# Flowering plants of Somalia: families Asteraceae to Corbichoniaceae (671 species) (part 3 of 5)

> Part 3 of 5 of Flowering plants of Somalia: families Asteraceae to Corbichoniaceae (671 species), from Schouwia purpurea.

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Last checked: 2026-11-13
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Part 3 of 5 of [Flowering plants of Somalia: families Asteraceae to Corbichoniaceae (671 species)](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae/). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 5 parts: [1](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae/) · [2](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-2/) · **3** · [4](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-4/) · [5](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-5/)

## Full list (671 species)

| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Schouwia purpurea](https://www.gbif.org/species/5375907) | *Schouwia purpurea* | Brassicaceae | NE | 4 |
| [French Rocket](https://www.gbif.org/species/3046765) | *Sisymbrium erysimoides* | Brassicaceae | NE | 8 |
| [London-rocket](https://www.gbif.org/species/3046851) | *Sisymbrium irio* | Brassicaceae | NE | 2 |
| [African elemi](https://www.gbif.org/species/5421351) | *Boswellia frereana* | Burseraceae | NE | 43 |
| [Boswellia globosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5636140) | *Boswellia globosa* | Burseraceae | NE | 5 |
| [Boswellia neglecta](https://www.gbif.org/species/5636115) | *Boswellia neglecta* | Burseraceae | NE | 56 |
| [Boswellia occulta](https://www.gbif.org/species/10823074) | *Boswellia occulta* | Burseraceae | NE | 2 |
| [Boswellia rivae](https://www.gbif.org/species/5636096) | *Boswellia rivae* | Burseraceae | LC | 31 |
| [olibanum-tree](https://www.gbif.org/species/8330171) | *Boswellia sacra* | Burseraceae | NT | 57 |
| [Commiphora acuminata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994230) | *Commiphora acuminata* | Burseraceae | VU | 1 |
| [Hairy Corkwood](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286896) | *Commiphora africana* | Burseraceae | LC | 52 |
| [Commiphora alata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994119) | *Commiphora alata* | Burseraceae | EN | 5 |
| [Commiphora alaticaulis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994108) | *Commiphora alaticaulis* | Burseraceae | VU | 10 |
| [Commiphora arenaria](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993953) | *Commiphora arenaria* | Burseraceae | EN | 7 |
| [Commiphora baluensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993911) | *Commiphora baluensis* | Burseraceae | LC | 2 |
| [Commiphora boranensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993837) | *Commiphora boranensis* | Burseraceae | LC | 10 |
| [Commiphora campestris](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286853) | *Commiphora campestris* | Burseraceae | LC | 19 |
| [Commiphora chaetocarpa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993631) | *Commiphora chaetocarpa* | Burseraceae | EN | 4 |
| [Commiphora chiovendana](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993604) | *Commiphora chiovendana* | Burseraceae | LC | 79 |
| [Commiphora ciliata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993585) | *Commiphora ciliata* | Burseraceae | NT | 18 |
| [Commiphora corrugata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993509) | *Commiphora corrugata* | Burseraceae | NT | 13 |
| [Commiphora cyclophylla](https://www.gbif.org/species/8021195) | *Commiphora cyclophylla* | Burseraceae | VU | 37 |
| [Commiphora cyclophylla](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993419) | *Commiphora cyclophylla* | Burseraceae | NE | 8 |
| [Commiphora drake-brockmanii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993347) | *Commiphora drake-brockmanii* | Burseraceae | NE | 16 |
| [Rough-leaved Corkwood](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286807) | *Commiphora edulis* | Burseraceae | LC | 24 |
| [Commiphora enneaphylla](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993247) | *Commiphora enneaphylla* | Burseraceae | DD | 3 |
| [Commiphora erlangeriana](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993528) | *Commiphora erlangeriana* | Burseraceae | VU | 11 |
| [Commiphora erosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993237) | *Commiphora erosa* | Burseraceae | NE | 24 |
| [Commiphora foliacea](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993186) | *Commiphora foliacea* | Burseraceae | LC | 50 |
| [Commiphora gardoensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993111) | *Commiphora gardoensis* | Burseraceae | EN | 7 |
| [balm-of-Gilead](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993077) | *Commiphora gileadensis* | Burseraceae | NT | 156 |
| [Commiphora gorinii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993015) | *Commiphora gorinii* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora guidottii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992936) | *Commiphora guidottii* | Burseraceae | NE | 21 |
| [Commiphora guidottii](https://www.gbif.org/species/7509298) | *Commiphora guidottii* | Burseraceae | VU | 5 |
| [Commiphora gurreh](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992899) | *Commiphora gurreh* | Burseraceae | NE | 77 |
| [Commiphora hildebrandtii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992844) | *Commiphora hildebrandtii* | Burseraceae | LC | 25 |
| [Commiphora hodai](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992827) | *Commiphora hodai* | Burseraceae | NT | 29 |
