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Flowering plants of Somalia: families Malvaceae to Santalaceae (668 species) (part 5 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 40 sources Reading time: 3 min Part of Flowering plants of Somalia

Part 5 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
Spermacoce brachyantha Spermacoce brachyantha Rubiaceae NE 6
Spermacoce chaetocephala Spermacoce chaetocephala Rubiaceae NE 2
Spermacoce filituba Spermacoce filituba Rubiaceae NE 10
Spermacoce paolii Spermacoce paolii Rubiaceae NE 1
Spermacoce pusilla Spermacoce pusilla Rubiaceae NE 1
Tennantia sennii Tennantia sennii Rubiaceae NE 8
Hispid Valantia Valantia hispida Rubiaceae NE 2
Vangueria apiculata Vangueria apiculata Rubiaceae LC 1
Vangueria gillettii Vangueria gillettii Rubiaceae VU 3
Vangueria randii Vangueria randii Rubiaceae LC 1
Wendlandia arabica Wendlandia arabica Rubiaceae NT 13
Bottegoa insignis Bottegoa insignis Rutaceae NT 17
horsewood Clausena anisata Rutaceae NE 2
Fagaropsis hildebrandtii Fagaropsis hildebrandtii Rutaceae NT 5
Haplophyllum arbusculum Haplophyllum arbusculum Rutaceae NE 8
Haplophyllum sanguineum Haplophyllum sanguineum Rutaceae NE 4
Haplophyllum tuberculatum Haplophyllum tuberculatum Rutaceae NE 5
Harrisonia abyssinica Harrisonia abyssinica Rutaceae LC 10
Thamnosma africana Thamnosma africana Rutaceae NE 1
Thamnosma hirschii Thamnosma hirschii Rutaceae NE 17
Thamnosma hirschii Thamnosma hirschii Rutaceae NE 2
Thamnosma somalensis Thamnosma somalensis Rutaceae NE 4
Vepris eugeniifolia Vepris eugeniifolia Rutaceae LC 13
Vepris glomerata Vepris glomerata Rutaceae NE 10
Vepris nobilis Vepris nobilis Rutaceae LC 16
Vepris simplicifolia Vepris simplicifolia Rutaceae LC 1
Climbing Orange Zanthoxylum asiaticum Rutaceae NE 1
Zanthoxylum chalybaeum Zanthoxylum chalybaeum Rutaceae NE 6
Zanthoxylum holtzianum Zanthoxylum holtzianum Rutaceae VU 3
Abyssinian-gooseberry Dovyalis abyssinica Salicaceae LC 49
Dovyalis verrucosa Dovyalis verrucosa Salicaceae NE 26
Governor’s plum, Ramontchi, Batoko plum, Madagascar plum, Indian plum Flacourtia indica Salicaceae LC 1
African-Dogrose Oncoba spinosa Salicaceae LC 7
Scolopia theifolia Scolopia theifolia Salicaceae NE 19
Bee-Sting Azima tetracantha Salvadoraceae LC 36
Dobera glabra Dobera glabra Salvadoraceae NE 25
Dobera loranthifolia Dobera loranthifolia Salvadoraceae NE 5
toothbrushtree Salvadora persica Salvadoraceae LC 30
Osyris compressa Osyris compressa Santalaceae NE 1
African Sandalwood Osyris lanceolata Santalaceae LC 32

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

Sources

  1. Spermacoce brachyantha · gbif.org
  2. Spermacoce chaetocephala · gbif.org
  3. Spermacoce filituba · gbif.org
  4. Spermacoce paolii · gbif.org
  5. Spermacoce pusilla · gbif.org
  6. Tennantia sennii · gbif.org
  7. Hispid Valantia · gbif.org
  8. Vangueria apiculata · gbif.org
  9. Vangueria gillettii · gbif.org
  10. Vangueria randii · gbif.org
  11. Wendlandia arabica · gbif.org
  12. Bottegoa insignis · gbif.org
  13. horsewood · gbif.org
  14. Fagaropsis hildebrandtii · gbif.org
  15. Haplophyllum arbusculum · gbif.org
  16. Haplophyllum sanguineum · gbif.org
  17. Haplophyllum tuberculatum · gbif.org
  18. Harrisonia abyssinica · gbif.org
  19. Thamnosma africana · gbif.org
  20. Thamnosma hirschii · gbif.org
  21. Thamnosma hirschii · gbif.org
  22. Thamnosma somalensis · gbif.org
  23. Vepris eugeniifolia · gbif.org
  24. Vepris glomerata · gbif.org
  25. Vepris nobilis · gbif.org
  26. Vepris simplicifolia · gbif.org
  27. Climbing Orange · gbif.org
  28. Zanthoxylum chalybaeum · gbif.org
  29. Zanthoxylum holtzianum · gbif.org
  30. Abyssinian-gooseberry · gbif.org
  31. Dovyalis verrucosa · gbif.org
  32. Governor’s plum, Ramontchi, Batoko plum, Madagascar plum, Indian plum · gbif.org
  33. African-Dogrose · gbif.org
  34. Scolopia theifolia · gbif.org
  35. Bee-Sting · gbif.org
  36. Dobera glabra · gbif.org
  37. Dobera loranthifolia · gbif.org
  38. toothbrushtree · gbif.org
  39. Osyris compressa · gbif.org
  40. African Sandalwood · gbif.org

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