Table 7.
The endemic plants of Kenya coastal forest.
| Family | Species | Life form |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | Blepharis kenyensis Vollesen | Herb |
| Dicliptera maculata subsp. A | Herb | |
| Justicia drummondii Vollesen | Herb | |
| Justicia sp. aff. fittonioides S. Moore | Herb | |
| Justicia sp. F | Herb | |
| Megalochlamys tanaensis Vollesen | Herb | |
| Amaranthaceae | Hermbstaedtia gregoryi C.B. Clarke | Herb |
| Ancistrocladaceae | Ancistrocladus robertsoniorum J.Léonard | Liana |
| Annonaceae | Polyceratocarpus sp. ?nov. | Tree |
| Uvariodendron schmidtii Q. Luke ined. | Tree | |
| Xylopia keniensis D. M. Johnson | Tree | |
| Apocynaceae | Echidnopsis ericiflora Lavranos | Herb |
| Huernia andreaeana (Rauh) L.C. Leach | Herb | |
| Huernia archeri L.C.Leach | Herb | |
| Raphionacme sp. cf. jurensis N.E. Br. | Climber | |
| Ceropegia racemosa var. voiensis Masinde | Herb | |
| Asparagaceae | Sansevieria ballyi L.E. Newton | Herb |
| Sansevieria francisii Chahinian | Herb | |
| Sansevieria nitida Chahinian | Herb | |
| Asteraceae | Athroisma pusillum T. Erikss. | Herb |
| Burmanniaceae | Afrothismia baerae Cheek | Herb |
| Capparaceae | Maerua mungaii Beentje | Shrub |
| Thilachium roseomaculatum Y.B. Harv. & Vollesen | Herb | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Polycarpaea grahamii Turrill | Herb |
| Polycarpaea tenuistyla Turrill | Herb | |
| Commelinaceae | Aneilema succulentum Faden | Herb |
| Aneilema tanaense Faden | Herb | |
| Convolvulaceae | Merremia sp. C of FTEA | Herb |
| Crassulaceae | Kalanchoe ballyi Raym.-Hamet ex Cufod. | Herb |
| Kalanchoe fadeniorum Raadts | Herb | |
| Cucurbitaceae | Cucumis sp. (Oreosyce sp. A of FTEA) | Climber |
| Zehneria monocarpa G.W. Hu, V.M. Ngumbau & Q.F. Wang, sp. nov. | Climber | |
| Cyperaceae | Bulbostylis densecaespitosa (Lye) R. W. Haines | Herb |
| Bulbostylis hispidula subsp. intermedia (Lye) R.W. Haines | Herb | |
| Cyperus boreobellus Lye | Herb | |
| Cyperus kwaleensis Lye | Herb | |
| Cyperus microumbellatus Lye | Herb | |
| Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum fadenii Breteler | Liana |
| Dichapetalum sp. ?nov. | Shrub | |
| Euphorbiaceae | Croton kinondoensis G.W. Hu, V.M. Ngumbau & Q.F. Wang, sp. nov. | Shrub |
| Euphorbia fluminis S. Carter | Shrub | |
| Euphorbia tanaensis P.R.O. Bally | Tree | |
| Euphorbia taruensis S. Carter | Herb | |
| Erythrococca pentagyna Radcl.-Sm. | Shrub | |
| Fabaceae | Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. keniensis Brenan & Brummitt | Shrub |
| Aeschynomene sp. B | Shrub | |
| Bauhinia mombassae Vatke | Shrub | |
| Cynometra greenwayi Brenan | Tree | |
| Dalbergia gloveri Q. Luke, ined. | Liana | |
| Vigna membranacea subsp. hapalantha (Harms) Verdc. | Herb | |
| Crotalaria grata Polhill | Shrub | |
| Abrus sp. A of FTEA | Herb | |
| Lamiaceae | Endostemon wakefieldii (Baker) M. Ashby | Herb |
| Lamiaceae | Plectranthus auriglandulosus A.J.Paton | Herb |
| Lamiaceae | Leucas tsavoensis var. kilifiensis Sebald | Herb |
| Loranthaceae | Taxillus wiensii Polhill | Shrub |
| Lythraceae | Ammannia parkeri var. longifolia (Verdc.) S.A. Graham & Gandhi | Herb |
| Malvaceae | Cola octoloboides Brenan | Tree |
| Montiniaceae | Grevea eggelingii var. keniensis (Verdc.) Verdc. | Shrub |
| Nyctaginaceae | Boerhavia sp A of FTEA | Herb |
| Ochnaceae | Ochna sp. 17 of KTSL | Shrub |
| Olacaceae | Strombosiopsis pentamera Q. Luke, ined. | Tree |
| Orchidaceae | Eulophia serrata P.J. Cribb | Herb |
| Passifloraceae | Turnera thomasii (Urb.) Story | Shrub |
| Plumbaginaceae | Plumbago stenophylla Wilmot-Dear | Herb |
| Poaceae | Eleusine semisterilis S.M.Phillips | Herb |
| Eragrostis sp. A | Herb | |
| Portulacaceae | Portulaca coralloides S.M.Phillips | Herb |
| Rubiaceae | Tricalysia bridsoniana Robbr. var. bridsoniana | Shrub |
| Keetia lukei Bridson | Shrub | |
| Mitriostigma greenwayi Bridson | Shrub | |
| Pavetta tarennoides S.Moore | Shrub | |
| Psydrax robertsoniae Bridson | Shrub | |
| Psydrax sp. A of FTEA | Shrub | |
| Canthium mrimaense (Verdc.) Lantz | Shrub | |
| Rytigynia sp. I of FTEA | Shrub | |
| Rytigynia sp. L of FTEA | Tree | |
| Spermacoce sp. B of FTEA | Herb | |
| Vangueriopsis shimbaensis A.P. Davis & Q. Luke | Tree | |
| Rutaceae | Vepris sp. (Diphasia sp. A of FTEA) | Tree |
| Vepris robertsoniae Q. Luke, ined. | Tree | |
| Vepris sp. nr. stolzii I. Verd. | Tree | |
| Salicaceae | Dovyalis keniensis E. V. Williams | Shrub |
| Sapotaceae | Synsepalum subverticillatum (E.A. Bruce) T.D.Penn. | Shrub |
| Synsepalum sp. cf. subcordatum De Wild. | Tree | |
| Solanaceae | Solanum malindiense Voronts. | Shrub |
| Urticaceae | Pouzolzia fadenii Friis & Jellis | Herb |
| Vitaceae | Cyphostemma sp. I of FTEA | Climber |
| Cyphostemma sp. G | Climber | |
| Cyphostemma sp. L of FTEA | Climber |