Endemics in Family Order

Apiaceae
Melanoselinum
Melanoselinum insulare
Tornabenea
Tornabenea annua
Tornabenea bischoffii
Tornabenea humilis
Tornabenea insularis
Tornabenea tenuissima

Apocynaceae
Periploca laevigata
Sarcostemma daltoni

Arecaceae
Phoenix atlantica

Asparagaceae
Asparagus squarrosus

Asteraceae
Artemisia gorgonum
Asteriscus daltonii
Asteriscus smithii
Asteriscus vogelii
Conyza feae
Conyza pannosa
Conyza schlechtendalii
Conyza varia
Gongrothamnus bolleanus
Launaea gorgadensis
Launaea intybacea
Launaea melanostigma
Launaea picridioides
Launaea thalassica
Nauplius daltonii
Nauplius smithii
Odontospermum daltonii
Odontospermum volgelii
Phagnalon melanoleucum
Pluchea bravae
Pulicaria burchardii
Pulicaria diffusa
Sonchus daltonii
Tolpis farinulosa
Tolpis glandulifera

Boraginaceae
Echium glabrescens
Echium hypertropicum
Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii
Echium vulcanorum

Brassicaceae
Diplotaxis antoniensis
Diplotaxis gorgadensis
Diplotaxis gracilis
Diplotaxis harra subsp. glauca
Diplotaxis harra subsp. harra
Diplotaxis harra subsp. hirta
Diplotaxis sundingii
Diplotaxis varia
Erysimum caboverdeanum
Lobularia canariensis subsp. fruticosa
Lobularia canariensis subsp. spathulata
Sinapidendron

Campanulaceae
Campanula bravensis
Campanula jacobaea
Cyphia stheno

Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria gorgonea
Paronychia illecebroides
Polycarpaea gayi

Cistaceae
Helianthemum gorgoneum

Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta nothochlaena
Ipomoea sancti-nicolai
Ipomoea webbii

Crassulaceae
Aeonium gorgoneum
Aeonium webbii
Umbilicus schmidtii

Cyperaceae
Carex antoniensis
Carex paniculata subsp. hansenii

Euphorbiaceae
Tithymalus tuckeyanus

Fabaceae
Lotus arborescens
Lotus brunneri
Lotus jacobaeus
Lotus latifolius
Lotus purpureus
Tephrosia gorgonea

Frankeniaceae
Frankenia ericifolia subsp. caboverdeana
Frankenia ericifolia subsp. montana

Gentianaceae
Centaurium tenuiflorum subsp. viridense

Lamiaceae
Lavendula stricta
Satureja forbesii
Stoechas rotundifolia

Malvaceae
Gossypium capitis-viridis

Orchidaceae
Nervilia simplex

Papaveraceae
Papaver gorgoneum

Plantaginaceae
Campylanthus benthamii
Campylanthus glaber subsp. spathulatus
Globularia amygdalifolia
Kickxia brunneri
Kickxia elegans ssp dichondraefolia
Kickxia elegans ssp elegans
Kickxia elegans ssp webbiana
Linaria brunneri
Lythanthus amygdalifolius

Plumbaginaceae
Limonium braunii
Limonium brunneri
Limonium jovibarba
Limonium lobinii
Limonium sundingii

Poaceae
Aristida cardosoi
Aristida funiculata var. paradoxa
Brachiaria lata subsp. caboverdiana
Chloris pilosa
Enteropogon rupestris
Eragrostis concertii
Eragrostis insulatlantica
Festuca gracilis
Sporobolus minutus subsp. confertus

Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon marmulana var. marginata

Scrophulariaceae
Celsia cystolithica
Celsia insularis
Verbascum caboverdeanum
Verbascum capitus-viridis
Verbascum cystolithicum

Urticaceae
Forsskaolea procridifolia
Forsskaolea viridis
Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Zygophyllaceae
Fagonia mayana
Fagonia sinaica var. albiflora


