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

GBIF holds records of 3,065 species of broad-leaved flowering plants (dicots) from Somalia. This page lists the 671 species in the families Asteraceae to Corbichoniaceae, in alphabetical order of family; legumes have their own page.

Last checked 2026-11-13 160 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Flowering plants of Somalia

Part 3 of 5 of Flowering plants of Somalia: families Asteraceae to Corbichoniaceae (671 species). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 5 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Full list (671 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Schouwia purpurea Schouwia purpurea Brassicaceae NE 4
French Rocket Sisymbrium erysimoides Brassicaceae NE 8
London-rocket Sisymbrium irio Brassicaceae NE 2
African elemi Boswellia frereana Burseraceae NE 43
Boswellia globosa Boswellia globosa Burseraceae NE 5
Boswellia neglecta Boswellia neglecta Burseraceae NE 56
Boswellia occulta Boswellia occulta Burseraceae NE 2
Boswellia rivae Boswellia rivae Burseraceae LC 31
olibanum-tree Boswellia sacra Burseraceae NT 57
Commiphora acuminata Commiphora acuminata Burseraceae VU 1
Hairy Corkwood Commiphora africana Burseraceae LC 52
Commiphora alata Commiphora alata Burseraceae EN 5
Commiphora alaticaulis Commiphora alaticaulis Burseraceae VU 10
Commiphora arenaria Commiphora arenaria Burseraceae EN 7
Commiphora baluensis Commiphora baluensis Burseraceae LC 2
Commiphora boranensis Commiphora boranensis Burseraceae LC 10
Commiphora campestris Commiphora campestris Burseraceae LC 19
Commiphora chaetocarpa Commiphora chaetocarpa Burseraceae EN 4
Commiphora chiovendana Commiphora chiovendana Burseraceae LC 79
Commiphora ciliata Commiphora ciliata Burseraceae NT 18
Commiphora corrugata Commiphora corrugata Burseraceae NT 13
Commiphora cyclophylla Commiphora cyclophylla Burseraceae VU 37
Commiphora cyclophylla Commiphora cyclophylla Burseraceae NE 8
Commiphora drake-brockmanii Commiphora drake-brockmanii Burseraceae NE 16
Rough-leaved Corkwood Commiphora edulis Burseraceae LC 24
Commiphora enneaphylla Commiphora enneaphylla Burseraceae DD 3
Commiphora erlangeriana Commiphora erlangeriana Burseraceae VU 11
Commiphora erosa Commiphora erosa Burseraceae NE 24
Commiphora foliacea Commiphora foliacea Burseraceae LC 50
Commiphora gardoensis Commiphora gardoensis Burseraceae EN 7
balm-of-Gilead Commiphora gileadensis Burseraceae NT 156
Commiphora gorinii Commiphora gorinii Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora guidottii Commiphora guidottii Burseraceae NE 21
Commiphora guidottii Commiphora guidottii Burseraceae VU 5
Commiphora gurreh Commiphora gurreh Burseraceae NE 77
Commiphora hildebrandtii Commiphora hildebrandtii Burseraceae LC 25
Commiphora hodai Commiphora hodai Burseraceae NT 29
Commiphora horrida Commiphora horrida Burseraceae NE 29
bisabol myrrh Commiphora kataf Burseraceae NE 69
Abyssinian myrrh Commiphora kua Burseraceae NE 276
Commiphora kucharii Commiphora kucharii Burseraceae LC 20
Commiphora lacerata Commiphora lacerata Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora lobatospathulata Commiphora lobatospathulata Burseraceae VU 23
