Name Family Description Status
Wellstedia filtuensis D.R. Hunt & J.P. Lebrun Boraginaceae This species is known only from the type collection. It is a shrub that grows on thin soil with calcareous outcrops at the crest of Mt Filtu.Critically Endangered
Vepris dainellii (Pichi-Serm.) Kokwaro Rutaceae"This species is an understorey tree of moist montane forest, growing with Podocarpus or Aningeria at 1000-2500 m."Least Concern
Vigna debanensis Martelli LeguminosaeA shrub that grows in grassland and woodland vegetation at 1600-2200 m.Critically Endangered
Senecio myriocephalus Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich. Asteraceae"Growing in forest margins at altitudes of 2250-3200 m, this shrub is associated with Hagenia, Erica and Podocarpus. It is used as a hedge plant....Least Concern
Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C. Jeffrey AsteraceaeA shrub that grows in montane forest clearings and on river banks at altitudes of 1750-3350 m. It is grown as a hedge plant.Least Concern
Tinnea somalensis Gurke ex Chiov. Lamiaceae"A shrub of open woodland and wooded grassland on calcareous soils, growing at altitudes of 1100-1900 m."Least Concern
Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Bak. subsp. ferruginea Leguminosae"A tree of upland forest, riparian forest and coffee plantations, growing at altitudes of 1000-2500 m."Least Concern
Rhus glutinosa A. Rich. subsp. neoglutinosa (M. Gilbert) M. Gilbert Anacardiaceae "A shrub species of forest margins and open bushland on rocky slopes, growing at altitudes of 1800-3000 m."Least Concern
Leucas abyssinica (Benth.) Briq. Lamiaceae"A shrub of mountain bushland, rocky slopes, high grassland and forest edges, found at 1300-2600 m."Least Concern
Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp. Verbenaceae"A shrub that is common in disturbed areas and at forest margins, growing at 1900-2450 m."Least Concern

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Source:

Jose Luis Vivero, Ensermu Kelbessa and Sebsebe Demissew (2005). The Red List of Endemic Trees & Shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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