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Flowering plants of Somalia: families Malvaceae to Santalaceae (668 species) (part 4 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.

Last checked 2026-11-13 164 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Flowering plants of Somalia

Part 4 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
Rumex nervosus Rumex nervosus Polygonaceae NE 3
Spiny Threecornerjack Rumex spinosus Polygonaceae NE 4
bladder dock Rumex vesicarius Polygonaceae NE 6
Portulaca ciferrii Portulaca ciferrii Portulacaceae NE 8
Portulaca commutata Portulaca commutata Portulacaceae NE 9
Portulaca constricta Portulaca constricta Portulacaceae NE 4
Portulaca kermesina Portulaca kermesina Portulacaceae NE 11
Portulaca nogalensis Portulaca nogalensis Portulacaceae NE 4
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae LC 10
Chickenweed Portulaca quadrifida Portulacaceae NE 25
Portulaca somalica Portulaca somalica Portulacaceae NE 9
Portulaca wightiana Portulaca wightiana Portulacaceae NE 10
Portulaca wightiana Portulaca wightiana Portulacaceae NE 1
Montpellier Coris Coris monspeliensis Primulaceae NE 8
Cyclamen somalense Cyclamen somalense Primulaceae CR 3
River Dotleaf Embelia schimperi Primulaceae LC 2
Evotrochis verticillata Evotrochis verticillata Primulaceae NE 1
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis Primulaceae NE 13
Chaffweed Lysimachia minima Primulaceae NE 2
Maesa lanceolata Maesa lanceolata Primulaceae LC 13
African-boxwood Myrsine africana Primulaceae NE 40
Myrsine melanophloeos Myrsine melanophloeos Primulaceae NE 14
Brookweed Samolus valerandi Primulaceae LC 6
Forest Ironplum Drypetes gerrardii Putranjivaceae LC 1
Stem-fruit Ironplum Drypetes natalensis Putranjivaceae LC 2
Drypetes parvifolia Drypetes parvifolia Putranjivaceae NE 3
False Forest Ironplum Drypetes reticulata Putranjivaceae NE 2
Anemone somaliensis Anemone somaliensis Ranunculaceae NE 9
Clematis hirsuta Clematis hirsuta Ranunculaceae NE 4
Clematis sigensis Clematis sigensis Ranunculaceae NE 1
Clematis simensis Clematis simensis Ranunculaceae NE 15
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Ranunculaceae NE 1
Clematis wightiana Clematis wightiana Ranunculaceae NE 1
Delphinium leroyi Delphinium leroyi Ranunculaceae NE 3
Nigella Nigella arvensis Ranunculaceae NE 1
Black-cumin Nigella sativa Ranunculaceae NE 2
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Ranunculaceae LC 1
Globeflower Trollius europaeus Ranunculaceae NE 1
Taily Weed Ochradenus baccatus Resedaceae LC 51
Ochradenus somalensis Ochradenus somalensis Resedaceae NE 53
Reseda amblycarpa Reseda amblycarpa Resedaceae NE 74
Reseda amblyocarpa Reseda amblyocarpa Resedaceae NE 13
Reseda aucheri Reseda aucheri Resedaceae NE 1
Reseda ellenbeckii Reseda ellenbeckii Resedaceae NE 5
Reseda linifolia Reseda linifolia Resedaceae NE 1
Reseda migiurtinorum Reseda migiurtinorum Resedaceae NE 3
Reseda sessilifolia Reseda sessilifolia Resedaceae NE 1
Reseda telephiifolia Reseda telephiifolia Resedaceae NE 16
Soap Bush Helinus integrifolius Rhamnaceae NE 13