Commiphora multifoliolata Commiphora multifoliolata Burseraceae NE 8
Commiphora murraywatsonii Commiphora murraywatsonii Burseraceae NE 2
African myrrh Commiphora myrrha Burseraceae NE 73
Commiphora obovata Commiphora obovata Burseraceae NT 17
Commiphora oddurensis Commiphora oddurensis Burseraceae LC 45
Commiphora oddurensis Commiphora oddurensis Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora ornifolia Commiphora ornifolia Burseraceae NT 2
Commiphora paolii Commiphora paolii Burseraceae NE 10
Commiphora parvifolia Commiphora parvifolia Burseraceae NT 9
Commiphora petiolutata Commiphora petiolutata Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora playfairii Commiphora playfairii Burseraceae VU 18
Commiphora pseudopaolii Commiphora pseudopaolii Burseraceae NT 4
Commiphora quadricincta Commiphora quadricincta Burseraceae LC 1
Commiphora quercifoliola Commiphora quercifoliola Burseraceae NE 9
Commiphora quidottii Commiphora quidottii Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora rostrata Commiphora rostrata Burseraceae NE 32
Commiphora samharensis Commiphora samharensis Burseraceae NE 25
Glossy Corkwood Commiphora schimperi Burseraceae LC 13
Commiphora sennii Commiphora sennii Burseraceae NE 37
Commiphora serrulata Commiphora serrulata Burseraceae LC 8
Commiphora setulifera Commiphora setulifera Burseraceae NE 11
Commiphora sphaerocarpa Commiphora sphaerocarpa Burseraceae LC 28
Commiphora sphaerophylla Commiphora sphaerophylla Burseraceae NT 34
Commiphora spinulosa Commiphora spinulosa Burseraceae NE 2
Commiphora staphyleifolia Commiphora staphyleifolia Burseraceae DD 2
Commiphora staphyleifolia Commiphora staphyleifolia Burseraceae NE 1
Commiphora stellatopubescens Commiphora stellatopubescens Burseraceae EN 13
Commiphora sulcata Commiphora sulcata Burseraceae EN 17
Commiphora truncata Commiphora truncata Burseraceae NT 43
Commiphora unilobata Commiphora unilobata Burseraceae NT 21
Buxus hildebrandtii Buxus hildebrandtii Buxaceae LC 62
candelabrum cactus Cylindropuntia imbricata Cactaceae LC 1
Opuntia anahuacensis Opuntia anahuacensis Cactaceae NE 3
Flat hand dildo, Jumbie prickle, Prickly pear, Seaside tuna, Sour prickle Opuntia dillenii Cactaceae NE 1
Indian-Fig Opuntia ficus-indica Cactaceae DD 1
bunny-ears prickly-pear Opuntia microdasys Cactaceae LC 2
Common Pricklypear Opuntia monacantha Cactaceae LC 2
Araluen pear, Common pest pear, Prickly pear, Erect Pricklypear Opuntia stricta Cactaceae LC 11
Campanula edulis Campanula edulis Campanulaceae NE 4
Cyphia glandulifera Cyphia glandulifera Campanulaceae NE 8
Garden Lobelia Lobelia erinus Campanulaceae NE 2
Giant Lobelia Lobelia giberroa Campanulaceae NE 4
giant lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum Campanulaceae NE 1
Wahlenbergia flexuosa Wahlenbergia flexuosa Campanulaceae NE 2
Wahlenbergia lobelioides Wahlenbergia lobelioides Campanulaceae NE 2
African Elm Celtis africana Cannabaceae LC 7
Elm Trema orientale Cannabaceae LC 3
Shepherd's Tree Boscia angustifolia Capparaceae LC 1
Boscia coriacea Boscia coriacea Capparaceae NE 34
Boscia coriacea Boscia coriacea Capparaceae NE 14
Boscia mazzocchii Boscia mazzocchii Capparaceae VU 12
Boscia minimifolia Boscia minimifolia Capparaceae NE 31
Broad-Leaved Boscia Boscia mossambicensis Capparaceae LC 8
