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Flowering plants of Somalia: families Malvaceae to Santalaceae (668 species) (part 3 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 3 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
Nodding Broomrape Orobanche cernua Orobanchaceae NE 19
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Orobanchaceae NE 4
Hemp Broomrape Phelipanche ramosa Orobanchaceae NE 4
Pseudosopubia delamerei Pseudosopubia delamerei Orobanchaceae NE 1
Pseudosopubia hildebrandtii Pseudosopubia hildebrandtii Orobanchaceae NE 7
Pseudosopubia procumbens Pseudosopubia procumbens Orobanchaceae NE 19
Asiatic Witchweed Striga asiatica Orobanchaceae NE 2
Giant Mealie Witchweed Striga forbesii Orobanchaceae NE 5
tobacco witchweed Striga gesnerioides Orobanchaceae NE 34
Striga latericea Striga latericea Orobanchaceae NE 5
Xylocalyx carterae Xylocalyx carterae Orobanchaceae NE 17
Xylocalyx hispidus Xylocalyx hispidus Orobanchaceae NE 18
Xylocalyx recurvus Xylocalyx recurvus Orobanchaceae NE 10
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Oxalidaceae NE 5
Skewleaf Sorrel Oxalis obliquifolia Oxalidaceae NE 1
Mexican Poppy Argemone mexicana Papaveraceae NE 5
Fumaria abyssinica Fumaria abyssinica Papaveraceae NE 3
Adenia aculeata Adenia aculeata Passifloraceae NE 33
Adenia ballyi Adenia ballyi Passifloraceae NE 16
Adenia cissampeloides Adenia cissampeloides Passifloraceae NE 2
Adenia ellenbeckii Adenia ellenbeckii Passifloraceae NE 14
Adenia globosa Adenia globosa Passifloraceae LC 1
Adenia gummifera Adenia gummifera Passifloraceae NE 1
Adenia keramanthus Adenia keramanthus Passifloraceae LC 2
Adenia venenata Adenia venenata Passifloraceae NE 16
Basananthe aciphylla Basananthe aciphylla Passifloraceae NE 3
Basananthe berberoides Basananthe berberoides Passifloraceae DD 14
Basananthe hanningtoniana Basananthe hanningtoniana Passifloraceae NE 2
Basananthe merolae Basananthe merolae Passifloraceae NE 11
Basananthe subsessilicarpa Basananthe subsessilicarpa Passifloraceae NE 2
Passionfruit, Purple granadilla, Purple passionfruit, Black passion fruit Passiflora edulis Passifloraceae NE 1
Wild maracuja, Bush passion fruit, Wild water lemon, Stinking passionflower, Stinking passionfruit, Stinking passion vine, Running pop, Fetid passionflower, Love in a mist passion flower, Love in a mist, Mossy passion flower, Red fruit passionflower, Scarlet fruited passionflower, Wild passionfruit Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae NE 5
Large Caltrops Pedalium murex Pedaliaceae NE 38
Pterodiscus coeruleus Pterodiscus coeruleus Pedaliaceae NE 3
Pterodiscus kellerianus Pterodiscus kellerianus Pedaliaceae NE 18
Pterodiscus purpureus Pterodiscus purpureus Pedaliaceae NE 1
Pterodiscus ruspolii Pterodiscus ruspolii Pedaliaceae NE 36
Pterodiscus saccatus Pterodiscus saccatus Pedaliaceae NE 4
Pterodiscus undulatus Pterodiscus undulatus Pedaliaceae NE 21
Sesamothamnus busseanus Sesamothamnus busseanus Pedaliaceae LC 12
Sesamothamnus rivae Sesamothamnus rivae Pedaliaceae NE 21
sesame Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae NE 11
Sesamum rosaceum Sesamum rosaceum Pedaliaceae NE 8
Northern Rock Hardpear Olinia rochetiana Penaeaceae NE 1
Large Lightning Bush Clutia abyssinica Peraceae LC 21
Clutia lanceolata Clutia lanceolata Peraceae LC 4
