Endemics in Family Order

Acanthaceae
Anisotes spectabilis
Chlamydostachya
Chlamydostachya spectabilis
Dicliptera grandiflora
Isoglossa imbricata
Justicia beloperonoides
Justicia diclipteroides ssp usambarica
Justicia oblongifolia
Justicia palustris
Mimulopsis macrantha
Mimulopsis marronina
Streptosiphon
Streptosiphon hirsutus

Achariaceae
Peterodendron
Peterodendron ovatum

Ancistrocladaceae
Ancistrocladus tanzaniensis

Annonaceae
Sanrafaelia
Sanrafaelia ruffonammari
Toussaintia patriciae

Apocynaceae
Stephanostema
Stephanostema stenocarpum

Aquifoliaceae
Ilex mitis var schliebenii

Asteraceae
Blepharispermum canescens
Bothriocline shagayuensis
Ethulia greenwayi
Hystrichophora
Hystrichophora macrophylla
Mtonia
Mtonia glandulifera
Senecio dentatoalatus
Senecio subfractiflexus
Sphaeranthus cristatus
Vernonia luhomeroensis
Vernonia tricholoba

Athyriaceae
Diplazium ulugurense

Balsaminaceae
Impatiens barbulata
Impatiens eryaleia ssp gigantea
Impatiens humifusa
Impatiens messumbaensis ssp fimbrisepala
Impatiens messumbaensis ssp messumbaensis
Impatiens palliderosea var palliderosea
Impatiens pseudohamata
Impatiens saliensis
Impatiens serpens
Impatiens simbiniensis
Impatiens thamnoidea
Impatiens tricaudata
Impatiens ukagurensis
Impatiens uzungwaensis

Begoniaceae
Begonia schliebenii
Begonia zimmermannii

Burmanniaceae
Afrothismia insignis
Afrothismia mhoroana

Campanulaceae
Lobelia graniticola
Lobelia lukwangulensis
Lobelia ritabeaniana
Lobelia sancta
Lobelia udzungwensis

Celastraceae
Gymnosporia nguruensis
Platypterocarpus
Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis
Salacia lovettii

Cyatheaceae
Cyathea fadenii

Cyperaceae
Cyperus graciliculmis

Dennstaedtiaceae
Blotiella coriacea

Ebenaceae
Diospyros uzungwaensis

Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce elegans
Erythrococca sanjensis
Euphorbia arborescens
Euphorbia classenii
Suregada lithoxyla

Fabaceae
Cynometra longipedicellata
Cynometra ulugurensis
Englerodendron
Englerodendron gabunense
Englerodendron usambarense
Zenkerella perplexa

Gentianaceae
Urogentias
Urogentias ulugurensis

Gesneriaceae
Saintpaulia goetzeana
Saintpaulia inconspicua
Saintpaulia ionantha ssp mafiensis
Saintpaulia ionantha ssp occidentalis
Saintpaulia ulugurensis
Streptocarpus afroviola var watkinsii
Streptocarpus albus ssp edwardsii
Streptocarpus euanthus
Streptocarpus heckmannianus ssp gracilis
Streptocarpus heckmannianus ssp heckmannianus
Streptocarpus kimbozanus
Streptocarpus parensis
Streptocarpus subscandens
Streptocarpus thysanotus

Hydrostachyaceae
Hydrostachys angustisecta

Lamiaceae
Plectranthus dichotomus
Plectranthus strangulatus

Malpighiaceae
Acridocarpus congestus

Malvaceae
Cola lukei
Cola usambarensis

Melastomataceae
Dionychastrum
Dionychastrum schliebenii
Gravesia hylophila
Orthogoneuron
Orthogoneuron dasyanthum
Warneckea erubescens
Warneckea microphylla