Senegal boscia Boscia senegalensis Capparaceae LC 1
Cadaba baccarinii Cadaba baccarinii Capparaceae NE 17
Cadaba barbigera Cadaba barbigera Capparaceae NE 2
Cadaba divaricata Cadaba divaricata Capparaceae NE 1
Cadaba farinosa Cadaba farinosa Capparaceae LC 42
Cadaba glandulosa Cadaba glandulosa Capparaceae LC 28
Cadaba linearifolia Cadaba linearifolia Capparaceae NE 20
Cadaba longifolia Cadaba longifolia Capparaceae LC 23
Cadaba mirabilis Cadaba mirabilis Capparaceae NE 29
Cadaba rotundifolia Cadaba rotundifolia Capparaceae NE 12
Cadaba ruspolii Cadaba ruspolii Capparaceae NE 1
Cadaba somalensis Cadaba somalensis Capparaceae NE 3
Grey-Leaved Worm Bush Cadaba termitaria Capparaceae NE 1
Caper Capparis cartilaginea Capparaceae LC 33
karira Capparis decidua Capparaceae LC 2
Capparis sepiaria Capparis sepiaria Capparaceae LC 9
African caper Capparis tomentosa Capparaceae NE 3
Maerua aethiopica Maerua aethiopica Capparaceae NE 1
Bead-Bean Maerua angolensis Capparaceae LC 31
Maerua candida Maerua candida Capparaceae NE 2
Maerua crassifolia Maerua crassifolia Capparaceae LC 27
Blue Bushcherry Maerua decumbens Capparaceae NE 11
Maerua denhardtiorum Maerua denhardtiorum Capparaceae NE 18
Maerua erlangeriana Maerua erlangeriana Capparaceae NE 1
Maerua glauca Maerua glauca Capparaceae NE 5
Maerua holstii Maerua holstii Capparaceae LC 1
Maerua intricata Maerua intricata Capparaceae NE 16
Maerua kaessneri Maerua kaessneri Capparaceae NT 3
Maerua macrantha Maerua macrantha Capparaceae NE 10
Maerua oblongifolia Maerua oblongifolia Capparaceae NE 30
Maerua pseudopetalosa Maerua pseudopetalosa Capparaceae NE 6
Maerua purpurascens Maerua purpurascens Capparaceae NE 1
Maerua sessiliflora Maerua sessiliflora Capparaceae NE 31
Maerua somalensis Maerua somalensis Capparaceae NE 1
Maerua subcordata Maerua subcordata Capparaceae NE 20
Maerua thomsonii Maerua thomsonii Capparaceae NE 20
Maerua triphylla Maerua triphylla Capparaceae LC 11
Thilachium thomasii Thilachium thomasii Capparaceae LC 1
Pterocephalus frutescens Pterocephalus frutescens Caprifoliaceae NE 18
Pawpaw Carica papaya Caricaceae DD 1
Slender Sandwort Arenaria leptoclados Caryophyllaceae NE 7
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Caryophyllaceae NE 4
Cerastium octandrum Cerastium octandrum Caryophyllaceae NE 1
Cometes abyssinica Cometes abyssinica Caryophyllaceae NE 27
Cometes abyssinica Cometes abyssinica Caryophyllaceae NE 5
Gymnocarpos parvibractus Gymnocarpos parvibractus Caryophyllaceae NE 3
Harras Gymnocarpos sclerocephalus Caryophyllaceae NE 2
Fastigiate Gypsophila Gypsophila fastigiata Caryophyllaceae NE 1
Herniaria bicolor Herniaria bicolor Caryophyllaceae NE 4
Minuartia ellenbeckii Minuartia ellenbeckii Caryophyllaceae NE 1
Paronychia somaliensis Paronychia somaliensis Caryophyllaceae NE 4
Petroana montana Petroana montana Caryophyllaceae NE 3
Barley Sugar Bush Pollichia campestris Caryophyllaceae NE 5
Polycarpaea basaltica Polycarpaea basaltica Caryophyllaceae NE 5
Polycarpaea caespitosa Polycarpaea caespitosa Caryophyllaceae LC 1
Polycarpaea clavifolia Polycarpaea clavifolia Caryophyllaceae NE 4
Polycarpaea eriantha Polycarpaea eriantha Caryophyllaceae NE 2
Polycarpaea guardafuiensis Polycarpaea guardafuiensis Caryophyllaceae NE 1