| [Commiphora horrida](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992767) | *Commiphora horrida* | Burseraceae | NE | 29 |
| [bisabol myrrh](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286751) | *Commiphora kataf* | Burseraceae | NE | 69 |
| [Abyssinian myrrh](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286744) | *Commiphora kua* | Burseraceae | NE | 276 |
| [Commiphora kucharii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992593) | *Commiphora kucharii* | Burseraceae | LC | 20 |
| [Commiphora lacerata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992551) | *Commiphora lacerata* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora lobatospathulata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992428) | *Commiphora lobatospathulata* | Burseraceae | VU | 23 |
| [Commiphora multifoliolata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994109) | *Commiphora multifoliolata* | Burseraceae | NE | 8 |
| [Commiphora murraywatsonii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994094) | *Commiphora murraywatsonii* | Burseraceae | NE | 2 |
| [African myrrh](https://www.gbif.org/species/3994082) | *Commiphora myrrha* | Burseraceae | NE | 73 |
| [Commiphora obovata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993998) | *Commiphora obovata* | Burseraceae | NT | 17 |
| [Commiphora oddurensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7533875) | *Commiphora oddurensis* | Burseraceae | LC | 45 |
| [Commiphora oddurensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993989) | *Commiphora oddurensis* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora ornifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286874) | *Commiphora ornifolia* | Burseraceae | NT | 2 |
| [Commiphora paolii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993875) | *Commiphora paolii* | Burseraceae | NE | 10 |
| [Commiphora parvifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993866) | *Commiphora parvifolia* | Burseraceae | NT | 9 |
| [Commiphora petiolutata](https://www.gbif.org/species/7401645) | *Commiphora petiolutata* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora playfairii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993811) | *Commiphora playfairii* | Burseraceae | VU | 18 |
| [Commiphora pseudopaolii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993779) | *Commiphora pseudopaolii* | Burseraceae | NT | 4 |
| [Commiphora quadricincta](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993713) | *Commiphora quadricincta* | Burseraceae | LC | 1 |
| [Commiphora quercifoliola](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993705) | *Commiphora quercifoliola* | Burseraceae | NE | 9 |
| [Commiphora quidottii](https://www.gbif.org/species/7912954) | *Commiphora quidottii* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora rostrata](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286834) | *Commiphora rostrata* | Burseraceae | NE | 32 |
| [Commiphora samharensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7286821) | *Commiphora samharensis* | Burseraceae | NE | 25 |
| [Glossy Corkwood](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993367) | *Commiphora schimperi* | Burseraceae | LC | 13 |
| [Commiphora sennii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993331) | *Commiphora sennii* | Burseraceae | NE | 37 |
| [Commiphora serrulata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993312) | *Commiphora serrulata* | Burseraceae | LC | 8 |
| [Commiphora setulifera](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993293) | *Commiphora setulifera* | Burseraceae | NE | 11 |
| [Commiphora sphaerocarpa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993213) | *Commiphora sphaerocarpa* | Burseraceae | LC | 28 |
| [Commiphora sphaerophylla](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993204) | *Commiphora sphaerophylla* | Burseraceae | NT | 34 |
| [Commiphora spinulosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993178) | *Commiphora spinulosa* | Burseraceae | NE | 2 |
| [Commiphora staphyleifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/7790236) | *Commiphora staphyleifolia* | Burseraceae | DD | 2 |
| [Commiphora staphyleifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993157) | *Commiphora staphyleifolia* | Burseraceae | NE | 1 |
| [Commiphora stellatopubescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993149) | *Commiphora stellatopubescens* | Burseraceae | EN | 13 |
| [Commiphora sulcata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3993046) | *Commiphora sulcata* | Burseraceae | EN | 17 |
| [Commiphora truncata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992908) | *Commiphora truncata* | Burseraceae | NT | 43 |
| [Commiphora unilobata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3992864) | *Commiphora unilobata* | Burseraceae | NT | 21 |
| [Buxus hildebrandtii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3987952) | *Buxus hildebrandtii* | Buxaceae | LC | 62 |
| [candelabrum cactus](https://www.gbif.org/species/6381277) | *Cylindropuntia imbricata* | Cactaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Opuntia anahuacensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5621712) | *Opuntia anahuacensis* | Cactaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Flat hand dildo, Jumbie prickle, Prickly pear, Seaside tuna, Sour prickle](https://www.gbif.org/species/6378623) | *Opuntia dillenii* | Cactaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Indian-Fig](https://www.gbif.org/species/5384064) | *Opuntia ficus-indica* | Cactaceae | DD | 1 |