Meliaceae
Turraea mombassana ssp schliebenii

Moraceae
Dorstenia bicaudata
Dorstenia ulugurensis

Olacaceae
Octoknema orientalis

Oleaceae
Jasminum angustitubum
Jasminum rotundatum

Orchidaceae
Ancistrorhynchus parviflorus
Bulbophyllum gilgianum
Cynorkis usambarae
Disperis egregia
Disperis elaphoceras
Mystacidium lovettii
Mystacidium nguruense
Neobenthamia
Neobenthamia gracilis
Oeceoclades zanzibarica
Polystachya canaliculata
Polystachya longiscapa
Polystachya lukwangulensis
Polystachya melliodora
Polystachya porphyrochila
Polystachya rugosilabia
Polystachya subdiphylla
Rhipidoglossum orientalis
Sphyrarhynchus
Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii
Stolzia angustifolia
Stolzia atrorubra
Stolzia moniliformis
Stolzia oligantha
Stolzia viridis
Thulinia
Thulinia albolutea
Tridactyle flabellata
Tridactyle minuta
Tridactyle phaeocephala
Tridactyle sarcodantha

Passifloraceae
Stapfiella ulugurica

Pentaphylacaceae
Balthasaria schliebenii var schliebenii

Phyllanthaceae
Meineckia nguruensis
Meineckia uzungwaensis
Phyllanthus rhizomatosus
Phyllanthus thulinii

Piperaceae
Peperomia molleri ssp ukagurensis

Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum goetzei

Poaceae
Apochiton
Apochiton burttii
Chaetopoa
Chaetopoa pilosa
Chaetopoa taylorii
Chlorocalymma
Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum
Farrago
Farrago racemosa
Hickelia africana

Polypodiaceae
Stenogrammitis rupestris

Pteridaceae
Pteris mkomaziensis

Putranjivaceae
Drypetes usambarica var rugulosa
Lingelsheimia sylvestris

Rubiaceae
Afrocanthium shabanii
Afrocanthium siebenlistii
Afrocanthium vollensenii
Aoranthe penduliflora
Chamaepentas
Chamaepentas graniticola 
Chamaepentas greenwayi
Chamaepentas hindsioides 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. glabrescens 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. parensis 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. williamsii 
Chamaepentas longituba 
Chamaepentas nobilis 
Chamaepentas pseudomagnifica
Chassalia bonifacei
Chassalia christineae
Chassalia lukwangulensis
Chassalia violacea var parviflora
Chassalia violacea var violacea
Coffea kihansiensis
Coffea lulandoensis
Dolichometra
Dolichometra leucantha
Empogona acidophylla
Keetia koritschaneri
Keetia purpurascens
Lasianthus macrocalyx
Lasianthus wallacei
Multidentia castaneae
Oxyanthus lepidus ssp kigogoensis
Pavetta abyssinica ssp viridiflora
Pavetta axillipara
Pavetta bruceana
Pavetta constipulata var constipulata
Pavetta constipulata var uranoscopa
Pavetta delicatifolia
Pavetta filistipulata
Pavetta lulandoensis
Pavetta roseostellata
Pentas hindsioides var parensis
Pseudonesohedyotis
Pseudonesohedyotis bremekampii
Psychotria cephalidantha
Psychotria hemsleyi
Psychotria pocsii ssp ferruginea
Psychotria pocsii ssp pocsii
Psychotria scheffleri
Psychotria taitensis
Pyrostria uzungwaensis
Rhipidantha
Rhipidantha chlorantha
Rytigynia binata
Rytigynia caudatissima
Rytigynia dichasialis
Rytigynia griseovelutina
Rytigynia hirsutiflora
Rytigynia lichenoxenos ssp lichenoxenos
Rytigynia longipedicellata
Rytigynia longituba
Rytigynia nodulosa
Rytigynia pseudolongicaudata
Rytigynia saliensis
Rytigynia xanthotricha
Tarenna quadrangularis
Tarenna uzungwaensis
Temnocalyx
Temnocalyx nodulosa
Vangueria bicolor
Vangueria burttii
Vangueria schliebenii
Vangueriopsis longiflora

Rutaceae
Vepris ngamensis

Santalaceae
Viscum luisengense

Sapindaceae
Allophylus delicatulus
Chytranthus longibracteatus
Placodiscus pedicellatus

Sapotaceae
Neohemsleya
Neohemsleya usambarensis

Thymelaeaceae
Peddiea lanceolata

Triuridaceae
Kihansia
Kihansia lovettii
Kupea jonii
Seychellaria africana

Vitaceae
Cyphostemma masukuense ssp nguruense
Cyphostemma muhuluense
Cyphostemma njegerre

