Plant Species of the Sof Omar

Key Biodiversity Area,

Sof Omar Survey team, March 2017

Produced as part of a CEPF funded project

July 2016 – September 2017

Background:

This register was produced as a result of survey work carried out in the Sof Omar Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) in Ethiopia (ETH73). The Sof Omar KBA contains plant species that are globally rare. Overall the bioquality rating of the plant species in the KBA is high.

This plant register aims to help local tour guides and conservation bodies in the Sof Omar area to identify plant species present in the KBA and raise awareness of their conservation status.

Photo credit: Wondye Kebede, Gullele Botanic Garden, Ethiopia.

For more information about this project please contact:

Wondye Kebede, Gullele Botanic Garden: [email protected] Kirsty Shaw, Botanic Gardens Conservation International: [email protected]

How to use this guide:

Plant species are arranged alphabetically by scientific name.

Plant photo

Species name: The scientific name of this plant. and species in italics, followed by Author. Family: The family of this plant according to APG III. Local name: The local name of this plant. Local names were provided by tour guides from Ginnir and Goro Woredas who helped with survey work. Plant habit: / / Herb / / (woody climbing plant). Conservation status: Black Star species are the world’s rarest species, found in 2.7 degree squares on average globally. Green Star species are the commonest, found in >50 degree squares. Gold and Blue Star species are intermediate.

Global rarity Star rating High Black Gold Blue Low Green

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Species name: Acacia brevispica Harms Family: Fabaceae Local name: Hamaresa Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

Species name: Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth. Family: Fabaceae Local name: Bilala, Sabansa, Saphansa Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. Species name: Acacia seyal Delile Family: Fabaceae Family: Fabaceae Local name: Gorsana Local name: Halo, Hawoch, Wacho Plant habit: Tree Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Acalypha racemosa Baill. Family: Euphorbiaceae Local name: Dhigri Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. Family: Local name: Keraru, Quraru Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Blue Star

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Species name: Adenia aculeata Family: Local name: Rogicha, Bore kore Plant habit: Liana Conservation status: Blue Star

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Species name: Adenia ellenbeckii Harms Species name: Aloe pirottae A. Berger Family: Passifloraceae Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Local name: Rogicha, Bore kore Local name: Hargisa, Hargisa baru, Hargisa bubure Plant habit: Herb Plant habit: Herb Conservation status: Blue Star Conservation status: Gold Star

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Species name: Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn. Species name: Asparagus falcatus L. Family: Icacinaceae Family: Asparagaceae Local name: Chalalaka Local name: Sarati, Asparagus Plant habit: Tree Plant habit: Liana Conservation status: Green Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Barleria eranthemoides Species name: Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch R. Br. ex C.B. Clarke Hemsl. Family: Acanthaceae Family: Rhamnaceae Local name: Balan waranti Local name: Jejeba Plant habit: Shrub Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Blue star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Species name: Boswellia neglecta S. Moore Lam. ex Poir. Family: Burseraceae Family: Capparaceae Local name: Busdhuga Local name: Qalqalcha Plant habit: Tree Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Blue Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Caralluma speciosa (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. Family: Apocynaceae Local name: Haleko Aje Plant habit: Herb Conservation status: Blue Star

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Species name: Chionothrix latifolia Rendle Family: Amaranthaceae Local name: Didigsa, Gomgoma Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Gold Star

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Species name: Cissus quadrangularis L. Family: Vitaceae Local name: Chopi Plant habit: Liana Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Cissus rotundifolia (Forssk.) Vahl Species name: hereroense Schinz Family: Vitaceae Family: Local name: Chopi Local name: Keno Plant habit: Vine Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don Family: Combretaceae Local name: Biresa, Hadha gobe Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Commiphora boranensis Vollesen Species name: Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl. Family: Burseraceae Family: Burseraceae Local name: Shokoru Local name: Hagersu Plant habit: Tree Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Blue Star Conservation status: Blue Star

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Species name: Commiphora monoica Vollensen Family: Burseraceae Local name: Baksa hiyo Plant habit: Tree Conservation Status: Black Star

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Species name: Dracaena ellenbeckiana Engl. Species name: Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Family: Asparagaceae Wight & Arn. Local name: Yebelo Family: Fabaceae Plant habit: Tree / Shrub Local name: Jirime Conservation status: Blue Star Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich. Family: Fabaceae Local name: Dhanga gala Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Euphorbia baleensis M. G. Gilbert Family: Euphorbiaceae Local name: Chira Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Black Star

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Species name: populifolia Vahl Species name: Ficus vasta Forssk. Family: Family: Moraceae Local name: Banji Local name: Qiltu Plant habit: Tree Plant name: Tree Conservation status: Blue Star Conservation status: Blue Star

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Species name: Grewia mollis Juss. Family: Malvaceae Local name: Haroresa Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Grewia schweinfurthii Burret Family: Malvaceae Local name: Defa, Dheka, Silalcha Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Black Star

23

Species name: Haplocoelum foliolosum (Hiern) Bullock Family: Sapindaceae Local name: Chana, Chana quracha, Chana adi Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Lannea schimperi (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Engl. Family: Anacardiaceae Local name: Ruku Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Ormocarpum trichocarpum Species name: Osyris quadripartita Decn. (Taub.) Engl. Family: Santalaceae Family: Fabaceae Local name: Likima Local name: Chelchala Plant habit: Shrub Plant habit: Shrub / small tree Conservation status: Green Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Pyrenacantha malvifolia Engl. Species name: Rhoicissus tridentata (L. f.) Wild Family: Icacinaceae & R. B. Drumm. Local name: Buri Family: Vitaceae Plant habit: Vine Local name: Lalu Conservation status: Blue Star Plant habit: Shrub Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Rhus natalensis Krauss. Family: Anacardiaceae Local name: Gongoma, Dabobesa Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Salvadora persica L. Species name: Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf. Family: Salvadoraceae ex Baker Local name: Ade kulu Family: Asparagaceae Plant habit: Shrub Local name: Hijiji/ Algae Conservation status: Green Star Plant habit: Herb Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Sansevieria forskaoliana Species name: Sesamothamnus rivae Engl. (Schult. f.) Hepper & J.R.I. Wood Family: Pedaliaceae Family: Asparagaceae Local name: Gorora Local name: Oromo Plant habit: Shrub Plant habit: Herb Conservation status: Black Star Conservation status: Green Star

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Species name: Sterculia rhynchocarpa K. Schum. Family: Malvaceae Local name: Qarari Plant habit: Shrub / small tree Conservation status: Gold Star

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Species name: Terminalia orbicularis Engl. & Diels Family: Combretaceae Local name: Hereri Plant habit: Tree Conservation status: Blue Star

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