Andrachne fragilis Andrachne fragilis Phyllanthaceae NE 6
Andrachne maroccana Andrachne maroccana Phyllanthaceae NE 1
Andrachne schweinfurthii Andrachne schweinfurthii Phyllanthaceae VU 28
false orpine Andrachne telephioides Phyllanthaceae NE 7
tassel-berry Antidesma venosum Phyllanthaceae LC 4
Blue sweetberry Bridelia cathartica Phyllanthaceae LC 12
Bridelia somalensis Bridelia somalensis Phyllanthaceae EN 15
Bushweed Flueggea leucopyrus Phyllanthaceae LC 13
Common Bushweed Flueggea virosa Phyllanthaceae LC 25
Meineckia phyllanthoides Meineckia phyllanthoides Phyllanthaceae NE 12
carry-me-seed Phyllanthus amarus Phyllanthaceae NE 2
Phyllanthus gossweileri Phyllanthus gossweileri Phyllanthaceae NE 1
Phyllanthus hildebrandtii Phyllanthus hildebrandtii Phyllanthaceae NE 4
Phyllanthus leucanthus Phyllanthus leucanthus Phyllanthaceae NE 5
Phyllanthus lunifolius Phyllanthus lunifolius Phyllanthaceae NE 3
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Phyllanthaceae LC 17
Phyllanthus pinnatus Phyllanthus pinnatus Phyllanthaceae NE 1
Phyllanthus pseudoniruri Phyllanthus pseudoniruri Phyllanthaceae NE 2
potato-bush Phyllanthus reticulatus Phyllanthaceae LC 1
Phyllanthus rotundifolius Phyllanthus rotundifolius Phyllanthaceae NE 4
Phyllanthus somalensis Phyllanthus somalensis Phyllanthaceae NT 26
Phyllanthus spinosus Phyllanthus spinosus Phyllanthaceae NE 24
Phyllanthus xylorrhizus Phyllanthus xylorrhizus Phyllanthaceae NE 2
Thecacoris spathulifolia Thecacoris spathulifolia Phyllanthaceae NE 5
Bloodberry, Rougeplant, Bloodberry rougeplant, Baby pepper, Coral berry, Inkberry, pigeon berry, Small pokeweed, Turkeyberry Rivina humilis Phytolaccaceae NE 3
Oldfieldia somalensis Oldfieldia somalensis Picrodendraceae NE 6
Acorn Peperomia Peperomia tetraphylla Piperaceae NE 1
Pittosporum abyssinicum Pittosporum abyssinicum Pittosporaceae NE 1
Cape pittosporum Pittosporum viridiflorum Pittosporaceae LC 3
Indian-pennywort Bacopa monnieri Plantaginaceae NE 5
Campylanthus anisotrichus Campylanthus anisotrichus Plantaginaceae NE 3
Campylanthus incanus Campylanthus incanus Plantaginaceae NE 13
Campylanthus junceus Campylanthus junceus Plantaginaceae NE 7
Campylanthus parviflorus Campylanthus parviflorus Plantaginaceae NE 2
Campylanthus reconditus Campylanthus reconditus Plantaginaceae NE 3
Campylanthus somaliensis Campylanthus somaliensis Plantaginaceae NE 1
Campylanthus spinosus Campylanthus spinosus Plantaginaceae NE 14
Red-leaved Toadflax Chaenorhinum rubrifolium Plantaginaceae NE 2
Globularia arabica Globularia arabica Plantaginaceae NE 12
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Plantaginaceae NE 2
Weasel's-snout Misopates orontium Plantaginaceae NE 5
Nanorrhinum hastatum Nanorrhinum hastatum Plantaginaceae NE 11
Nanorrhinum heterophyllum Nanorrhinum heterophyllum Plantaginaceae NE 18
Nanorrhinum ramosissimum Nanorrhinum ramosissimum Plantaginaceae NE 12
Glandular Plantain Plantago afra Plantaginaceae NE 5
Plantago albicans Plantago albicans Plantaginaceae NE 1
Plantago amplexicaulis Plantago amplexicaulis Plantaginaceae NE 4
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae NE 2
Poskea africana Poskea africana Plantaginaceae NE 6
Poskea socotrana Poskea socotrana Plantaginaceae NE 7
Schweinfurthia pedicellata Schweinfurthia pedicellata Plantaginaceae NE 6
