Endemics in Family Order

Actinidiaceae
Saurauia waldheimii

Adoxaceae
Viburnum euryphyllum
Viburnum mortonianum

Anacardiaceae
Amphipterygium adstringens
Pistacia mexicana

Annonaceae
Anaxagorea guatemalensis
Cymbopetalum mirabile
Cymbopetalum penduliflorum
Cymbopetalum stenophyllum
Cymbopetalum steyermarkii
Desmopsis lanceolata
Guatteria anomala
Mosannona guatemalensis

Aquifoliaceae
Ilex quercetorum

Araliaceae
Oreopanax arcanus
Oreopanax echinops
Oreopanax peltatus
Oreopanax sanderianus

Arecaceae
Schippia concolor

Asteraceae
Adenostemma hirtiflorum
Ageratina caeciliae
Ageratina ovilla
Ageratina pichinchensis
Ageratina prunellaefolia
Ageratina zunilana
Ageratum benjamin
Ageratum platylepis
Bahia depauperata
Bartlettina montigena
Chromolaena hypodictya
Cirsium skutchii
Cuchumatanea
Cuchumatanea steyermarkii
Eupatorium je junum
Eupatorium rojasianum
Fleischmannia antiquorum
Fleischmannia crocodilia
Fleischmannia multinervis
Fleischmannia pycnocephaloides
Fleischmannia saxorum
Fleischmannia viscidipes
Fleischmanniopsis nubigenoides
Hieracium guatemalense
Koanophyllon solidaginoides
Montanoa guatemalensis
Neurolaena intermedia
Psacalium pinetorum
Pseudokyrsteniopsis perpetiolata
Senecio acutangulus
Senecio armentalis
Senecio cuchumatanensis
Senecio nubivagus
Senecio rhyacophilus
Senecio steyermarkii
Stevia hirsuta var. chortiana
Telanthophora bartlettii
Zexmenia phyllocephala

Boraginaceae
Cordia cardenasiana
Cordia cordiformis
Cordia prunifolia
Cordia skutchii
Cordia stenoclada

Brassicaceae
Cardamine eremita

Capparaceae
Quadrella lundellii
Quadrella steyermarkii

Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria lanuginosa
Cerastium guatemalense

Clethraceae
Clethra skutchii

Cupressaceae
Juniperus comitana
Juniperus standleyi

Ebenaceae
Diospyros johnstoniana

Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea integrifolia
Croton quercetorum
Stillingia cruenta
Tetrorchidium brevifolium

Fabaceae
Acacia dolichostachya
Albizia leucocalyx
Calliandra carcerea
Crudia acuminata
Dalbergia stevensonii
Inga cookii
Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana
Leucaena magnifica
Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius
Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus
Lonchocarpus santarosanus
Mimosa canahuensis
Piscidia grandifolia
Zygia cognata

Fagaceae
Quercus benthamii
Quercus cortesii
Quercus crispifolia
Quercus crispipilis
Quercus elliptica
Quercus flagellifera
Quercus insignis
Quercus lancifolia
Quercus oleoides
Quercus peduncularis
Quercus polymorpha
Quercus segoviensis
Quercus skinneri

Garryaceae
Garrya corvorum

Juglandaceae
Juglans steyermarkii

Lamiaceae
Aegiphila skutchii

Lauraceae
Aiouea guatemalensis
Aiouea parvissima
Beilschmiedia steyermarkii
Ocotea amplifolia
Ocotea bajapazensis
Ocotea barbatula
Ocotea contrerasii
Ocotea euvenosa
Ocotea guatemalensis
Ocotea nigrita
Ocotea oblongifolia
Ocotea racemiflora
Ocotea standleyi
Ocotea verapazensis
Persea perglauca
Persea sessilis
Pleurothyrium westphalii

Magnoliaceae
Magnolia guatemalensis
Magnolia yoroconte

Malvaceae
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon
Hampea sphaerocarpa

Melastomataceae
Mouriri steyermarkii

Meliaceae
Cedrela odorata
Cedrela tonduzii
Swietenia humilis
Trichilia breviflora
Trichilia chirriactensis

Myrtaceae
Calyptranthes contrerasii
Calyptranthes paxillata
Eugenia cervina
Eugenia papalensis
Eugenia shookii
Myrciaria ibarrae

Nyctaginaceae
Neeopsis
Neeopsis flavifolia

Ochnaceae
Quiina schippii

Passifloraceae
Erblichia odorata

Phyllonomaceae
Phyllonoma ruscifolia

Pinaceae
Abies guatemalensis
Pinus tecunumanii

Poaceae
Poa venosa

Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus matudae

Rubiaceae
Balmea stormae
Rondeletia chinajensis
Simira salvadorensis

Rutaceae
Casimiroa emarginata
Decatropis paucijuga
Decazyx macrophyllus
Esenbeckia echinoidea

Sapindaceae
Acer negundo subsp. mexicanum
Acer skutchii
Cupania mollis

Sapotaceae
Pouteria amygdalina
Pouteria areolatifolia
Pouteria briocheoides
Pouteria quicheana
Pouteria rufotomentosa
Pouteria squamosa
Sideroxylon eucoriaceum
Sideroxylon floribundum
Sideroxylon hirtiantherum
Sideroxylon ibarrae
Sideroxylon stevensonii

Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja megalocephala

Taxaceae
Taxus globosa


Endemics in Alphabetical Order

Abies guatemalensis
Acacia dolichostachya
Acer negundo subsp. mexicanum
Acer skutchii
Adenostemma hirtiflorum
Aegiphila skutchii
Ageratina caeciliae
Ageratina ovilla
Ageratina pichinchensis
Ageratina prunellaefolia
Ageratina zunilana
Ageratum benjamin
Ageratum platylepis
Aiouea guatemalensis
Aiouea parvissima
Albizia leucocalyx
Alchornea integrifolia
Amphipterygium adstringens
Anaxagorea guatemalensis
Arenaria lanuginosa
Bahia depauperata
Balmea stormae
Bartlettina montigena
Beilschmiedia steyermarkii
Buddleja megalocephala
Calliandra carcerea
Calyptranthes contrerasii
Calyptranthes paxillata
Cardamine eremita
Casimiroa emarginata
Cedrela odorata
Cedrela tonduzii
Cerastium guatemalense
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon
Chromolaena hypodictya
Cirsium skutchii
Clethra skutchii
Cordia cardenasiana
Cordia cordiformis
Cordia prunifolia
Cordia skutchii
Cordia stenoclada
Croton quercetorum
Crudia acuminata
Cuchumatanea
Cuchumatanea steyermarkii
Cupania mollis
Cymbopetalum mirabile
Cymbopetalum penduliflorum
Cymbopetalum stenophyllum
Cymbopetalum steyermarkii
Dalbergia stevensonii
Decatropis paucijuga
Decazyx macrophyllus
Desmopsis lanceolata
Diospyros johnstoniana
Erblichia odorata
Esenbeckia echinoidea
Eugenia cervina
Eugenia papalensis
Eugenia shookii
Eupatorium je junum
Eupatorium rojasianum
Fleischmannia antiquorum
Fleischmannia crocodilia
Fleischmannia multinervis
Fleischmannia pycnocephaloides
Fleischmannia saxorum
Fleischmannia viscidipes
Fleischmanniopsis nubigenoides
Garrya corvorum
Guatteria anomala
Hampea sphaerocarpa
Hieracium guatemalense
Ilex quercetorum
Inga cookii
Juglans steyermarkii
Juniperus comitana
Juniperus standleyi
Koanophyllon solidaginoides
Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana
Leucaena magnifica
Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius
Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus
Lonchocarpus santarosanus
Magnolia guatemalensis
Magnolia yoroconte
Mimosa canahuensis
Montanoa guatemalensis
Mosannona guatemalensis
Mouriri steyermarkii
Myrciaria ibarrae
Neeopsis
Neeopsis flavifolia
Neurolaena intermedia
Ocotea amplifolia
Ocotea bajapazensis
Ocotea barbatula
Ocotea contrerasii
Ocotea euvenosa
Ocotea guatemalensis
Ocotea nigrita
Ocotea oblongifolia
Ocotea racemiflora
Ocotea standleyi
Ocotea verapazensis
Oreopanax arcanus
Oreopanax echinops
Oreopanax peltatus
Oreopanax sanderianus
Persea perglauca
Persea sessilis
Phyllonoma ruscifolia
Pinus tecunumanii
Piscidia grandifolia
Pistacia mexicana
Pleurothyrium westphalii
Poa venosa
Podocarpus matudae
Pouteria amygdalina
Pouteria areolatifolia
Pouteria briocheoides
Pouteria quicheana
Pouteria rufotomentosa
Pouteria squamosa
Psacalium pinetorum
Pseudokyrsteniopsis perpetiolata
Quadrella lundellii
Quadrella steyermarkii
Quercus benthamii
Quercus cortesii
Quercus crispifolia
Quercus crispipilis
Quercus elliptica
Quercus flagellifera
Quercus insignis
Quercus lancifolia
Quercus oleoides
Quercus peduncularis
Quercus polymorpha
Quercus segoviensis
Quercus skinneri
Quiina schippii
Rondeletia chinajensis
Saurauia waldheimii
Schippia concolor
Senecio acutangulus
Senecio armentalis
Senecio cuchumatanensis
Senecio nubivagus
Senecio rhyacophilus
Senecio steyermarkii
Sideroxylon eucoriaceum
Sideroxylon floribundum
Sideroxylon hirtiantherum
Sideroxylon ibarrae
Sideroxylon stevensonii
Simira salvadorensis
Stevia hirsuta var. chortiana
Stillingia cruenta
Swietenia humilis
Taxus globosa
Telanthophora bartlettii
Tetrorchidium brevifolium
Trichilia breviflora
Trichilia chirriactensis
Viburnum euryphyllum
Viburnum mortonianum
Zexmenia phyllocephala
Zygia cognata


Summary

Included here is the Central American country of Guatemala officially known as the Republic of Guatemala.

Of the endemic and near endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 170 species in 94 genera and 40 families. There are 2 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families. However, the family Phyllonomaceae is mainly confined to Central America.

References

Andersen, U. S., Córdova, J. P. P., Sorensen, M., Kollmann, J. 2006. Conservation and utilisation of Abies guatemalensis Rehder (Pinaceae) – an endangered endemic conifer in Central America. Biodiversity and Conservation, 15: 3131-3151.

Isleba, G. A., Velázquez, A. & Cleef, A. M. 1995. High elevation coniferous vegetation of Guatemala. A phytosociological approach. Vegetatio, 116: 7-23.