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Aloes, dragon trees, palms and other monocot plants of Somalia: 227 species (part 2 of 2)
GBIF holds records of 227 monocot plant species from Somalia outside the grasses and sedges: aloes, dragon trees (Dracaena, which now includes Sansevieria) and other members of the asparagus family, arums, amaryllis, palms, orchids, spiderworts and seagrasses.
Part 2 of 2 of Aloes, dragon trees, palms and other monocot plants of Somalia: 227 species. Sources are listed on part 1.
This list is in 2 parts: 1 · 2
Full list (227 species)
| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbine migiurtina | Bulbine migiurtina | Asphodelaceae | NE | 5 |
| Salty Capespinach | Trachyandra saltii | Asphodelaceae | NE | 9 |
| Trachyandra triquetra | Trachyandra triquetra | Asphodelaceae | NE | 2 |
| Colchicum longifolium | Colchicum longifolium | Colchicaceae | NE | 4 |
| Colchicum schimperianum | Colchicum schimperianum | Colchicaceae | NE | 2 |
| Gloriosa baudii | Gloriosa baudii | Colchicaceae | NE | 28 |
| Gloriosa revoilii | Gloriosa revoilii | Colchicaceae | NE | 14 |
| Gloriosa simplex | Gloriosa simplex | Colchicaceae | NE | 11 |
| Flame Lily | Gloriosa superba | Colchicaceae | LC | 12 |
| Iphigenia oliveri | Iphigenia oliveri | Colchicaceae | NE | 8 |
| Iphigenia pauciflora | Iphigenia pauciflora | Colchicaceae | NE | 2 |
| Aneilema benadirense | Aneilema benadirense | Commelinaceae | NE | 2 |
| Aneilema lamuense | Aneilema lamuense | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| Aneilema longicapsa | Aneilema longicapsa | Commelinaceae | NE | 27 |
| Aneilema obbiadense | Aneilema obbiadense | Commelinaceae | NE | 16 |
| Aneilema pusillum | Aneilema pusillum | Commelinaceae | NE | 28 |
| Aneilema somaliense | Aneilema somaliense | Commelinaceae | NE | 3 |
| Aneilema trispermum | Aneilema trispermum | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| African Yellow Dayflower | Commelina africana | Commelinaceae | LC | 9 |
| Commelina albescens | Commelina albescens | Commelinaceae | NE | 47 |
| Sand-dwelling Dayflower | Commelina arenicola | Commelinaceae | NT | 4 |
| Benghal Dayflower | Commelina benghalensis | Commelinaceae | LC | 3 |
| Water grass, French weed | Commelina diffusa | Commelinaceae | LC | 1 |
| Erect Dayflower | Commelina erecta | Commelinaceae | LC | 5 |
| Commelina forskalaei | Commelina forskalaei | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| rat's ear | Commelina forskaolii | Commelinaceae | NE | 40 |
| Commelina frutescens | Commelina frutescens | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| Commelina imberbis | Commelina imberbis | Commelinaceae | LC | 2 |
| Commelina mascarenica | Commelina mascarenica | Commelinaceae | NE | 7 |
| Commelina petersii | Commelina petersii | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| Commelina purpurea | Commelina purpurea | Commelinaceae | NE | 2 |
| Commelina somalensis | Commelina somalensis | Commelinaceae | NE | 3 |
| Commelina stefaniniana | Commelina stefaniniana | Commelinaceae | NE | 23 |
| Annual Yellow Dayflower | Commelina subulata | Commelinaceae | LC | 2 |
| Zambezia Dayflower | Commelina zambesica | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| Pussy-ears | Cyanotis somaliensis | Commelinaceae | NE | 8 |
| Large Dewflower | Murdannia simplex | Commelinaceae | LC | 1 |
| Palisota hirsuta | Palisota hirsuta | Commelinaceae | NE | 1 |
| Smooth ribbon seagrass | Cymodocea rotundata | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 2 |
| Narrowleaf seagrass | Halodule uninervis | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 3 |
| Species code: Si | Syringodium isoetifolium | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 2 |
| Species code: Tc | Thalassodendron ciliatum | Cymodoceaceae | LC | 5 |
| Climbing Bamboo | Flagellaria guineensis | Flagellariaceae | NE | 2 |
| Species code: Ea | Enhalus acoroides | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| Lagarosiphon cordofanus | Lagarosiphon cordofanus | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| Ottelia exserta | Ottelia exserta | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 2 |
| Water Lettuce | Ottelia ulvifolia | Hydrocharitaceae | NE | 1 |
| Tapegrass | Vallisneria spiralis | Hydrocharitaceae | LC | 1 |
| Narrow Stargrass | Hypoxis angustifolia | Hypoxidaceae | NE | 5 |
| Afrosolen schimperi | Afrosolen schimperi | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| Gladiolus abyssinicus | Gladiolus abyssinicus | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| Gladiolus candidus | Gladiolus candidus | Iridaceae | NE | 5 |
| Gladiolus gunnisii | Gladiolus gunnisii | Iridaceae | NE | 11 |
