Plants native to Equatorial Guinea

We document 216 of the 1,580 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Equatorial Guinea. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 216 Native, per Kew 1,580 Coverage 14% TDWG EQG

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 216 native to Equatorial Guinea

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight Fabaceae 8
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach.) Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Andira inermis (W.Wright) Kunth ex DC. Fabaceae 8
Aneilema aequinoctiale (P.Beauv.) Loudon Commelinaceae 8
Ansellia africana Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston Arthropteridaceae 8
Asparagus africanus Lam. Asparagaceae 8
Asparagus racemosus Willd. Asparagaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium theciferum (Kunth) Mett. Aspleniaceae 8
Asystasia intrusa (Forssk.) Blume Acanthaceae 8
Avicennia germinans (L.) L. Acanthaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Baphia nitida G.Lodd. Fabaceae 8
Brachycorythis pubescens Harv. Orchidaceae 8
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. Phyllanthaceae 8
Bulbine abyssinica A.Rich. Asphodelaceae 8
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh. Orchidaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Celosia argentea L. Amaranthaceae 8
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone Poaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene Fabaceae 8
Chloris pycnothrix Trin. Poaceae 8
Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques Asparagaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysobalanus icaco L. Chrysobalanaceae 8
Cochlidium serrulatum (Sw.) L.E.Bishop Polypodiaceae 8
Coleus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) A.J.Paton Lamiaceae 8
Commelina africana L. Commelinaceae 8
Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Crepidomanes melanotrichum (Schltdl.) J.P.Roux Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum ornatum (L.f.) Herb. Amaryllidaceae 8
Crotalaria pallida Aiton Fabaceae 8
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. Apocynaceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus articulatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus crassipes Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus haspan L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus ligularis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus pedunculatus (R.Br.) J.Kern Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus richardii Steud. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteridaceae 8
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum (L.) Taub. Fabaceae 8
Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax Dioscoreaceae 8
Distimake aegyptius (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Asparagaceae 8
Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb. Asparagaceae 8
Dryopteris squamiseta (Hook.) Kuntze Dryopteridaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau Acanthaceae 8
Entada gigas (L.) Fawc. & Rendle Fabaceae 8
Entada rheedei Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Eriosema psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don Fabaceae 8
Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. Orchidaceae 8
Ficus bubu Warb. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae 8
Grona setigera (E.Mey.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir. Hypericaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hoslundia opposita Vahl Lamiaceae 8
Hylodesmum repandum (Vahl) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill Fabaceae 8
Hypoxis angustifolia Lam. Hypoxidaceae 8
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae 8
Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera spicata Forssk. Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepisorus excavatus (Bory ex Willd.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Lophira alata Banks ex C.F.Gaertn. Ochnaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka Poaceae 8
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Monopsis stellarioides (C.Presl) Urb. Campanulaceae 8
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle Fabaceae 8
Murdannia simplex (Vahl) Brenan Commelinaceae 8
Musanga cecropioides R.Br. ex Tedlie Urticaceae 8
Mussaenda arcuata Poir. Rubiaceae 8
Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn. Rubiaceae 8
Najas horrida A.Braun ex Magnus Hydrocharitaceae 8
Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. Acanthaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Ocimum gratissimum L. Lamiaceae 8
Oleandra distenta Kunze Oleandraceae 8
Omphalocarpum elatum Miers Sapotaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. Apocynaceae 8
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Piper capense L.f. Piperaceae 8
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae 8
Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchidaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. Orchidaceae 8
Rauvolfia afra Sond. Apocynaceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter Cyperaceae 8
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton Poaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. Amaryllidaceae 8
Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun Selaginellaceae 8
Smilax anceps Willd. Smilacaceae 8
Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn. Solanaceae 8
Solanum terminale Forssk. Solanaceae 8
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae 8
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Strophanthus sarmentosus DC. Apocynaceae 8
Symphonia globulifera L.f. Clusiaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f. Fabaceae 8
Thalia geniculata L. Marantaceae 8
Tristemma mauritianum J.F.Gmel. Melastomataceae 8
Vallisneria spiralis L. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Wahlenbergia krebsii Cham. Campanulaceae 8
Xyris capensis Thunb. Xyridaceae 8
Asplenium dregeanum Kunze Aspleniaceae 7
Clerodendrum splendens G.Don Lamiaceae 7
Cyperus alatus (Nees) F.Muell. Cyperaceae 7
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr Cyperaceae 7
Floscopa glomerata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Hassk. Commelinaceae 7
Olyra latifolia L. Poaceae 7
Platycerium stemaria (Beauv.) Desv. Polypodiaceae 7
Pollia condensata C.B.Clarke Commelinaceae 7
Pteris linearis Poir. Pteridaceae 7
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Fabaceae 6
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm. Fabaceae 6
Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze Aspleniaceae 6
Asplenium sandersonii Hook. Aspleniaceae 6
Eremomastax speciosa (Hochst.) Cufod. Acanthaceae 6
Erythrina senegalensis DC. Fabaceae 6
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae 6
Solanum anguivi Lam. Solanaceae 6
Tragia volubilis L. Euphorbiaceae 6
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum. Zingiberaceae 5
Amauropelta bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 5
Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex DC. Connaraceae 5
Dialium guineense Willd. Fabaceae 5
Dracaena aubryana Brongn. ex É.Morren Asparagaceae 5
Hymenocardia acida Tul. Phyllanthaceae 5
Isachne albens Trin. Poaceae 5
Micrococca mercurialis Benth. Euphorbiaceae 5
Mostuea brunonis Didr. Gelsemiaceae 5
Neuropeltis acuminata (P.Beauv.) Benth. Convolvulaceae 5
Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 5
Aristolochia triactina Hook.f. Aristolochiaceae 4
Corymborkis corymbis Thouars Orchidaceae 4
Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum. Costaceae 4
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. Fabaceae 4
Dracaena arborea (Willd.) Link Asparagaceae 4
Grona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 4
Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Polypodiaceae 4
Millettia zechiana Harms Fabaceae 4
Oxyanthus speciosus DC. Rubiaceae 4
Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro Poaceae 4
Phaius mannii Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 4
Pseuderanthemum ludovicianum (Büttner) Lindau Acanthaceae 4
Rhipidoglossum rutilum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Selaginella myosurus (Sw.) Alston Selaginellaceae 4
Actinoschoenus aphyllus (Vahl) Larridon Cyperaceae 3
Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl. Araceae 3
Arthropteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr. Arthropteridaceae 3
Baphia bequaertii De Wild. Fabaceae 3
Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. Poaceae 3
Combretum comosum G.Don Combretaceae 3
Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 3
Eulophia bouliawongo (Rchb.f.) J.Raynal Orchidaceae 3
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae 3
Manniella gustavi Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 3
Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J.Sm. Nephrolepidaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke Commelinaceae 3
Phragmanthera capitata (Spreng.) Balle Loranthaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 1,364 more species as native to Equatorial Guinea that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (EQG). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.