Helinus mystacinus Helinus mystacinus Rhamnaceae NE 9
Mountain Date Phyllogeiton discolor Rhamnaceae NE 15
Glossy Leaf Rhamnus prinoides Rhamnaceae LC 9
Rhamnus staddo Rhamnus staddo Rhamnaceae LC 11
pauper's-tea Sageretia thea Rhamnaceae NE 12
Scutia myrtina Scutia myrtina Rhamnaceae LC 1
large jujube Ziziphus abyssinica Rhamnaceae LC 6
Ziziphus hamur Ziziphus hamur Rhamnaceae NE 39
Chinese jujube Ziziphus jujuba Rhamnaceae LC 1
Indian jujube Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae LC 15
Buffalo Thorn Ziziphus mucronata Rhamnaceae LC 26
small jujube Ziziphus pubescens Rhamnaceae NE 1
Christ's-thorn Ziziphus spina-christi Rhamnaceae LC 35
Oriental Mangrove Bruguiera gymnorhiza Rhizophoraceae LC 1
velvet-fruited onionwood Cassipourea euryoides Rhizophoraceae LC 2
African Onionwood Cassipourea malosana Rhizophoraceae LC 5
spurred mangrove Ceriops tagal Rhizophoraceae LC 3
Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophoraceae NE 4
Mangrove Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophoraceae LC 3
African Redwood Hagenia abyssinica Rosaceae LC 2
African cherry Prunus africana Rosaceae VU 1
Abyssinian rose Rosa abyssinica Rosaceae NE 11
Rosa abyssinica Rosa abyssinica Rosaceae NE 4
Afrocanthium pseudoverticillatum Afrocanthium pseudoverticillatum Rubiaceae LC 6
Agathisanthemum bojeri Agathisanthemum bojeri Rubiaceae NE 3
Breonadia Breonadia salicina Rubiaceae LC 1
Bullockia mombazensis Bullockia mombazensis Rubiaceae NE 3
Bristly Canthium Bullockia setiflora Rubiaceae LC 1
Canthium glaucum Canthium glaucum Rubiaceae LC 12
Catunaregam nilotica Catunaregam nilotica Rubiaceae LC 3
Coastal Bone-Apple Catunaregam obovata Rubiaceae LC 1
Coelospermum truncatum Coelospermum truncatum Rubiaceae LC 2
Coffea rhamnifolia Coffea rhamnifolia Rubiaceae DD 31
Conostomium longitubum Conostomium longitubum Rubiaceae NE 41
Coptosperma graveolens Coptosperma graveolens Rubiaceae LC 39
Black Butterspoon Coptosperma nigrescens Rubiaceae LC 5
Coptosperma somaliense Coptosperma somaliense Rubiaceae NE 6
Coptosperma wajirense Coptosperma wajirense Rubiaceae NE 1
Cordylostigma longifolium Cordylostigma longifolium Rubiaceae NE 1
Cordylostigma obtusilobum Cordylostigma obtusilobum Rubiaceae LC 1
Diodia aulacosperma Diodia aulacosperma Rubiaceae VU 28
Dirichletia glaucescens Dirichletia glaucescens Rubiaceae LC 19
Dirichletia pubescens Dirichletia pubescens Rubiaceae LC 1
Dirichletia somaliensis Dirichletia somaliensis Rubiaceae NE 2
Empogona kirkii Empogona kirkii Rubiaceae LC 1
Empogona ovalifolia Empogona ovalifolia Rubiaceae LC 17
Empogona somaliensis Empogona somaliensis Rubiaceae NE 3
Feretia apodanthera Feretia apodanthera Rubiaceae NE 7
Galium glaciale Galium glaciale Rubiaceae NE 1
Galium setaceum Galium setaceum Rubiaceae NE 4
False Cleavers Galium spurium Rubiaceae NE 11
Galium tenuissimum Galium tenuissimum Rubiaceae NE 2
Gardenia fiorii Gardenia fiorii Rubiaceae NE 6
Gardenia stenophylla Gardenia stenophylla Rubiaceae NE 1
powderbark gardenia Gardenia ternifolia Rubiaceae LC 3
common gardenia Gardenia volkensii Rubiaceae LC 2
Heinsia crinita Heinsia crinita Rubiaceae LC 5