| Gladiolus schweinfurthii | Gladiolus schweinfurthii | Iridaceae | NE | 5 |
| Gladiolus somalensis | Gladiolus somalensis | Iridaceae | NE | 1 |
| Romulea fischeri | Romulea fischeri | Iridaceae | NE | 4 |
| Frog Rush | Juncus hybridus | Juncaceae | LC | 2 |
| Brak Rush | Juncus kraussii | Juncaceae | NE | 3 |
| Lax Rush | Juncus oxycarpus | Juncaceae | LC | 1 |
| Ball Rush | Juncus punctorius | Juncaceae | LC | 5 |
| Hard Sea Rush | Juncus rigidus | Juncaceae | LC | 6 |
| Juncus sphaerocarpus | Juncus sphaerocarpus | Juncaceae | NE | 1 |
| Tropical Woodorchid | Bonatea steudneri | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| Eastern Marsh Helleborine | Epipactis veratrifolia | Orchidaceae | LC | 3 |
| Desert Orchid | Eulophia petersii | Orchidaceae | NE | 12 |
| Habenaria macrantha | Habenaria macrantha | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| Habenaria socotrana | Habenaria socotrana | Orchidaceae | LC | 6 |
| Holothrix arachnoidea | Holothrix arachnoidea | Orchidaceae | NE | 5 |
| Holothrix nyasae | Holothrix nyasae | Orchidaceae | NE | 1 |
| Pandanus candelabrum | Pandanus candelabrum | Pandanaceae | LC | 1 |
| Water-hyacinth | Pontederia crassipes | Pontederiaceae | NE | 1 |
| Variableleaf Water Hyacinth | Pontederia diversifolia | Pontederiaceae | NE | 1 |
| Broad-Leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton schweinfurthii | Potamogetonaceae | LC | 3 |
| Leg-Ripper | Smilax anceps | Smilacaceae | NE | 11 |
| narrow-leaf cumbungi | Typha domingensis | Typhaceae | LC | 13 |
| Southern cattail, Cumbungi, Narrowleaf cumbungi, Reedmace | Typha domingensis | Typhaceae | NE | 1 |
| Xerophyta acuminata | Xerophyta acuminata | Velloziaceae | NE | 5 |
| Xerophyta arabica | Xerophyta arabica | Velloziaceae | NE | 1 |
| Xerophyta rippsteinii | Xerophyta rippsteinii | Velloziaceae | NE | 3 |
| Xerophyta schnizleinia | Xerophyta schnizleinia | Velloziaceae | NE | 27 |
| Aframomum cereum | Aframomum cereum | Zingiberaceae | NE | 1 |
| African-ginger | Siphonochilus aethiopicus | Zingiberaceae | NE | 1 |
This list is in 2 parts: 1 · 2
Sources
- Bulbine migiurtina · gbif.org
- Salty Capespinach · gbif.org
- Trachyandra triquetra · gbif.org
- Colchicum longifolium · gbif.org
- Colchicum schimperianum · gbif.org
- Gloriosa baudii · gbif.org
- Gloriosa revoilii · gbif.org
- Gloriosa simplex · gbif.org
- Flame Lily · gbif.org
- Iphigenia oliveri · gbif.org
- Iphigenia pauciflora · gbif.org
- Aneilema benadirense · gbif.org
- Aneilema lamuense · gbif.org
- Aneilema longicapsa · gbif.org
- Aneilema obbiadense · gbif.org
- Aneilema pusillum · gbif.org
- Aneilema somaliense · gbif.org
- Aneilema trispermum · gbif.org
- African Yellow Dayflower · gbif.org
- Commelina albescens · gbif.org
- Sand-dwelling Dayflower · gbif.org
- Benghal Dayflower · gbif.org
- Water grass, French weed · gbif.org
- Erect Dayflower · gbif.org
- Commelina forskalaei · gbif.org
- rat's ear · gbif.org
- Commelina frutescens · gbif.org
- Commelina imberbis · gbif.org
- Commelina mascarenica · gbif.org
- Commelina petersii · gbif.org
- Commelina purpurea · gbif.org
- Commelina somalensis · gbif.org
- Commelina stefaniniana · gbif.org
- Annual Yellow Dayflower · gbif.org
- Zambezia Dayflower · gbif.org
- Pussy-ears · gbif.org
- Large Dewflower · gbif.org
- Palisota hirsuta · gbif.org
- Smooth ribbon seagrass · gbif.org
- Narrowleaf seagrass · gbif.org
- Species code: Si · gbif.org
- Species code: Tc · gbif.org
- Climbing Bamboo · gbif.org
- Species code: Ea · gbif.org
- Lagarosiphon cordofanus · gbif.org
- Ottelia exserta · gbif.org
- Water Lettuce · gbif.org
- Tapegrass · gbif.org
- Narrow Stargrass · gbif.org
- Afrosolen schimperi · gbif.org
- Gladiolus abyssinicus · gbif.org
- Gladiolus candidus · gbif.org
- Gladiolus gunnisii · gbif.org
- Gladiolus schweinfurthii · gbif.org
- Gladiolus somalensis · gbif.org
- Romulea fischeri · gbif.org
- Frog Rush · gbif.org
- Brak Rush · gbif.org
- Lax Rush · gbif.org
- Ball Rush · gbif.org
- Hard Sea Rush · gbif.org
- Juncus sphaerocarpus · gbif.org
- Tropical Woodorchid · gbif.org
- Eastern Marsh Helleborine · gbif.org
- Desert Orchid · gbif.org
- Habenaria macrantha · gbif.org
- Habenaria socotrana · gbif.org
- Holothrix arachnoidea · gbif.org
- Holothrix nyasae · gbif.org
- Pandanus candelabrum · gbif.org
- Water-hyacinth · gbif.org
- Variableleaf Water Hyacinth · gbif.org
- Broad-Leaved Pondweed · gbif.org
- Leg-Ripper · gbif.org
- narrow-leaf cumbungi · gbif.org
- Southern cattail, Cumbungi, Narrowleaf cumbungi, Reedmace · gbif.org
- Xerophyta acuminata · gbif.org
- Xerophyta arabica · gbif.org
- Xerophyta rippsteinii · gbif.org
- Xerophyta schnizleinia · gbif.org
- Aframomum cereum · gbif.org
- African-ginger · gbif.org
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