Polycarpaea pulvinata Polycarpaea pulvinata Caryophyllaceae NE 22
Polycarpaea robbairea Polycarpaea robbairea Caryophyllaceae NE 6
Polycarpaea somalensis Polycarpaea somalensis Caryophyllaceae NE 34
Polycarpaea spicata Polycarpaea spicata Caryophyllaceae LC 9
Polycarpaea ventiversa Polycarpaea ventiversa Caryophyllaceae NE 3
Four-leaved Allseed Polycarpon tetraphyllum Caryophyllaceae NE 2

This list is in 5 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Sources

  1. Schouwia purpurea · gbif.org
  2. French Rocket · gbif.org
  3. London-rocket · gbif.org
  4. African elemi · gbif.org
  5. Boswellia globosa · gbif.org
  6. Boswellia neglecta · gbif.org
  7. Boswellia occulta · gbif.org
  8. Boswellia rivae · gbif.org
  9. olibanum-tree · gbif.org
  10. Commiphora acuminata · gbif.org
  11. Hairy Corkwood · gbif.org
  12. Commiphora alata · gbif.org
  13. Commiphora alaticaulis · gbif.org
  14. Commiphora arenaria · gbif.org
  15. Commiphora baluensis · gbif.org
  16. Commiphora boranensis · gbif.org
  17. Commiphora campestris · gbif.org
  18. Commiphora chaetocarpa · gbif.org
  19. Commiphora chiovendana · gbif.org
  20. Commiphora ciliata · gbif.org
  21. Commiphora corrugata · gbif.org
  22. Commiphora cyclophylla · gbif.org
  23. Commiphora cyclophylla · gbif.org
  24. Commiphora drake-brockmanii · gbif.org
  25. Rough-leaved Corkwood · gbif.org
  26. Commiphora enneaphylla · gbif.org
  27. Commiphora erlangeriana · gbif.org
  28. Commiphora erosa · gbif.org
  29. Commiphora foliacea · gbif.org
  30. Commiphora gardoensis · gbif.org
  31. balm-of-Gilead · gbif.org
  32. Commiphora gorinii · gbif.org
  33. Commiphora guidottii · gbif.org
  34. Commiphora guidottii · gbif.org
  35. Commiphora gurreh · gbif.org
  36. Commiphora hildebrandtii · gbif.org
  37. Commiphora hodai · gbif.org
  38. Commiphora horrida · gbif.org
  39. bisabol myrrh · gbif.org
  40. Abyssinian myrrh · gbif.org
  41. Commiphora kucharii · gbif.org
  42. Commiphora lacerata · gbif.org
  43. Commiphora lobatospathulata · gbif.org
  44. Commiphora multifoliolata · gbif.org
  45. Commiphora murraywatsonii · gbif.org
  46. African myrrh · gbif.org
  47. Commiphora obovata · gbif.org
  48. Commiphora oddurensis · gbif.org
  49. Commiphora oddurensis · gbif.org
  50. Commiphora ornifolia · gbif.org
  51. Commiphora paolii · gbif.org
  52. Commiphora parvifolia · gbif.org
  53. Commiphora petiolutata · gbif.org
  54. Commiphora playfairii · gbif.org
  55. Commiphora pseudopaolii · gbif.org
  56. Commiphora quadricincta · gbif.org
  57. Commiphora quercifoliola · gbif.org
  58. Commiphora quidottii · gbif.org
  59. Commiphora rostrata · gbif.org
  60. Commiphora samharensis · gbif.org
  61. Glossy Corkwood · gbif.org
  62. Commiphora sennii · gbif.org
  63. Commiphora serrulata · gbif.org
  64. Commiphora setulifera · gbif.org
  65. Commiphora sphaerocarpa · gbif.org
  66. Commiphora sphaerophylla · gbif.org
  67. Commiphora spinulosa · gbif.org
  68. Commiphora staphyleifolia · gbif.org
  69. Commiphora staphyleifolia · gbif.org
  70. Commiphora stellatopubescens · gbif.org
  71. Commiphora sulcata · gbif.org
  72. Commiphora truncata · gbif.org
  73. Commiphora unilobata · gbif.org