Zamiaceae
Encephalartos sclavoi


Endemics in Alphabetical Order

Acridocarpus congestus
Afrocanthium shabanii
Afrocanthium siebenlistii
Afrocanthium vollensenii
Afrothismia insignis
Afrothismia mhoroana
Allophylus delicatulus
Ancistrocladus tanzaniensis
Ancistrorhynchus parviflorus
Anisotes spectabilis
Aoranthe penduliflora
Apochiton
Apochiton burttii
Balthasaria schliebenii var schliebenii
Begonia schliebenii
Begonia zimmermannii
Blepharispermum canescens
Blotiella coriacea
Bothriocline shagayuensis
Bulbophyllum gilgianum
Chaetopoa
Chaetopoa pilosa
Chaetopoa taylorii
Chamaepentas
Chamaepentas graniticola 
Chamaepentas greenwayi
Chamaepentas hindsioides 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. glabrescens 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. parensis 
Chamaepentas hindsioides var. williamsii 
Chamaepentas longituba 
Chamaepentas nobilis 
Chamaepentas pseudomagnifica
Chamaesyce elegans
Chassalia bonifacei
Chassalia christineae
Chassalia lukwangulensis
Chassalia violacea var parviflora
Chassalia violacea var violacea
Chlamydostachya
Chlamydostachya spectabilis
Chlorocalymma
Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum
Chytranthus longibracteatus
Coffea kihansiensis
Coffea lulandoensis
Cola lukei
Cola usambarensis
Cyathea fadenii
Cynometra longipedicellata
Cynometra ulugurensis
Cynorkis usambarae
Cyperus graciliculmis
Cyphostemma masukuense ssp nguruense
Cyphostemma muhuluense
Cyphostemma njegerre
Dicliptera grandiflora
Dionychastrum
Dionychastrum schliebenii
Diospyros uzungwaensis
Diplazium ulugurense
Disperis egregia
Disperis elaphoceras
Dolichometra
Dolichometra leucantha
Dorstenia bicaudata
Dorstenia ulugurensis
Drypetes usambarica var rugulosa
Empogona acidophylla
Encephalartos sclavoi
Englerodendron
Englerodendron gabunense
Englerodendron usambarense
Erythrococca sanjensis
Ethulia greenwayi
Euphorbia arborescens
Euphorbia classenii
Farrago
Farrago racemosa
Gravesia hylophila
Gymnosporia nguruensis
Hickelia africana
Hydrostachys angustisecta
Hystrichophora
Hystrichophora macrophylla
Ilex mitis var schliebenii
Impatiens barbulata
Impatiens eryaleia ssp gigantea
Impatiens humifusa
Impatiens messumbaensis ssp fimbrisepala
Impatiens messumbaensis ssp messumbaensis
Impatiens palliderosea var palliderosea
Impatiens pseudohamata
Impatiens saliensis
Impatiens serpens
Impatiens simbiniensis
Impatiens thamnoidea
Impatiens tricaudata
Impatiens ukagurensis
Impatiens uzungwaensis
Isoglossa imbricata
Jasminum angustitubum
Jasminum rotundatum
Justicia beloperonoides
Justicia diclipteroides ssp usambarica
Justicia oblongifolia
Justicia palustris
Keetia koritschaneri
Keetia purpurascens
Kihansia
Kihansia lovettii
Kupea jonii
Lasianthus macrocalyx
Lasianthus wallacei
Lingelsheimia sylvestris
Lobelia graniticola
Lobelia lukwangulensis
Lobelia ritabeaniana
Lobelia sancta
Lobelia udzungwensis
Meineckia nguruensis
Meineckia uzungwaensis
Mimulopsis macrantha
Mimulopsis marronina
Mtonia
Mtonia glandulifera
Multidentia castaneae
Mystacidium lovettii
Mystacidium nguruense
Neobenthamia
Neobenthamia gracilis
Neohemsleya
Neohemsleya usambarensis
Octoknema orientalis
Oeceoclades zanzibarica
Orthogoneuron
Orthogoneuron dasyanthum
Oxyanthus lepidus ssp kigogoensis
Pavetta abyssinica ssp viridiflora
Pavetta axillipara
Pavetta bruceana
Pavetta constipulata var constipulata
