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Flowering plants of Somalia: families Malvaceae to Santalaceae (668 species) (part 2 of 5)

GBIF holds records of 3,065 species of broad-leaved flowering plants (dicots) from Somalia. This page lists the 668 species in the families Malvaceae to Santalaceae, in alphabetical order of family; legumes have their own page.

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Part 2 of 5 of Flowering plants of Somalia: families Malvaceae to Santalaceae (668 species). Sources are listed on part 1.

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

Full list (668 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Pavonia pirottae Pavonia pirottae Malvaceae NE 22
Pavonia procumbens Pavonia procumbens Malvaceae NE 3
Pavonia propinqua Pavonia propinqua Malvaceae NE 22
Pavonia rotundifolia Pavonia rotundifolia Malvaceae NE 2
Pavonia serrata Pavonia serrata Malvaceae NE 17
Pavonia zeylanica Pavonia zeylanica Malvaceae NE 9
Ceylon Swamp Mallow Pavonia zeylonica Malvaceae NE 33
Roifia dictyocarpa Roifia dictyocarpa Malvaceae NE 8
Senra incana Senra incana Malvaceae NE 69
Sida alba Sida alba Malvaceae NE 1
Sida calliantha Sida calliantha Malvaceae NE 3
‘Ilima, Flannel weed, Bala, Country mallow, Heart-leaf sida, Flannel sida, Indian country mallow Sida cordifolia Malvaceae NE 4
Sida longipedicellata Sida longipedicellata Malvaceae NE 6
Sida ogadensis Sida ogadensis Malvaceae NE 6
Sida ovata Sida ovata Malvaceae NE 23
Queensland-hemp, Arrow-leaf Sida Sida rhombifolia Malvaceae NE 1
Sida tanaensis Sida tanaensis Malvaceae NE 4
Sida tenuicarpa Sida tenuicarpa Malvaceae NE 1
Large-leaved Star-Chestnut Sterculia africana Malvaceae LC 12
Sterculia rhynchocarpa Sterculia rhynchocarpa Malvaceae LC 40
Sterculia stenocarpa Sterculia stenocarpa Malvaceae LC 5
Symphyochlamys erlangeri Symphyochlamys erlangeri Malvaceae NT 18
Sea hibiscus Talipariti tiliaceum Malvaceae LC 3
Thespesia danis Thespesia danis Malvaceae LC 26
Triumfetta actinocarpa Triumfetta actinocarpa Malvaceae NE 70
Triumfetta flavescens Triumfetta flavescens Malvaceae NE 26
Triumfetta glabrior Triumfetta glabrior Malvaceae NE 10
Triumfetta heterocarpa Triumfetta heterocarpa Malvaceae NE 26
Triumfetta trigona Triumfetta trigona Malvaceae NE 24
Triumfetta welwitschii Triumfetta welwitschii Malvaceae NE 2
Uhaloa Waltheria indica Malvaceae LC 14
Melastomastrum theifolium Melastomastrum theifolium Melastomataceae NE 1
Warneckea amaniensis Warneckea amaniensis Melastomataceae VU 1
Warneckea sansibarica Warneckea sansibarica Melastomataceae LC 1
Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae LC 9
Cape-ash Ekebergia capensis Meliaceae LC 10
Chinaberry tree, Pride of India, Bead-tree, Cape lilac, Syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac Melia azedarach Meliaceae LC 2
Melia volkensii Melia volkensii Meliaceae LC 3
Christmas-bells Trichilia emetica Meliaceae LC 10
Turraea barbata Turraea barbata Meliaceae EN 1
Turraea holstii Turraea holstii Meliaceae LC 5
Turraea parvifolia Turraea parvifolia Meliaceae NE 24
Turraea retusa Turraea retusa Meliaceae NE 14
Turraea wakefieldii Turraea wakefieldii Meliaceae LC 1
Cannonball mangrove Xylocarpus moluccensis Meliaceae LC 1