| [bunny-ears prickly-pear](https://www.gbif.org/species/7283961) | *Opuntia microdasys* | Cactaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Common Pricklypear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5384142) | *Opuntia monacantha* | Cactaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Araluen pear, Common pest pear, Prickly pear, Erect Pricklypear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5384075) | *Opuntia stricta* | Cactaceae | LC | 11 |
| [Campanula edulis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5411424) | *Campanula edulis* | Campanulaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Cyphia glandulifera](https://www.gbif.org/species/3166499) | *Cyphia glandulifera* | Campanulaceae | NE | 8 |
| [Garden Lobelia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5408087) | *Lobelia erinus* | Campanulaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Giant Lobelia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5408376) | *Lobelia giberroa* | Campanulaceae | NE | 4 |
| [giant lobelia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5408326) | *Lobelia rhynchopetalum* | Campanulaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Wahlenbergia flexuosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5413970) | *Wahlenbergia flexuosa* | Campanulaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Wahlenbergia lobelioides](https://www.gbif.org/species/5413517) | *Wahlenbergia lobelioides* | Campanulaceae | NE | 2 |
| [African Elm](https://www.gbif.org/species/5834428) | *Celtis africana* | Cannabaceae | LC | 7 |
| [Elm](https://www.gbif.org/species/2984508) | *Trema orientale* | Cannabaceae | LC | 3 |
| [Shepherd's Tree](https://www.gbif.org/species/5602553) | *Boscia angustifolia* | Capparaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Boscia coriacea](https://www.gbif.org/species/7779310) | *Boscia coriacea* | Capparaceae | NE | 34 |
| [Boscia coriacea](https://www.gbif.org/species/7450688) | *Boscia coriacea* | Capparaceae | NE | 14 |
| [Boscia mazzocchii](https://www.gbif.org/species/7769134) | *Boscia mazzocchii* | Capparaceae | VU | 12 |
| [Boscia minimifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5602460) | *Boscia minimifolia* | Capparaceae | NE | 31 |
| [Broad-Leaved Boscia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5602456) | *Boscia mossambicensis* | Capparaceae | LC | 8 |
| [Senegal boscia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5377842) | *Boscia senegalensis* | Capparaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Cadaba baccarinii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872723) | *Cadaba baccarinii* | Capparaceae | NE | 17 |
| [Cadaba barbigera](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872715) | *Cadaba barbigera* | Capparaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Cadaba divaricata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872675) | *Cadaba divaricata* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Cadaba farinosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3054234) | *Cadaba farinosa* | Capparaceae | LC | 42 |
| [Cadaba glandulosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872613) | *Cadaba glandulosa* | Capparaceae | LC | 28 |
| [Cadaba linearifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872566) | *Cadaba linearifolia* | Capparaceae | NE | 20 |
| [Cadaba longifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872561) | *Cadaba longifolia* | Capparaceae | LC | 23 |
| [Cadaba mirabilis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7273391) | *Cadaba mirabilis* | Capparaceae | NE | 29 |
| [Cadaba rotundifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872494) | *Cadaba rotundifolia* | Capparaceae | NE | 12 |
| [Cadaba ruspolii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872486) | *Cadaba ruspolii* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Cadaba somalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872472) | *Cadaba somalensis* | Capparaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Grey-Leaved Worm Bush](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872460) | *Cadaba termitaria* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Caper](https://www.gbif.org/species/5601795) | *Capparis cartilaginea* | Capparaceae | LC | 33 |
| [karira](https://www.gbif.org/species/7782352) | *Capparis decidua* | Capparaceae | LC | 2 |
| [Capparis sepiaria](https://www.gbif.org/species/7273413) | *Capparis sepiaria* | Capparaceae | LC | 9 |
| [African caper](https://www.gbif.org/species/5602023) | *Capparis tomentosa* | Capparaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Maerua aethiopica](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871949) | *Maerua aethiopica* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Bead-Bean](https://www.gbif.org/species/7273321) | *Maerua angolensis* | Capparaceae | LC | 31 |
| [Maerua candida](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871786) | *Maerua candida* | Capparaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Maerua crassifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871765) | *Maerua crassifolia* | Capparaceae | LC | 27 |
| [Blue Bushcherry](https://www.gbif.org/species/10120626) | *Maerua decumbens* | Capparaceae | NE | 11 |
| [Maerua denhardtiorum](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872335) | *Maerua denhardtiorum* | Capparaceae | NE | 18 |
| [Maerua erlangeriana](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871668) | *Maerua erlangeriana* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Maerua glauca](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871595) | *Maerua glauca* | Capparaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Maerua holstii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871542) | *Maerua holstii* | Capparaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Maerua intricata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871514) | *Maerua intricata* | Capparaceae | NE | 16 |