Schweinfurthia pedicellata Schweinfurthia pedicellata Plantaginaceae NE 1
Schweinfurthia pterosperma Schweinfurthia pterosperma Plantaginaceae NE 12
Stemodia serrata Stemodia serrata Plantaginaceae NE 1
American Speedwell Veronica americana Plantaginaceae LC 3
Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica Plantaginaceae LC 4
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita Plantaginaceae NE 2
Ceratolimon migiurtinum Ceratolimon migiurtinum Plumbaginaceae NE 16
Ceratostigma abyssinicum Ceratostigma abyssinicum Plumbaginaceae NE 47
Blue Leadwood Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbaginaceae NE 1
Limonium axillare Limonium axillare Plumbaginaceae NE 75
Limonium cylindrifolium Limonium cylindrifolium Plumbaginaceae NE 24
Limonium cylindrifolium Limonium cylindrifolium Plumbaginaceae NE 4
Limonium maurocordatae Limonium maurocordatae Plumbaginaceae NE 16
Limonium paulayanum Limonium paulayanum Plumbaginaceae LC 1
Limonium xipholepis Limonium xipholepis Plumbaginaceae NE 24
Cape Leadwort Plumbago auriculata Plumbaginaceae NE 3
Wild Leadwort Plumbago zeylanica Plumbaginaceae NE 16
Polygala abyssinica Polygala abyssinica Polygalaceae NE 16
Polygala acicularis Polygala acicularis Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala amboniensis Polygala amboniensis Polygalaceae NE 6
Polygala argentea Polygala argentea Polygalaceae NE 3
Puntland Falsepea Polygala bariensis Polygalaceae NE 4
black beniseed Polygala butyracea Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala citrina Polygala citrina Polygalaceae NE 2
Polygala dasanensis Polygala dasanensis Polygalaceae NE 3
Polygala effusa Polygala effusa Polygalaceae NE 5
Woolly-winged milkwort Polygala erioptera Polygalaceae NE 28
Polygala erlangeri Polygala erlangeri Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala gawenensis Polygala gawenensis Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala gypsophila Polygala gypsophila Polygalaceae NE 8
Polygala hamarensis Polygala hamarensis Polygalaceae NE 5
Polygala irregularis Polygala irregularis Polygalaceae NE 30
Polygala kajii Polygala kajii Polygalaceae NE 4
longstem milkwort Polygala longicaulis Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala meonantha Polygala meonantha Polygalaceae NE 10
Polygala obtusissima Polygala obtusissima Polygalaceae NE 29
Polygala praetermissa Polygala praetermissa Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala sadebeckiana Polygala sadebeckiana Polygalaceae NE 13
Polygala senensis Polygala senensis Polygalaceae NE 19
Polygala somaliensis Polygala somaliensis Polygalaceae NE 11
Polygala sphenoptera Polygala sphenoptera Polygalaceae NE 29
Polygala stenopetala Polygala stenopetala Polygalaceae NE 1
Polygala steudneri Polygala steudneri Polygalaceae NE 1
Oxygonum altissimum Oxygonum altissimum Polygonaceae NE 5
Oxygonum atriplicifolium Oxygonum atriplicifolium Polygonaceae NE 19
Oxygonum hastatum Oxygonum hastatum Polygonaceae NE 3
Oxygonum sagittatum Oxygonum sagittatum Polygonaceae NE 8
Oxygonum salicifolium Oxygonum salicifolium Polygonaceae NE 5
Oxygonum sinuatum Oxygonum sinuatum Polygonaceae NE 19
Oxygonum thulinianum Oxygonum thulinianum Polygonaceae NE 2
Tapertip Smartweed Persicaria acuminata Polygonaceae NE 1