Pavetta constipulata var uranoscopa
Pavetta delicatifolia
Pavetta filistipulata
Pavetta lulandoensis
Pavetta roseostellata
Peddiea lanceolata
Pentas hindsioides var parensis
Peperomia molleri ssp ukagurensis
Peterodendron
Peterodendron ovatum
Phyllanthus rhizomatosus
Phyllanthus thulinii
Pittosporum goetzei
Placodiscus pedicellatus
Platypterocarpus
Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis
Plectranthus dichotomus
Plectranthus strangulatus
Polystachya canaliculata
Polystachya longiscapa
Polystachya lukwangulensis
Polystachya melliodora
Polystachya porphyrochila
Polystachya rugosilabia
Polystachya subdiphylla
Pseudonesohedyotis
Pseudonesohedyotis bremekampii
Psychotria cephalidantha
Psychotria hemsleyi
Psychotria pocsii ssp ferruginea
Psychotria pocsii ssp pocsii
Psychotria scheffleri
Psychotria taitensis
Pteris mkomaziensis
Pyrostria uzungwaensis
Rhipidantha
Rhipidantha chlorantha
Rhipidoglossum orientalis
Rytigynia binata
Rytigynia caudatissima
Rytigynia dichasialis
Rytigynia griseovelutina
Rytigynia hirsutiflora
Rytigynia lichenoxenos ssp lichenoxenos
Rytigynia longipedicellata
Rytigynia longituba
Rytigynia nodulosa
Rytigynia pseudolongicaudata
Rytigynia saliensis
Rytigynia xanthotricha
Saintpaulia goetzeana
Saintpaulia inconspicua
Saintpaulia ionantha ssp mafiensis
Saintpaulia ionantha ssp occidentalis
Saintpaulia ulugurensis
Salacia lovettii
Sanrafaelia
Sanrafaelia ruffonammari
Senecio dentatoalatus
Senecio subfractiflexus
Seychellaria africana
Sphaeranthus cristatus
Sphyrarhynchus
Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii
Stapfiella ulugurica
Stenogrammitis rupestris
Stephanostema
Stephanostema stenocarpum
Stolzia angustifolia
Stolzia atrorubra
Stolzia moniliformis
Stolzia oligantha
Stolzia viridis
Streptocarpus afroviola var watkinsii
Streptocarpus albus ssp edwardsii
Streptocarpus euanthus
Streptocarpus heckmannianus ssp gracilis
Streptocarpus heckmannianus ssp heckmannianus
Streptocarpus kimbozanus
Streptocarpus parensis
Streptocarpus subscandens
Streptocarpus thysanotus
Streptosiphon
Streptosiphon hirsutus
Suregada lithoxyla
Tarenna quadrangularis
Tarenna uzungwaensis
Temnocalyx
Temnocalyx nodulosa
Thulinia
Thulinia albolutea
Toussaintia patriciae
Tridactyle flabellata
Tridactyle minuta
Tridactyle phaeocephala
Tridactyle sarcodantha
Turraea mombassana ssp schliebenii
Urogentias
Urogentias ulugurensis
Vangueria bicolor
Vangueria burttii
Vangueria schliebenii
Vangueriopsis longiflora
Vepris ngamensis
Vernonia luhomeroensis
Vernonia tricholoba
Viscum luisengense
Warneckea erubescens
Warneckea microphylla
Zenkerella perplexa


Summary

Included here is the east African country of Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania.

Of the endemic and near endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 226 species in 117 genera and 49 families. There are 26 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families. However, many of these plants can only be found in the Eastern Arc Mountains. These are listed on a separate web page.

References

Skarbek, C. 2008. A Review of Endemic Species in the Eastern Arc Afromontane Region: Importance, Inferences, and Conservation. Macalester Review in Biogeography Issue 1.

Temu, R.P.C. & Andrew S.M. 2008. Endemism of plants in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 (7) : 2858–2869.