Rough Trembletop Kohautia aspera Rubiaceae NE 1
Bushveld Trembletop Kohautia caespitosa Rubiaceae NE 45
Kohautia dolichostyla Kohautia dolichostyla Rubiaceae NE 2
Kohautia platyphylla Kohautia platyphylla Rubiaceae NE 1
Kohautia subverticillata Kohautia subverticillata Rubiaceae NE 2
Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Rubiaceae NE 1
Meyna tetraphylla Meyna tetraphylla Rubiaceae LC 8
Mitragyna inermis Mitragyna inermis Rubiaceae LC 1
Oldenlandia chiovendae Oldenlandia chiovendae Rubiaceae NE 13
Flat-Top Mille Graines Oldenlandia corymbosa Rubiaceae NE 4
Oldenlandia fastigiata Oldenlandia fastigiata Rubiaceae NE 32
Clusterflower Mille Graines Oldenlandia herbacea Rubiaceae NE 5
Oldenlandia ichthyoderma Oldenlandia ichthyoderma Rubiaceae NE 14
Oldenlandia monanthos Oldenlandia monanthos Rubiaceae NE 2
Oldenlandia richardsonioides Oldenlandia richardsonioides Rubiaceae VU 42
Oldenlandia saxifragoides Oldenlandia saxifragoides Rubiaceae NE 8
Oxyanthus zanguebaricus Oxyanthus zanguebaricus Rubiaceae LC 2
Paederia pospischilii Paederia pospischilii Rubiaceae LC 14
Pavetta crebrifolia Pavetta crebrifolia Rubiaceae LC 2
Common Brides-bush Pavetta gardeniifolia Rubiaceae LC 19
Pavetta incana Pavetta incana Rubiaceae NE 1
Pavetta microphylla Pavetta microphylla Rubiaceae NE 8
Pavetta oliveriana Pavetta oliveriana Rubiaceae NE 1
Pavetta pammalaka Pavetta pammalaka Rubiaceae NE 2
Pavetta sennii Pavetta sennii Rubiaceae NE 2
Pavetta transjubensis Pavetta transjubensis Rubiaceae NE 3
Pavetta uniflora Pavetta uniflora Rubiaceae NE 4
Pavetta venenata Pavetta venenata Rubiaceae NE 17
Pavetta villosa Pavetta villosa Rubiaceae NE 14
Pentanisia calcicola Pentanisia calcicola Rubiaceae NE 6
Pentanisia longipedunculata Pentanisia longipedunculata Rubiaceae NE 6
Pentanisia longituba Pentanisia longituba Rubiaceae NE 20
Pentanisia microphylla Pentanisia microphylla Rubiaceae NE 12
Pentanisia ouranogyne Pentanisia ouranogyne Rubiaceae NE 20
Pentanopsis fragrans Pentanopsis fragrans Rubiaceae NE 33
Pentanopsis gracilicaulis Pentanopsis gracilicaulis Rubiaceae NE 5
Pentas glabrescens Pentas glabrescens Rubiaceae NE 31
Egyptian Starcluster Pentas lanceolata Rubiaceae NE 2
Pentas pauciflora Pentas pauciflora Rubiaceae NE 7
Pentodon laurentioides Pentodon laurentioides Rubiaceae NE 3
Hale's Pentodon Pentodon pentandrus Rubiaceae LC 3
Plocama calcicola Plocama calcicola Rubiaceae NE 6
Plocama somaliensis Plocama somaliensis Rubiaceae NE 3
Plocama tinctoria Plocama tinctoria Rubiaceae LC 3
Polysphaeria multiflora Polysphaeria multiflora Rubiaceae LC 11
Polysphaeria parvifolia Polysphaeria parvifolia Rubiaceae LC 5
Bird-Berry Psychotria capensis Rubiaceae LC 6
Dotted Wild Coffee Psychotria punctata Rubiaceae NE 15
Psydrax graniticola Psydrax graniticola Rubiaceae NE 11
Psydrax kaessneri Psydrax kaessneri Rubiaceae NE 2
Psydrax schimperianus Psydrax schimperianus Rubiaceae LC 2
Pyrostria phyllanthoidea Pyrostria phyllanthoidea Rubiaceae VU 10
Rhodopentas bussei Rhodopentas bussei Rubiaceae NE 3
Rhodopentas parvifolia Rhodopentas parvifolia Rubiaceae NE 1
Rothmannia ravae Rothmannia ravae Rubiaceae LC 5
