodocea rotundata* | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Narrowleaf seagrass](https://www.gbif.org/species/2864102) | *Halodule uninervis* | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 3 |
| [Species code: Si](https://www.gbif.org/species/2864078) | *Syringodium isoetifolium* | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Species code: Tc](https://www.gbif.org/species/5328510) | *Thalassodendron ciliatum* | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 5 |
| [Climbing Bamboo](https://www.gbif.org/species/5287573) | *Flagellaria guineensis* | Flagellariaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Species code: Ea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2866113) | *Enhalus acoroides* | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Lagarosiphon cordofanus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2865557) | *Lagarosiphon cordofanus* | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Ottelia exserta](https://www.gbif.org/species/5329547) | *Ottelia exserta* | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Water Lettuce](https://www.gbif.org/species/5329480) | *Ottelia ulvifolia* | Hydrocharitaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Tapegrass](https://www.gbif.org/species/2865526) | *Vallisneria spiralis* | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Narrow Stargrass](https://www.gbif.org/species/2852820) | *Hypoxis angustifolia* | Hypoxidaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Afrosolen schimperi](https://www.gbif.org/species/10911800) | *Afrosolen schimperi* | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Gladiolus abyssinicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2750464) | *Gladiolus abyssinicus* | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Gladiolus candidus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2750239) | *Gladiolus candidus* | Iridaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Gladiolus gunnisii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2749991) | *Gladiolus gunnisii* | Iridaceae | NE | 11 |
| [Gladiolus schweinfurthii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2750363) | *Gladiolus schweinfurthii* | Iridaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Gladiolus somalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2750265) | *Gladiolus somalensis* | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Romulea fischeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/2744006) | *Romulea fischeri* | Iridaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Frog Rush](https://www.gbif.org/species/6413509) | *Juncus hybridus* | Juncaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Brak Rush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2701413) | *Juncus kraussii* | Juncaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Lax Rush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2701456) | *Juncus oxycarpus* | Juncaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Ball Rush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2701133) | *Juncus punctorius* | Juncaceae | LC | 5 |
| [Hard Sea Rush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2701397) | *Juncus rigidus* | Juncaceae | LC | 6 |
| [Juncus sphaerocarpus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2701665) | *Juncus sphaerocarpus* | Juncaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Tropical Woodorchid](https://www.gbif.org/species/5310163) | *Bonatea steudneri* | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Eastern Marsh Helleborine](https://www.gbif.org/species/5319011) | *Epipactis veratrifolia* | Orchidaceae | LC | 3 |
| [Desert Orchid](https://www.gbif.org/species/5311779) | *Eulophia petersii* | Orchidaceae | NE | 12 |
| [Habenaria macrantha](https://www.gbif.org/species/2830076) | *Habenaria macrantha* | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Habenaria socotrana](https://www.gbif.org/species/2829036) | *Habenaria socotrana* | Orchidaceae | LC | 6 |
| [Holothrix arachnoidea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2782113) | *Holothrix arachnoidea* | Orchidaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Holothrix nyasae](https://www.gbif.org/species/2782080) | *Holothrix nyasae* | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Pandanus candelabrum](https://www.gbif.org/species/5327264) | *Pandanus candelabrum* | Pandanaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Water-hyacinth](https://www.gbif.org/species/2765942) | *Pontederia crassipes* | Pontederiaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Variableleaf Water Hyacinth](https://www.gbif.org/species/11040407) | *Pontederia diversifolia* | Pontederiaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Broad-Leaved Pondweed](https://www.gbif.org/species/5642195) | *Potamogeton schweinfurthii* | Potamogetonaceae | LC | 3 |
| [Leg-Ripper](https://www.gbif.org/species/5295301) | *Smilax anceps* | Smilacaceae | NE | 11 |
| [narrow-leaf cumbungi](https://www.gbif.org/species/5289534) | *Typha domingensis* | Typhaceae | LC | 13 |
| [Southern cattail, Cumbungi, Narrowleaf cumbungi, Reedmace](https://www.gbif.org/species/8059611) | *Typha domingensis* | Typhaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Xerophyta acuminata](https://www.gbif.org/species/2863410) | *Xerophyta acuminata* | Velloziaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Xerophyta arabica](https://www.gbif.org/species/2863449) | *Xerophyta arabica* | Velloziaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Xerophyta rippsteinii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2863376) | *Xerophyta rippsteinii* | Velloziaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Xerophyta schnizleinia](https://www.gbif.org/species/2863394) | *Xerophyta schnizleinia* | Velloziaceae | NE | 27 |
| [Aframomum cereum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2758942) | *Aframomum cereum* | Zingiberaceae | NE | 1 |
| [African-ginger](https://www.gbif.org/species/2757671) | *Siphonochilus aethiopicus* | Zingiberaceae | NE | 1 |


This list is in 2 parts: [1](/en/nature/aloes-palms-and-other-monocots-of-somalia/) · **2**

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