Winged Bersama Bersama abyssinica Melianthaceae LC 22
Chasmanthera dependens Chasmanthera dependens Menispermaceae NE 3
Ivy-Vine Cissampelos mucronata Menispermaceae NE 1
Velvetleaf Cissampelos pareira Menispermaceae NE 3
Cocculus pendulus Cocculus pendulus Menispermaceae NE 16
Stem-Fruit Climber Tiliacora funifera Menispermaceae NE 1
Tinospora bakis Tinospora bakis Menispermaceae NE 11
Water Snowflake Nymphoides indica Menyanthaceae LC 2
Apodytes dimidiata Apodytes dimidiata Metteniusaceae LC 3
Lotus Sweetjuice Glinus lotoides Molluginaceae LC 5
Glinus setiflorus Glinus setiflorus Molluginaceae NE 6
Threadstem Carpetweed Hypertelis cerviana Molluginaceae NE 2
Hypertelis umbellata Hypertelis umbellata Molluginaceae NE 9
Paramollugo angustifolia Paramollugo angustifolia Molluginaceae NE 7
Nakedstem Carpetweed Paramollugo nudicaulis Molluginaceae NE 12
Drought Spookasem Pharnaceum lineare Molluginaceae NE 1
Dorstenia barnimiana Dorstenia barnimiana Moraceae NE 4
Dorstenia ellenbeckiana Dorstenia ellenbeckiana Moraceae NE 1
Dorstenia foetida Dorstenia foetida Moraceae NE 41
Dorstenia gypsophila Dorstenia gypsophila Moraceae NE 8
Dorstenia horwoodii Dorstenia horwoodii Moraceae NE 2
Dorstenia poinsettifolia Dorstenia poinsettifolia Moraceae NE 1
zambezi fig Ficus bussei Moraceae NE 15
River Sandpaper Fig Ficus capreifolia Moraceae LC 5
Shortleaf Fig Ficus citrifolia Moraceae LC 3
African Rock Fig Ficus glumosa Moraceae LC 12
Red-leaved rock fig Ficus ingens Moraceae LC 4
Punjab fig Ficus palmata Moraceae LC 4
Ficus platyphylla Ficus platyphylla Moraceae LC 6
Ficus populifolia Ficus populifolia Moraceae LC 15
Ficus sagittifolia Ficus sagittifolia Moraceae LC 1
Wonderboom fig Ficus salicifolia Moraceae NE 49
Crown-fruited Fig Ficus scassellatii Moraceae NE 10
septic fig Ficus septica Moraceae LC 1
bush fig Ficus sur Moraceae LC 1
Sycamore Fig Ficus sycomorus Moraceae LC 30
Ficus vasta Ficus vasta Moraceae LC 5
Moringa borziana Moringa borziana Moringaceae LC 20
Moringa longituba Moringa longituba Moringaceae LC 34
Horseradishtree Moringa oleifera Moringaceae LC 2
wild drumsticktree Moringa peregrina Moringaceae LC 23
Moringa pygmaea Moringa pygmaea Moringaceae NE 3
Moringa rivae Moringa rivae Moringaceae NT 4
Moringa ruspoliana Moringa ruspoliana Moringaceae DD 12
Morella salicifolia Morella salicifolia Myricaceae LC 7
Ambon forest nutmeg Myristica fatua Myristicaceae LC 1
Myrtle Corymbia torelliana Myrtaceae LC 1
River Redgum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Myrtaceae NT 1
Eugenia whytei Eugenia whytei Myrtaceae NE 1
Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava Psidium guajava Myrtaceae LC 1
water-pear Syzygium guineense Myrtaceae LC 7
creeping thorn-rose Neurada procumbens Neuradaceae NE 2
salt tree Nitraria retusa Nitrariaceae NE 5
Boerhaavia erecta Boerhaavia erecta Nyctaginaceae NE 1
Scarlet Spiderling Boerhavia coccinea Nyctaginaceae NE 25
Red Spiderling Boerhavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae LC 11
Boerhavia elegans Boerhavia elegans Nyctaginaceae NE 13
Erect Spiderling Boerhavia erecta Nyctaginaceae LC 13
Anena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae NE 8
