Endangered Plants of the Middle East
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acacia spp. (1) | Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Yemen |
| Aloe spp. (3) | Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
| Andrachne schweinfurthii | Yemen |
| Angkalanthus oligophylla | Yemen |
| Aquilaria spp. (1) | Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Asplenium spp. (1) | China, Ecuador, Hawaii, St. Helena, Yemen |
| Begonia spp. (1) | Cameroon, China, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria, Yemen |
| Boswellia spp. (8) | Ethiopia, Yemen |
| Bully Tree (1) | Belize, Cape Verde, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Yemen |
| Calligonum spp. (5) | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Chapmannia spp. (4) | Yemen |
| Chlorophytum spp. (1) | Cameroon, Yemen |
| Clerodendrum spp. (2) | Cameroon, Cuba, Gabon, Yemen |
| Commiphora spp. (4) | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen |
| Crotalaria spp. (1) | Cameroon, Florida, Nigeria, Yemen |
| Dichrostachys dehiscens | Yemen |
| Dorstenia spp. (2) | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Yemen |
| Dragon Tree (3) | Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal (Madeira), Saudi Arabia, Spain (Canary Islands), Yemen |
| Echidnopsis spp. (5) | Yemen |
| Erythroxylum spp. (1) | Cuba, Ecuador, Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Jamaica, Malaysia, Peru, Sri Lanka, Yemen |
| Euclea spp. (2) | Yemen |
| Euphorbia spp. (9) | Ecuador, Ethiopia, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Spain, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
| Eureiandra balfourii | Yemen |
| Exacum spp. (2) | Yemen |
| Flueggea spp. (1) | Ecuador, Hawaii, Turkey |
| Fraxinus spp. (1) | Afghanistan, Honduras |
| Grewia spp. (3) | Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Yemen |
| Helichrysum spp. (6) | Cameroon, Malta, Yemen |
| Heliotropium spp. (7) | Ecuador, Yemen |
| Hibiscus spp. (4) | Ecuador, Hawaii, Mauritius, Yemen |
| Holothrix socotrana | Yemen |
| Kashmir Elm | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Kleinia scotti | Yemen |
| Leucas spp. (4) | Yemen |
| Livistona spp. (1) | Australia (Queensland), Philippines, Solomon Islands, Yemen |
| Lotus mollis | Yemen |
| Marsdenia robusta | Yemen |
| Maytenus spp. (1) | Ecuador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US), Yemen |
| Milkwort (1) | Ecuador, Greece, Italy, United States (Florida), Yemen |
| Morris Squill | Cyprus |
| Ormocarpum spp. (1) | Cameroon, Gabon, Oman, Yemen |
| Panicum spp. (1) | Ecuador, Hawaii, Yemen |
| Populus spp. (1) | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (Mexico) |
| Portulaca spp. (3) | United States (Hawaii), Yemen |
| Ribes spp. (1) | Ecuador, Italy, Uzbekistan |
| Rushfoil (2) | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen |
| Secamone spp. (1) | Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Rwanda, Uganda, Yemen |
| St. John's-wort (2) | Ecuador, Ethiopia, Florida, Yemen |
| Thamnosma socotrana | Yemen |
| Vernonia spp. (1) | Cameroon, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Yemen |
| Water-willow (2) | Cameroon, Ecuador, Florida, Nigeria, Yemen |
**What plants are listed here?:
The Middle East section of this site lists the folllowing plants appearing on select endangered species lists:- Plants that dwell in or migrate to any area considered apart of the Middle East.
- Plants that dwell in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Plants of Cyprus.
- Plants of Egypt, Israel or any other transcontinental (with Africa or Asia) area.
- Plants of the Mediterranean Sea and its islands.
- Plants of the Palearctic.
- Plants of Saudi Arabia.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