Endemics in Alphabetical Order

Aeonium gorgoneum
Aeonium webbii
Arenaria gorgonea
Aristida cardosoi
Aristida funiculata var. paradoxa
Artemisia gorgonum
Asparagus squarrosus
Asteriscus daltonii
Asteriscus smithii
Asteriscus vogelii
Brachiaria lata subsp. caboverdiana
Campanula bravensis
Campanula jacobaea
Campylanthus benthamii
Campylanthus glaber subsp. spathulatus
Carex antoniensis
Carex paniculata subsp. hansenii
Celsia cystolithica
Celsia insularis
Centaurium tenuiflorum subsp. viridense
Chloris pilosa
Conyza feae
Conyza pannosa
Conyza schlechtendalii
Conyza varia
Cuscuta nothochlaena
Cyphia stheno
Diplotaxis antoniensis
Diplotaxis gorgadensis
Diplotaxis gracilis
Diplotaxis harra subsp. glauca
Diplotaxis harra subsp. harra
Diplotaxis harra subsp. hirta
Diplotaxis sundingii
Diplotaxis varia
Echium glabrescens
Echium hypertropicum
Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii
Echium vulcanorum
Enteropogon rupestris
Eragrostis concertii
Eragrostis insulatlantica
Erysimum caboverdeanum
Fagonia mayana
Fagonia sinaica var. albiflora
Festuca gracilis
Forsskaolea procridifolia
Forsskaolea viridis
Frankenia ericifolia subsp. caboverdeana
Frankenia ericifolia subsp. montana
Globularia amygdalifolia
Gongrothamnus bolleanus
Gossypium capitis-viridis
Helianthemum gorgoneum
Ipomoea sancti-nicolai
Ipomoea webbii
Kickxia brunneri
Kickxia elegans ssp dichondraefolia
Kickxia elegans ssp elegans
Kickxia elegans ssp webbiana
Launaea gorgadensis
Launaea intybacea
Launaea melanostigma
Launaea picridioides
Launaea thalassica
Lavendula stricta
Limonium braunii
Limonium brunneri
Limonium jovibarba
Limonium lobinii
Limonium sundingii
Linaria brunneri
Lobularia canariensis subsp. fruticosa
Lobularia canariensis subsp. spathulata
Lotus arborescens
Lotus brunneri
Lotus jacobaeus
Lotus latifolius
Lotus purpureus
Lythanthus amygdalifolius
Melanoselinum
Melanoselinum insulare
Nauplius daltonii
Nauplius smithii
Nervilia simplex
Odontospermum daltonii
Odontospermum volgelii
Papaver gorgoneum
Paronychia illecebroides
Periploca laevigata
Phagnalon melanoleucum
Phoenix atlantica
Pluchea bravae
Polycarpaea gayi
Pulicaria burchardii
Pulicaria diffusa
Sarcostemma daltoni
Satureja forbesii
Sideroxylon marmulana var. marginata
Sonchus daltonii
Sporobolus minutus subsp. confertus
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Stoechas rotundifolia
Tephrosia gorgonea
Tithymalus tuckeyanus
Tolpis farinulosa
Tolpis glandulifera
Tornabenea
Tornabenea annua
Tornabenea bischoffii
Tornabenea humilis
Tornabenea insularis
Tornabenea tenuissima
Umbilicus schmidtii
Verbascum caboverdeanum
Verbascum capitus-viridis
Verbascum cystolithicum


Summary

Included here is the fourteen Atlantic islands of Cape Verde including Fogo, Santiago and Santo Antae.

Of the endemic and near endemic plants so far recorded there are about 118 species in 63 genera and 28 families. There is at least one endemic genus (marked red) and one genus endemic to Macaronesia (marked green) but no endemic families.

References

Brochmann, C., Rustan, O. H., Lobin, W. & Kilian, N. 1997. The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa. Sommerfeltia, 24: 1-356.

Duarte, M. C., Rego, F., Romeiras, M. M. & Moreira, I. 2008. Plant species richness in the Cape Verde Islands - eco-geographical determinants. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17: 453-466.

Sunding, P. 1973. Endemism in the flora of the Cape Verde Islands, with special emphasis on the macaronesian flora elements. Monogr. Biol. Canar. 4: 112-117.