Boerhavia somalensis Boerhavia somalensis Nyctaginaceae NE 4
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea buttiana Nyctaginaceae NE 3
Great Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae NE 1
Commicarpus ambiguus Commicarpus ambiguus Nyctaginaceae NE 16
Commicarpus boissieri Commicarpus boissieri Nyctaginaceae NE 1
Commicarpus fallacissimus Commicarpus fallacissimus Nyctaginaceae NE 1
Commicarpus grandiflorus Commicarpus grandiflorus Nyctaginaceae NE 2
St. Helena Hogweed Commicarpus helenae Nyctaginaceae NE 10
Commicarpus hiranensis Commicarpus hiranensis Nyctaginaceae NE 8
Commicarpus mistus Commicarpus mistus Nyctaginaceae NE 10
Commicarpus parviflorus Commicarpus parviflorus Nyctaginaceae NE 11
Commicarpus pedunculosus Commicarpus pedunculosus Nyctaginaceae NE 3
Plumbago Stars Commicarpus plumbagineus Nyctaginaceae NE 14
Commicarpus ramosissimus Commicarpus ramosissimus Nyctaginaceae NE 1
Commicarpus reniformis Commicarpus reniformis Nyctaginaceae NE 13
Commicarpus sinuatus Commicarpus sinuatus Nyctaginaceae NE 28
Commicarpus squarrosus Commicarpus squarrosus Nyctaginaceae NE 12
Commicarpus stenocarpus Commicarpus stenocarpus Nyctaginaceae NE 6
White Egyptian Lotus Nymphaea lotus Nymphaeaceae LC 5
blue lotus Nymphaea nouchali Nymphaeaceae LC 10
Ochna atropurpurea Ochna atropurpurea Ochnaceae NE 6
Boat-Fruited Ochna Ochna inermis Ochnaceae NE 22
Ochna leucophloeos Ochna leucophloeos Ochnaceae LC 1
Ochna ovata Ochna ovata Ochnaceae NE 1
Thomas' Bird's-Eye Bush Ochna thomasiana Ochnaceae LC 4
Bastard Sourplum Olax dissitiflora Olacaceae LC 1
Chrysojasminum stans Chrysojasminum stans Oleaceae VU 8
Jasminum abyssinicum Jasminum abyssinicum Oleaceae NE 2
Jazmin De Trapo Jasminum fluminense Oleaceae NE 12
Catalonian jasmine Jasminum grandiflorum Oleaceae NE 9
Jasminum meyeri-johannis Jasminum meyeri-johannis Oleaceae NE 2
Summer Jasmine Jasminum officinale Oleaceae NE 1
Jasminum punctulatum Jasminum punctulatum Oleaceae NE 10
Jasminum streptopus Jasminum streptopus Oleaceae NE 1
Bastard Ironwood Noronhia foveolata Oleaceae LC 1
Noronhia mildbraedii Noronhia mildbraedii Oleaceae NE 1
black ironwood Olea capensis Oleaceae LC 1
Olive Olea europaea Oleaceae NE 61
water-primrose Ludwigia adscendens Onagraceae LC 2
Yerba De Jicotea Ludwigia erecta Onagraceae NE 1
Ludwigia jussiaeoides Ludwigia jussiaeoides Onagraceae NE 1
Ludwigia perennis Ludwigia perennis Onagraceae LC 1
Lepionurus sylvestris Lepionurus sylvestris Opiliaceae LC 1
Opilia campestris Opilia campestris Opiliaceae NE 16
Kirk's Tobacco Witchweed Alectra orobanchoides Orobanchaceae NE 5
Alectra parasitica Alectra parasitica Orobanchaceae NE 11
Yellow Paintflower Alectra sessiliflora Orobanchaceae NE 4
Asepalum eriantherum Asepalum eriantherum Orobanchaceae NE 39
Yellow Broomrape Cistanche phelypaea Orobanchaceae NE 9
Cistanche senegalensis Cistanche senegalensis Orobanchaceae NE 2
Cistanche tubulosa Cistanche tubulosa Orobanchaceae NE 18
Cyclocheilon kelleri Cyclocheilon kelleri Orobanchaceae NE 16
Cyclocheilon physocalyx Cyclocheilon physocalyx Orobanchaceae NE 17
Cyclocheilon somaliense Cyclocheilon somaliense Orobanchaceae NE 23
Cycnium erectum Cycnium erectum Orobanchaceae NE 1
Vlei Ink-flower Cycnium tubulosum Orobanchaceae NE 8