Indian madder Rubia cordifolia Rubiaceae NE 6
Thin-leaved Madder Rubia tenuifolia Rubiaceae NE 1
Rytigynia parvifolia Rytigynia parvifolia Rubiaceae LC 3

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

Sources

  1. Rumex nervosus · gbif.org
  2. Spiny Threecornerjack · gbif.org
  3. bladder dock · gbif.org
  4. Portulaca ciferrii · gbif.org
  5. Portulaca commutata · gbif.org
  6. Portulaca constricta · gbif.org
  7. Portulaca kermesina · gbif.org
  8. Portulaca nogalensis · gbif.org
  9. Common Purslane · gbif.org
  10. Chickenweed · gbif.org
  11. Portulaca somalica · gbif.org
  12. Portulaca wightiana · gbif.org
  13. Portulaca wightiana · gbif.org
  14. Montpellier Coris · gbif.org
  15. Cyclamen somalense · gbif.org
  16. River Dotleaf · gbif.org
  17. Evotrochis verticillata · gbif.org
  18. Scarlet Pimpernel · gbif.org
  19. Chaffweed · gbif.org
  20. Maesa lanceolata · gbif.org
  21. African-boxwood · gbif.org
  22. Myrsine melanophloeos · gbif.org
  23. Brookweed · gbif.org
  24. Forest Ironplum · gbif.org
  25. Stem-fruit Ironplum · gbif.org
  26. Drypetes parvifolia · gbif.org
  27. False Forest Ironplum · gbif.org
  28. Anemone somaliensis · gbif.org
  29. Clematis hirsuta · gbif.org
  30. Clematis sigensis · gbif.org
  31. Clematis simensis · gbif.org
  32. Traveller's-joy · gbif.org
  33. Clematis wightiana · gbif.org
  34. Delphinium leroyi · gbif.org
  35. Nigella · gbif.org
  36. Black-cumin · gbif.org
  37. Celery-leaved Buttercup · gbif.org
  38. Globeflower · gbif.org
  39. Taily Weed · gbif.org
  40. Ochradenus somalensis · gbif.org
  41. Reseda amblycarpa · gbif.org
  42. Reseda amblyocarpa · gbif.org
  43. Reseda aucheri · gbif.org
  44. Reseda ellenbeckii · gbif.org
  45. Reseda linifolia · gbif.org
  46. Reseda migiurtinorum · gbif.org
  47. Reseda sessilifolia · gbif.org
  48. Reseda telephiifolia · gbif.org
  49. Soap Bush · gbif.org
  50. Helinus mystacinus · gbif.org
  51. Mountain Date · gbif.org
  52. Glossy Leaf · gbif.org
  53. Rhamnus staddo · gbif.org
  54. pauper's-tea · gbif.org
  55. Scutia myrtina · gbif.org
  56. large jujube · gbif.org
  57. Ziziphus hamur · gbif.org
  58. Chinese jujube · gbif.org
  59. Indian jujube · gbif.org
  60. Buffalo Thorn · gbif.org
  61. small jujube · gbif.org
  62. Christ's-thorn · gbif.org
  63. Oriental Mangrove · gbif.org
  64. velvet-fruited onionwood · gbif.org
  65. African Onionwood · gbif.org
  66. spurred mangrove · gbif.org
  67. Rhizophora mucronata · gbif.org
  68. Mangrove · gbif.org
  69. African Redwood · gbif.org
  70. African cherry · gbif.org
  71. Abyssinian rose · gbif.org
  72. Rosa abyssinica · gbif.org
  73. Afrocanthium pseudoverticillatum · gbif.org
  74. Agathisanthemum bojeri · gbif.org
  75. Breonadia · gbif.org
  76. Bullockia mombazensis · gbif.org
  77. Bristly Canthium · gbif.org
  78. Canthium glaucum · gbif.org
  79. Catunaregam nilotica · gbif.org
  80. Coastal Bone-Apple · gbif.org
  81. Coelospermum truncatum · gbif.org
  82. Coffea rhamnifolia · gbif.org
  83. Conostomium longitubum · gbif.org
  84. Coptosperma graveolens · gbif.org
  85. Black Butterspoon · gbif.org