  74. Buxus hildebrandtii · gbif.org
  75. candelabrum cactus · gbif.org
  76. Opuntia anahuacensis · gbif.org
  77. Flat hand dildo, Jumbie prickle, Prickly pear, Seaside tuna, Sour prickle · gbif.org
  78. Indian-Fig · gbif.org
  79. bunny-ears prickly-pear · gbif.org
  80. Common Pricklypear · gbif.org
  81. Araluen pear, Common pest pear, Prickly pear, Erect Pricklypear · gbif.org
  82. Campanula edulis · gbif.org
  83. Cyphia glandulifera · gbif.org
  84. Garden Lobelia · gbif.org
  85. Giant Lobelia · gbif.org
  86. giant lobelia · gbif.org
  87. Wahlenbergia flexuosa · gbif.org
  88. Wahlenbergia lobelioides · gbif.org
  89. African Elm · gbif.org
  90. Elm · gbif.org
  91. Shepherd's Tree · gbif.org
  92. Boscia coriacea · gbif.org
  93. Boscia coriacea · gbif.org
  94. Boscia mazzocchii · gbif.org
  95. Boscia minimifolia · gbif.org
  96. Broad-Leaved Boscia · gbif.org
  97. Senegal boscia · gbif.org
  98. Cadaba baccarinii · gbif.org
  99. Cadaba barbigera · gbif.org
  100. Cadaba divaricata · gbif.org
  101. Cadaba farinosa · gbif.org
  102. Cadaba glandulosa · gbif.org
  103. Cadaba linearifolia · gbif.org
  104. Cadaba longifolia · gbif.org
  105. Cadaba mirabilis · gbif.org
  106. Cadaba rotundifolia · gbif.org
  107. Cadaba ruspolii · gbif.org
  108. Cadaba somalensis · gbif.org
  109. Grey-Leaved Worm Bush · gbif.org
  110. Caper · gbif.org
  111. karira · gbif.org
  112. Capparis sepiaria · gbif.org
  113. African caper · gbif.org
  114. Maerua aethiopica · gbif.org
  115. Bead-Bean · gbif.org
  116. Maerua candida · gbif.org
  117. Maerua crassifolia · gbif.org
  118. Blue Bushcherry · gbif.org
  119. Maerua denhardtiorum · gbif.org
  120. Maerua erlangeriana · gbif.org
  121. Maerua glauca · gbif.org
  122. Maerua holstii · gbif.org
  123. Maerua intricata · gbif.org
  124. Maerua kaessneri · gbif.org
  125. Maerua macrantha · gbif.org
  126. Maerua oblongifolia · gbif.org
  127. Maerua pseudopetalosa · gbif.org
  128. Maerua purpurascens · gbif.org
  129. Maerua sessiliflora · gbif.org
  130. Maerua somalensis · gbif.org
  131. Maerua subcordata · gbif.org
  132. Maerua thomsonii · gbif.org
  133. Maerua triphylla · gbif.org
  134. Thilachium thomasii · gbif.org
  135. Pterocephalus frutescens · gbif.org
  136. Pawpaw · gbif.org
  137. Slender Sandwort · gbif.org
  138. Sticky Mouse-ear · gbif.org
  139. Cerastium octandrum · gbif.org
  140. Cometes abyssinica · gbif.org
  141. Cometes abyssinica · gbif.org
  142. Gymnocarpos parvibractus · gbif.org
  143. Harras · gbif.org
  144. Fastigiate Gypsophila · gbif.org
  145. Herniaria bicolor · gbif.org
  146. Minuartia ellenbeckii · gbif.org
  147. Paronychia somaliensis · gbif.org
  148. Petroana montana · gbif.org
  149. Barley Sugar Bush · gbif.org
  150. Polycarpaea basaltica · gbif.org
  151. Polycarpaea caespitosa · gbif.org
  152. Polycarpaea clavifolia · gbif.org
  153. Polycarpaea eriantha · gbif.org
  154. Polycarpaea guardafuiensis · gbif.org
  155. Polycarpaea pulvinata · gbif.org
  156. Polycarpaea robbairea · gbif.org
  157. Polycarpaea somalensis · gbif.org
  158. Polycarpaea spicata · gbif.org
  159. Polycarpaea ventiversa · gbif.org
  160. Four-leaved Allseed · gbif.org

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