Denseflower Knotweed Persicaria glabra Polygonaceae LC 1
curlytop knotweed Persicaria lapathifolia Polygonaceae LC 1
Persicaria senegalensis Persicaria senegalensis Polygonaceae LC 6
spotted knotweed Persicaria strigosa Polygonaceae LC 1
Bequaert's Dock Rumex nepalensis Polygonaceae NE 2

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

Sources

  1. Nodding Broomrape · gbif.org
  2. Common Broomrape · gbif.org
  3. Hemp Broomrape · gbif.org
  4. Pseudosopubia delamerei · gbif.org
  5. Pseudosopubia hildebrandtii · gbif.org
  6. Pseudosopubia procumbens · gbif.org
  7. Asiatic Witchweed · gbif.org
  8. Giant Mealie Witchweed · gbif.org
  9. tobacco witchweed · gbif.org
  10. Striga latericea · gbif.org
  11. Xylocalyx carterae · gbif.org
  12. Xylocalyx hispidus · gbif.org
  13. Xylocalyx recurvus · gbif.org
  14. Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · gbif.org
  15. Skewleaf Sorrel · gbif.org
  16. Mexican Poppy · gbif.org
  17. Fumaria abyssinica · gbif.org
  18. Adenia aculeata · gbif.org
  19. Adenia ballyi · gbif.org
  20. Adenia cissampeloides · gbif.org
  21. Adenia ellenbeckii · gbif.org
  22. Adenia globosa · gbif.org
  23. Adenia gummifera · gbif.org
  24. Adenia keramanthus · gbif.org
  25. Adenia venenata · gbif.org
  26. Basananthe aciphylla · gbif.org
  27. Basananthe berberoides · gbif.org
  28. Basananthe hanningtoniana · gbif.org
  29. Basananthe merolae · gbif.org
  30. Basananthe subsessilicarpa · gbif.org
  31. Passionfruit, Purple granadilla, Purple passionfruit, Black passion fruit · gbif.org
  32. Wild maracuja, Bush passion fruit, Wild water lemon, Stinking passionflower, Stinking passionfruit, Stinking passion vine, Running pop, Fetid passionflower, Love in a mist passion flower, Love in a mist, Mossy passion flower, Red fruit passionflower, Scarlet fruited passionflower, Wild passionfruit · gbif.org
  33. Large Caltrops · gbif.org
  34. Pterodiscus coeruleus · gbif.org
  35. Pterodiscus kellerianus · gbif.org
  36. Pterodiscus purpureus · gbif.org
  37. Pterodiscus ruspolii · gbif.org
  38. Pterodiscus saccatus · gbif.org
  39. Pterodiscus undulatus · gbif.org
  40. Sesamothamnus busseanus · gbif.org
  41. Sesamothamnus rivae · gbif.org
  42. sesame · gbif.org
  43. Sesamum rosaceum · gbif.org
  44. Northern Rock Hardpear · gbif.org
  45. Large Lightning Bush · gbif.org
  46. Clutia lanceolata · gbif.org
  47. Andrachne fragilis · gbif.org
  48. Andrachne maroccana · gbif.org
  49. Andrachne schweinfurthii · gbif.org
  50. false orpine · gbif.org
  51. tassel-berry · gbif.org
  52. Blue sweetberry · gbif.org
  53. Bridelia somalensis · gbif.org
  54. Bushweed · gbif.org
  55. Common Bushweed · gbif.org
  56. Meineckia phyllanthoides · gbif.org
  57. carry-me-seed · gbif.org
  58. Phyllanthus gossweileri · gbif.org
  59. Phyllanthus hildebrandtii · gbif.org
  60. Phyllanthus leucanthus · gbif.org
  61. Phyllanthus lunifolius · gbif.org
  62. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis · gbif.org
  63. Phyllanthus pinnatus · gbif.org
  64. Phyllanthus pseudoniruri · gbif.org
  65. potato-bush · gbif.org
  66. Phyllanthus rotundifolius · gbif.org
  67. Phyllanthus somalensis · gbif.org
  68. Phyllanthus spinosus · gbif.org
  69. Phyllanthus xylorrhizus · gbif.org
  70. Thecacoris spathulifolia · gbif.org