| [Maerua kaessneri](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871486) | *Maerua kaessneri* | Capparaceae | NT | 3 |
| [Maerua macrantha](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871429) | *Maerua macrantha* | Capparaceae | NE | 10 |
| [Maerua oblongifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/7273267) | *Maerua oblongifolia* | Capparaceae | NE | 30 |
| [Maerua pseudopetalosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/9907455) | *Maerua pseudopetalosa* | Capparaceae | NE | 6 |
| [Maerua purpurascens](https://www.gbif.org/species/3871263) | *Maerua purpurascens* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Maerua sessiliflora](https://www.gbif.org/species/3873405) | *Maerua sessiliflora* | Capparaceae | NE | 31 |
| [Maerua somalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3873381) | *Maerua somalensis* | Capparaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Maerua subcordata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8044731) | *Maerua subcordata* | Capparaceae | NE | 20 |
| [Maerua thomsonii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3873331) | *Maerua thomsonii* | Capparaceae | NE | 20 |
| [Maerua triphylla](https://www.gbif.org/species/7352245) | *Maerua triphylla* | Capparaceae | LC | 11 |
| [Thilachium thomasii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3872273) | *Thilachium thomasii* | Capparaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Pterocephalus frutescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/7862302) | *Pterocephalus frutescens* | Caprifoliaceae | NE | 18 |
| [Pawpaw](https://www.gbif.org/species/2874484) | *Carica papaya* | Caricaceae | DD | 1 |
| [Slender Sandwort](https://www.gbif.org/species/5384470) | *Arenaria leptoclados* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 7 |
| [Sticky Mouse-ear](https://www.gbif.org/species/3085440) | *Cerastium glomeratum* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Cerastium octandrum](https://www.gbif.org/species/7783171) | *Cerastium octandrum* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Cometes abyssinica](https://www.gbif.org/species/8068753) | *Cometes abyssinica* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 27 |
| [Cometes abyssinica](https://www.gbif.org/species/5529065) | *Cometes abyssinica* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Gymnocarpos parvibractus](https://www.gbif.org/species/3594453) | *Gymnocarpos parvibractus* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Harras](https://www.gbif.org/species/3594418) | *Gymnocarpos sclerocephalus* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Fastigiate Gypsophila](https://www.gbif.org/species/7267655) | *Gypsophila fastigiata* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Herniaria bicolor](https://www.gbif.org/species/3594120) | *Herniaria bicolor* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Minuartia ellenbeckii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3813268) | *Minuartia ellenbeckii* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Paronychia somaliensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5529060) | *Paronychia somaliensis* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Petroana montana](https://www.gbif.org/species/9866809) | *Petroana montana* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Barley Sugar Bush](https://www.gbif.org/species/7843610) | *Pollichia campestris* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Polycarpaea basaltica](https://www.gbif.org/species/3807149) | *Polycarpaea basaltica* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 5 |
| [Polycarpaea caespitosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3807044) | *Polycarpaea caespitosa* | Caryophyllaceae | LC | 1 |
| [Polycarpaea clavifolia](https://www.gbif.org/species/3807014) | *Polycarpaea clavifolia* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 4 |
| [Polycarpaea eriantha](https://www.gbif.org/species/3817505) | *Polycarpaea eriantha* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 2 |
| [Polycarpaea guardafuiensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3817358) | *Polycarpaea guardafuiensis* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 1 |
| [Polycarpaea pulvinata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3816987) | *Polycarpaea pulvinata* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 22 |
| [Polycarpaea robbairea](https://www.gbif.org/species/7268216) | *Polycarpaea robbairea* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 6 |
| [Polycarpaea somalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3816860) | *Polycarpaea somalensis* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 34 |
| [Polycarpaea spicata](https://www.gbif.org/species/3816844) | *Polycarpaea spicata* | Caryophyllaceae | LC | 9 |
| [Polycarpaea ventiversa](https://www.gbif.org/species/3816588) | *Polycarpaea ventiversa* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 3 |
| [Four-leaved Allseed](https://www.gbif.org/species/3085381) | *Polycarpon tetraphyllum* | Caryophyllaceae | NE | 2 |


This list is in 5 parts: [1](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae/) · [2](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-2/) · **3** · [4](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-4/) · [5](/en/nature/flowering-plants-of-somalia-asteraceae-to-corbichoniaceae-5/)

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