List of endemics

Results from search for endemic or near-endemic taxa

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Family name Species nameEndemicFZ DivisionRed data
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia antunesii EndemicHI
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia quintanilhae EndemicNA
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia reficiens subsp. reficiens Near-endemicBE
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia welwitschii subsp. welwitschii EndemicBE
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAdenodolichos huillensis var. huillensis Near-endemicHI
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeAdenodolichos mendesii EndemicCS
AizoaceaeAizoanthemum mossamedense EndemicNA
PoaceaeAlloeochaete andongensis EndemicMA
PrimulaceaeAnagallis baumii Endemic
AnisophylleaceaeAnisophyllea buchneri Endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeAsclepias baumii Endemic
AsteraceaeAspilia angolensis Near-endemic
AsteraceaeAspilia bipartita Endemic
AsteraceaeAspilia trichodesmoides Endemic
AspleniaceaeAsplenium angolense Near-endemicCN
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeBaphia arenicola EndemicBI,MO
LamiaceaeBenguellia lanceolata EndemicBE
AsteraceaeBerkheya carlinopsis subsp. carlinopsis Endemic
AsteraceaeBerkheya welwitschii Endemic
AsteraceaeBidens andongensis Endemic
AsteraceaeBidens flabellata Endemic
OrchidaceaeBrachycorythis mixta Near-endemicHA
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBrachystegia bakeriana Near-endemicCU,MO
PoaceaeCentropodia mossamedensis (Rendle) Cope Near-endemicNA
PoaceaeChloris flabellata Near-endemicBE,CS,LA,NA
RanunculaceaeClematis chrysocarpa subsp. chrysocarpa EndemicBE,BI,HI,NA
RanunculaceaeClematis intraglabra EndemicBI
RanunculaceaeClematis teuszii EndemicBE,BI,MA,UI
LamiaceaeColeus insolitus Endemic
LamiaceaeColeus niveus Endemic
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeCorchorus angolensis Near-endemicBE,BO,CN,CS,HI,LA,NA
CucurbitaceaeCucumis reticulatus EndemicMO
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeCynanchum viminale subsp. welwitschii EndemicHI
CampanulaceaeCyphia stheno Endemic
PoaceaeDanthoniopsis aptera Endemic
PoaceaeDanthoniopsis lignosa Near-endemicCU,HI
OrchidaceaeDiaphananthe welwitschii Endemic
LamiaceaeEndostemon palustris EndemicBI,MO
LamiaceaeEndostemon tubulascens Endemic
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeEntada hockii Near-endemic
PoaceaeEntoplocamia aristulata Near-endemicBE,CU,HI
ErythroxylaceaeErythroxylum dekindtii EndemicHI
OrchidaceaeEulophia aloifolia Endemic
OrchidaceaeEulophia antunesii Endemic
OrchidaceaeEulophia corymbosa EndemicCU
OrchidaceaeEulophia divergens Endemic
OrchidaceaeEulophia macaulayae Near-endemicMO
OrchidaceaeEulophia protearum EndemicHI
EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia candelabrum EndemicBE,BO,CS,LA
LentibulariaceaeGenlisea angolensis Near-endemic
PoaceaeGossweilerochloa delicatula EndemicCS
PoaceaeGuaduella dichroa EndemicCA
OrchidaceaeHabenaria compta Near-endemicCU
OrchidaceaeHabenaria decaptera Endemic
OrchidaceaeHabenaria divergens EndemicMA
OrchidaceaeHabenaria magnifica Endemic
OrchidaceaeHabenaria robusta Endemic
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeHibiscus andongensis EndemicMA
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeHibiscus angolensis EndemicBI
PoaceaeHomozeugos conciliatum EndemicHA
PoaceaeHomozeugos fragile EndemicBI
PoaceaeHomozeugos gossweileri EndemicBI
PoaceaeHomozeugos huillense EndemicHI
PoaceaeHomozeugos katakton Near-endemicBI,MO
HypoxidaceaeHypoxis canaliculata Endemic
HypoxidaceaeHypoxis leucotricha Endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea crassipes var. hirta Endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea milnei Near-endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea porrecta Endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea protea Near-endemic
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea pyramidalis Endemic
PoaceaeIsachne gossweileri EndemicCN
PoaceaeKampochloa brachyphylla Near-endemicMO
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeLandolphia lanceolata Near-endemicCC,LS,ZA,MO
RubiaceaeLeptactina prostrata EndemicCC,HA,HI,MO