Ghikaea speciosa Ghikaea speciosa Orobanchaceae NE 16
Harveya obtusifolia Harveya obtusifolia Orobanchaceae NE 1
Lindenbergia indica Lindenbergia indica Orobanchaceae LC 33
Lindenbergia serpyllifolia Lindenbergia serpyllifolia Orobanchaceae NE 5

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

Sources

  1. Pavonia pirottae · gbif.org
  2. Pavonia procumbens · gbif.org
  3. Pavonia propinqua · gbif.org
  4. Pavonia rotundifolia · gbif.org
  5. Pavonia serrata · gbif.org
  6. Pavonia zeylanica · gbif.org
  7. Ceylon Swamp Mallow · gbif.org
  8. Roifia dictyocarpa · gbif.org
  9. Senra incana · gbif.org
  10. Sida alba · gbif.org
  11. Sida calliantha · gbif.org
  12. ‘Ilima, Flannel weed, Bala, Country mallow, Heart-leaf sida, Flannel sida, Indian country mallow · gbif.org
  13. Sida longipedicellata · gbif.org
  14. Sida ogadensis · gbif.org
  15. Sida ovata · gbif.org
  16. Queensland-hemp, Arrow-leaf Sida · gbif.org
  17. Sida tanaensis · gbif.org
  18. Sida tenuicarpa · gbif.org
  19. Large-leaved Star-Chestnut · gbif.org
  20. Sterculia rhynchocarpa · gbif.org
  21. Sterculia stenocarpa · gbif.org
  22. Symphyochlamys erlangeri · gbif.org
  23. Sea hibiscus · gbif.org
  24. Thespesia danis · gbif.org
  25. Triumfetta actinocarpa · gbif.org
  26. Triumfetta flavescens · gbif.org
  27. Triumfetta glabrior · gbif.org
  28. Triumfetta heterocarpa · gbif.org
  29. Triumfetta trigona · gbif.org
  30. Triumfetta welwitschii · gbif.org
  31. Uhaloa · gbif.org
  32. Melastomastrum theifolium · gbif.org
  33. Warneckea amaniensis · gbif.org
  34. Warneckea sansibarica · gbif.org
  35. Neem · gbif.org
  36. Cape-ash · gbif.org
  37. Chinaberry tree, Pride of India, Bead-tree, Cape lilac, Syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac · gbif.org
  38. Melia volkensii · gbif.org
  39. Christmas-bells · gbif.org
  40. Turraea barbata · gbif.org
  41. Turraea holstii · gbif.org
  42. Turraea parvifolia · gbif.org
  43. Turraea retusa · gbif.org
  44. Turraea wakefieldii · gbif.org
  45. Cannonball mangrove · gbif.org
  46. Winged Bersama · gbif.org
  47. Chasmanthera dependens · gbif.org
  48. Ivy-Vine · gbif.org
  49. Velvetleaf · gbif.org
  50. Cocculus pendulus · gbif.org
  51. Stem-Fruit Climber · gbif.org
  52. Tinospora bakis · gbif.org
  53. Water Snowflake · gbif.org
  54. Apodytes dimidiata · gbif.org
  55. Lotus Sweetjuice · gbif.org
  56. Glinus setiflorus · gbif.org
  57. Threadstem Carpetweed · gbif.org
  58. Hypertelis umbellata · gbif.org
  59. Paramollugo angustifolia · gbif.org
  60. Nakedstem Carpetweed · gbif.org
  61. Drought Spookasem · gbif.org
  62. Dorstenia barnimiana · gbif.org
  63. Dorstenia ellenbeckiana · gbif.org
  64. Dorstenia foetida · gbif.org
  65. Dorstenia gypsophila · gbif.org
  66. Dorstenia horwoodii · gbif.org
  67. Dorstenia poinsettifolia · gbif.org
  68. zambezi fig · gbif.org
  69. River Sandpaper Fig · gbif.org
  70. Shortleaf Fig · gbif.org
  71. African Rock Fig · gbif.org
  72. Red-leaved rock fig · gbif.org
  73. Punjab fig · gbif.org
  74. Ficus platyphylla · gbif.org
  75. Ficus populifolia · gbif.org
  76. Ficus sagittifolia · gbif.org
  77. Wonderboom fig · gbif.org