  71. Bloodberry, Rougeplant, Bloodberry rougeplant, Baby pepper, Coral berry, Inkberry, pigeon berry, Small pokeweed, Turkeyberry · gbif.org
  72. Oldfieldia somalensis · gbif.org
  73. Acorn Peperomia · gbif.org
  74. Pittosporum abyssinicum · gbif.org
  75. Cape pittosporum · gbif.org
  76. Indian-pennywort · gbif.org
  77. Campylanthus anisotrichus · gbif.org
  78. Campylanthus incanus · gbif.org
  79. Campylanthus junceus · gbif.org
  80. Campylanthus parviflorus · gbif.org
  81. Campylanthus reconditus · gbif.org
  82. Campylanthus somaliensis · gbif.org
  83. Campylanthus spinosus · gbif.org
  84. Red-leaved Toadflax · gbif.org
  85. Globularia arabica · gbif.org
  86. Sharp-leaved Fluellen · gbif.org
  87. Weasel's-snout · gbif.org
  88. Nanorrhinum hastatum · gbif.org
  89. Nanorrhinum heterophyllum · gbif.org
  90. Nanorrhinum ramosissimum · gbif.org
  91. Glandular Plantain · gbif.org
  92. Plantago albicans · gbif.org
  93. Plantago amplexicaulis · gbif.org
  94. Ribwort Plantain · gbif.org
  95. Poskea africana · gbif.org
  96. Poskea socotrana · gbif.org
  97. Schweinfurthia pedicellata · gbif.org
  98. Schweinfurthia pedicellata · gbif.org
  99. Schweinfurthia pterosperma · gbif.org
  100. Stemodia serrata · gbif.org
  101. American Speedwell · gbif.org
  102. Blue Water-speedwell · gbif.org
  103. Grey Field-speedwell · gbif.org
  104. Ceratolimon migiurtinum · gbif.org
  105. Ceratostigma abyssinicum · gbif.org
  106. Blue Leadwood · gbif.org
  107. Limonium axillare · gbif.org
  108. Limonium cylindrifolium · gbif.org
  109. Limonium cylindrifolium · gbif.org
  110. Limonium maurocordatae · gbif.org
  111. Limonium paulayanum · gbif.org
  112. Limonium xipholepis · gbif.org
  113. Cape Leadwort · gbif.org
  114. Wild Leadwort · gbif.org
  115. Polygala abyssinica · gbif.org
  116. Polygala acicularis · gbif.org
  117. Polygala amboniensis · gbif.org
  118. Polygala argentea · gbif.org
  119. Puntland Falsepea · gbif.org
  120. black beniseed · gbif.org
  121. Polygala citrina · gbif.org
  122. Polygala dasanensis · gbif.org
  123. Polygala effusa · gbif.org
  124. Woolly-winged milkwort · gbif.org
  125. Polygala erlangeri · gbif.org
  126. Polygala gawenensis · gbif.org
  127. Polygala gypsophila · gbif.org
  128. Polygala hamarensis · gbif.org
  129. Polygala irregularis · gbif.org
  130. Polygala kajii · gbif.org
  131. longstem milkwort · gbif.org
  132. Polygala meonantha · gbif.org
  133. Polygala obtusissima · gbif.org
  134. Polygala praetermissa · gbif.org
  135. Polygala sadebeckiana · gbif.org
  136. Polygala senensis · gbif.org
  137. Polygala somaliensis · gbif.org
  138. Polygala sphenoptera · gbif.org
  139. Polygala stenopetala · gbif.org
  140. Polygala steudneri · gbif.org
  141. Oxygonum altissimum · gbif.org
  142. Oxygonum atriplicifolium · gbif.org
  143. Oxygonum hastatum · gbif.org
  144. Oxygonum sagittatum · gbif.org
  145. Oxygonum salicifolium · gbif.org
  146. Oxygonum sinuatum · gbif.org
  147. Oxygonum thulinianum · gbif.org
  148. Tapertip Smartweed · gbif.org
  149. Denseflower Knotweed · gbif.org
  150. curlytop knotweed · gbif.org
  151. Persicaria senegalensis · gbif.org
  152. spotted knotweed · gbif.org
  153. Bequaert's Dock · gbif.org

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