LamiaceaeLeucas pechuelii Near-endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia gracillima Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia henodon Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia humpatensis Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia lepida Endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia livingstoniana Near-endemic
CampanulaceaeLobelia xongorolana Endemic
PoaceaeLoudetia cuanzensis EndemicCN
PoaceaeLoxodera rhytachnoides EndemicUI
OrchidaceaeMalaxis welwitschii Endemic
PoaceaeMicrochloa ensifolia EndemicMA
CucurbitaceaeMomordica angolensis EndemicCS,HI
CucurbitaceaeMomordica humilis Near-endemicBE,CU,NA
CucurbitaceaeMomordica welwitschii Near-endemicBE,NA
PoaceaeMonelytrum luederitzianum Near-endemicNA
MoringaceaeMoringa ovalifolia Near-endemicNA
AsteraceaeMuschleria angolensis Endemic
UrticaceaeObetia carruthersiana Near-endemic
OlacaceaeOlax gossweileri Near-endemicCC
AsteraceaeOmphalopappus newtonii Endemic
OpiliaceaeOpilia campestris var. glabra EndemicNA
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeOrthanthera gossweileri EndemicCU
OrchidaceaeOrthochilus clandestinus Endemic
OrchidaceaeOrthochilus corymbosus Near-endemicMO
LamiaceaeOrthosiphon cuanzae Endemic
LamiaceaeOrthosiphon newtonii Endemic
LamiaceaeOrthosiphon nigripunctatus Near-endemic
LamiaceaeOrthosiphon violaceus EndemicHI
PandanaceaePandanus welwitschii Endemic
ConvolvulaceaeParalepistemon curtoi Endemic
AsteraceaePasaccardoa baumii EndemicBI,LS,MO
AsteraceaePasaccardoa jeffreyi subsp. jeffreyi Near-endemic
AsteraceaePasaccardoa jeffreyi subsp. kasaiensis Near-endemic
RubiaceaePentanisia rubricaulis EndemicBI,HA
CucurbitaceaePeponium lagenarioides EndemicHI
PolygonaceaePersicaria nogueirae Near-endemic
LamiaceaePlatostoma coeruleum Near-endemic
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne brevirostris Near-endemicMO
OrchidaceaePlatycoryne micrantha Near-endemic
AsteraceaePluchea lycioides Near-endemic
LamiaceaePogostemon mutamba Endemic
AnnonaceaePolyceratocarpus gossweileri Near-endemicCA
PortulacaceaePortulaca saxifragoides EndemicMA
PortulacaceaePortulacaria carrissoana Near-endemicNA
LamiaceaePremna matadiensis Near-endemicCA,LN,ZA
LamiaceaePremna polita EndemicCN
LamiaceaePremna sulphurea EndemicCN,MA
ProteaceaeProtea baumii Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea dekindtiana Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea flavopilosa Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea minima Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea ongotium Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea paludosa subsp. paludosa Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea poggei subsp. haemantha Endemic
ProteaceaeProtea poggei subsp. heliophila Endemic
AsteraceaePsednotrichia newtonii Endemic
AsteraceaePsednotrichia perennis Endemic
AsteraceaePsednotrichia xyridopsis Endemic
LamiaceaePycnostachys angolensis Endemic
LamiaceaePycnostachys gracilis Endemic
SalvadoraceaeSalvadora persica var. densiflora Endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSchizoglossum angolense EndemicHI
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSchizoglossum graminifolium Endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSchizostephanus gossweileri Near-endemicNA
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeSecamone dewevrei subsp. elliptica Near-endemicMO
ConvolvulaceaeSeddera schizantha Near-endemic
LamiaceaeStachys andongensis Endemic
LamiaceaeStachys gossweileri Endemic
LamiaceaeStachys huillensis Endemic
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeStapelia parvula EndemicNA
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeStapelia schinzii var. angolensis Near-endemicNA
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeStathmostelma incarnatum EndemicHI
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeStrophanthus gardeniiflorus Near-endemicMO
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeTavaresia angolensis Endemic
LamiaceaeTinnea benguellensis EndemicBE
LamiaceaeTinnea gossweileri Endemic
CucurbitaceaeTrochomeria baumiana Endemic
Welwitschiaceae Welwitschia mirabilis Near-endemicNa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and SecamonoideaeXysmalobium rhomboideum Endemic
CucurbitaceaeZehneria angolensis EndemicCN,CS,HI,MA,NA
CucurbitaceaeZehneria racemosa EndemicBE,BI,CC,CSHA,HI,MA

156 taxa found


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: List of endemic species.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-endemics.php, retrieved 29 September 2026

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