  78. Crown-fruited Fig · gbif.org
  79. septic fig · gbif.org
  80. bush fig · gbif.org
  81. Sycamore Fig · gbif.org
  82. Ficus vasta · gbif.org
  83. Moringa borziana · gbif.org
  84. Moringa longituba · gbif.org
  85. Horseradishtree · gbif.org
  86. wild drumsticktree · gbif.org
  87. Moringa pygmaea · gbif.org
  88. Moringa rivae · gbif.org
  89. Moringa ruspoliana · gbif.org
  90. Morella salicifolia · gbif.org
  91. Ambon forest nutmeg · gbif.org
  92. Myrtle · gbif.org
  93. River Redgum · gbif.org
  94. Eugenia whytei · gbif.org
  95. Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava · gbif.org
  96. water-pear · gbif.org
  97. creeping thorn-rose · gbif.org
  98. salt tree · gbif.org
  99. Boerhaavia erecta · gbif.org
  100. Scarlet Spiderling · gbif.org
  101. Red Spiderling · gbif.org
  102. Boerhavia elegans · gbif.org
  103. Erect Spiderling · gbif.org
  104. Anena · gbif.org
  105. Boerhavia somalensis · gbif.org
  106. Bougainvillea · gbif.org
  107. Great Bougainvillea · gbif.org
  108. Commicarpus ambiguus · gbif.org
  109. Commicarpus boissieri · gbif.org
  110. Commicarpus fallacissimus · gbif.org
  111. Commicarpus grandiflorus · gbif.org
  112. St. Helena Hogweed · gbif.org
  113. Commicarpus hiranensis · gbif.org
  114. Commicarpus mistus · gbif.org
  115. Commicarpus parviflorus · gbif.org
  116. Commicarpus pedunculosus · gbif.org
  117. Plumbago Stars · gbif.org
  118. Commicarpus ramosissimus · gbif.org
  119. Commicarpus reniformis · gbif.org
  120. Commicarpus sinuatus · gbif.org
  121. Commicarpus squarrosus · gbif.org
  122. Commicarpus stenocarpus · gbif.org
  123. White Egyptian Lotus · gbif.org
  124. blue lotus · gbif.org
  125. Ochna atropurpurea · gbif.org
  126. Boat-Fruited Ochna · gbif.org
  127. Ochna leucophloeos · gbif.org
  128. Ochna ovata · gbif.org
  129. Thomas' Bird's-Eye Bush · gbif.org
  130. Bastard Sourplum · gbif.org
  131. Chrysojasminum stans · gbif.org
  132. Jasminum abyssinicum · gbif.org
  133. Jazmin De Trapo · gbif.org
  134. Catalonian jasmine · gbif.org
  135. Jasminum meyeri-johannis · gbif.org
  136. Summer Jasmine · gbif.org
  137. Jasminum punctulatum · gbif.org
  138. Jasminum streptopus · gbif.org
  139. Bastard Ironwood · gbif.org
  140. Noronhia mildbraedii · gbif.org
  141. black ironwood · gbif.org
  142. Olive · gbif.org
  143. water-primrose · gbif.org
  144. Yerba De Jicotea · gbif.org
  145. Ludwigia jussiaeoides · gbif.org
  146. Ludwigia perennis · gbif.org
  147. Lepionurus sylvestris · gbif.org
  148. Opilia campestris · gbif.org
  149. Kirk's Tobacco Witchweed · gbif.org
  150. Alectra parasitica · gbif.org
  151. Yellow Paintflower · gbif.org
  152. Asepalum eriantherum · gbif.org
  153. Yellow Broomrape · gbif.org
  154. Cistanche senegalensis · gbif.org
  155. Cistanche tubulosa · gbif.org
  156. Cyclocheilon kelleri · gbif.org
  157. Cyclocheilon physocalyx · gbif.org
  158. Cyclocheilon somaliense · gbif.org
  159. Cycnium erectum · gbif.org
  160. Vlei Ink-flower · gbif.org
  161. Ghikaea speciosa · gbif.org
  162. Harveya obtusifolia · gbif.org
  163. Lindenbergia indica · gbif.org
  164. Lindenbergia serpyllifolia · gbif.org

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