  86. Coptosperma somaliense · gbif.org
  87. Coptosperma wajirense · gbif.org
  88. Cordylostigma longifolium · gbif.org
  89. Cordylostigma obtusilobum · gbif.org
  90. Diodia aulacosperma · gbif.org
  91. Dirichletia glaucescens · gbif.org
  92. Dirichletia pubescens · gbif.org
  93. Dirichletia somaliensis · gbif.org
  94. Empogona kirkii · gbif.org
  95. Empogona ovalifolia · gbif.org
  96. Empogona somaliensis · gbif.org
  97. Feretia apodanthera · gbif.org
  98. Galium glaciale · gbif.org
  99. Galium setaceum · gbif.org
  100. False Cleavers · gbif.org
  101. Galium tenuissimum · gbif.org
  102. Gardenia fiorii · gbif.org
  103. Gardenia stenophylla · gbif.org
  104. powderbark gardenia · gbif.org
  105. common gardenia · gbif.org
  106. Heinsia crinita · gbif.org
  107. Rough Trembletop · gbif.org
  108. Bushveld Trembletop · gbif.org
  109. Kohautia dolichostyla · gbif.org
  110. Kohautia platyphylla · gbif.org
  111. Kohautia subverticillata · gbif.org
  112. Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus · gbif.org
  113. Meyna tetraphylla · gbif.org
  114. Mitragyna inermis · gbif.org
  115. Oldenlandia chiovendae · gbif.org
  116. Flat-Top Mille Graines · gbif.org
  117. Oldenlandia fastigiata · gbif.org
  118. Clusterflower Mille Graines · gbif.org
  119. Oldenlandia ichthyoderma · gbif.org
  120. Oldenlandia monanthos · gbif.org
  121. Oldenlandia richardsonioides · gbif.org
  122. Oldenlandia saxifragoides · gbif.org
  123. Oxyanthus zanguebaricus · gbif.org
  124. Paederia pospischilii · gbif.org
  125. Pavetta crebrifolia · gbif.org
  126. Common Brides-bush · gbif.org
  127. Pavetta incana · gbif.org
  128. Pavetta microphylla · gbif.org
  129. Pavetta oliveriana · gbif.org
  130. Pavetta pammalaka · gbif.org
  131. Pavetta sennii · gbif.org
  132. Pavetta transjubensis · gbif.org
  133. Pavetta uniflora · gbif.org
  134. Pavetta venenata · gbif.org
  135. Pavetta villosa · gbif.org
  136. Pentanisia calcicola · gbif.org
  137. Pentanisia longipedunculata · gbif.org
  138. Pentanisia longituba · gbif.org
  139. Pentanisia microphylla · gbif.org
  140. Pentanisia ouranogyne · gbif.org
  141. Pentanopsis fragrans · gbif.org
  142. Pentanopsis gracilicaulis · gbif.org
  143. Pentas glabrescens · gbif.org
  144. Egyptian Starcluster · gbif.org
  145. Pentas pauciflora · gbif.org
  146. Pentodon laurentioides · gbif.org
  147. Hale's Pentodon · gbif.org
  148. Plocama calcicola · gbif.org
  149. Plocama somaliensis · gbif.org
  150. Plocama tinctoria · gbif.org
  151. Polysphaeria multiflora · gbif.org
  152. Polysphaeria parvifolia · gbif.org
  153. Bird-Berry · gbif.org
  154. Dotted Wild Coffee · gbif.org
  155. Psydrax graniticola · gbif.org
  156. Psydrax kaessneri · gbif.org
  157. Psydrax schimperianus · gbif.org
  158. Pyrostria phyllanthoidea · gbif.org
  159. Rhodopentas bussei · gbif.org
  160. Rhodopentas parvifolia · gbif.org
  161. Rothmannia ravae · gbif.org
  162. Indian madder · gbif.org
  163. Thin-leaved Madder · gbif.org
  164. Rytigynia parvifolia · gbif.org

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