List of near threatened plants explained

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1851 near threatened plant species.^[1] 8.5% of all evaluated plant species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists 51 subspecies and 73 varieties as near threatened. No subpopulations of plants have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of near threatened plant species, subspecies and varieties evaluated by the IUCN.

Bryophytes

There are two bryophyte species assessed as near threatened.

Mosses

• Archidium elatum

Liverworts

• Scapania sphaerifera

Pteridophytes

There are 25 pteridophyte species assessed as near threatened.

Lycopodiopsida

Gymnosperms

There are 168 species, two subspecies, and 29 varieties of gymnosperm assessed as near threatened.

Cycads

SpeciesSubspecies

• Cycas maconochiei subsp. maconochiei

Conifers

SpeciesSubspecies

• Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica

Varieties

Gnetopsida

Dicotyledons

There are 1378 species, 44 subspecies, and 41 varieties of dicotyledon assessed as near threatened.

Piperales

SpeciesVarieties

• Piper augustum var. cocleanum

Theales

There are 45 species and two varieties in Theales assessed as near threatened.

Guttiferae

SpeciesVarieties

• Clusia havetioides var. havetioides
• Clusia havetioides var. stenocarpa

Other Theales species

Malvales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
• Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae, White kauai hibiscus

Varieties

Santalales

SpeciesVarieties

• Santalum insulare var. insulare
• Santalum insulare var. raiateense

Rubiales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Chimarrhis cymosa subsp. jamaicensis

Varieties

• Psychotria pedunculata var. caudata

Euphorbiales

There are 52 species and two varieties in Euphorbiales assessed as near threatened.

Buxaceae

• Buxus citrifolia
• Buxus colchica

Euphorbiaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Euphorbia celastroides var. celastroides
• Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis

Laurales

There are 40 species, one subspecies, and one variety in the order Laurales assessed as near threatened.

Lauraceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Apollonias barbujana subsp. barbujana

Varieties

• Persea alpigena var. harrisii

Ebenales

There are 73 species, five subspecies, and one variety in Ebenales assessed as near threatened.

Sapotaceae

SpeciesSubspeciesVarieties

• Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis

Styracaceae

• Rehderodendron macrocarpum

Celastrales

There are 45 species, two subspecies, and two varieties in the order Celastrales assessed as near threatened.

Hollies

SpeciesSubspecies

• Ilex perado subsp. azorica
• Ilex perado subsp. perado

Varieties

• Ilex savannarum var. savannarum
• Ilex sideroxyloides var. occidentalis

Dichapetalaceae

• Dichapetalum witianum
• Tapura magnifolia

Myrtales

There are 80 species and two varieties in the order Myrtales assessed as near threatened.

Melastomataceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum

Combretaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Terminalia glabrata var. brownii

Onagraceae

• Epilobium psilotum
• Fuchsia lehmannii

Sapindales

There are 113 species, six subspecies, and three varieties in the order Sapindales assessed as near threatened.

Rutaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Esenbeckia pentaphylla subsp. pentaphylla

Varieties

• Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum

Sapindaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Stadmannia oppositifolia subsp. rhodesiaca

Anacardiaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Rhus glutinosa subsp. abyssinica

Varieties

• Lannea schweinfurthii var. acutifoliolata
• Lannea welwitschii var. ciliolata

Meliaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Cabralea canjerana subsp. polytricha

Burseraceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Commiphora campestris subsp. campestris

Other Sapindales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Kirkia burgeri subsp. somalensis

Asterales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica
• Darwiniothamnus lancifolius subsp. glandulosus

Magnoliales

There are 82 species, eight subspecies, and two varieties in the order Magnoliales assessed as near threatened.

Magnoliaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Ashe's magnolia

Annonaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Uvaria leptocladon subsp. leptocladon

Myristicaceae

SpeciesSubspeciesVarieties

• Horsfieldia moluccana var. moluccana

Degeneriaceae

• Degeneria roseiflora

Apiales

There are 35 species, one subspecies, and two varieties in the order Apiales assessed as near threatened.

Araliaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Dendropanax nutans var. nutans
• Dendropanax nutans var. obtusifolius

Umbelliferae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Oenanthe pimpinelloides subsp. callosa

Rosales

There are 38 species, three subspecies, and four varieties in the order Rosales assessed as near threatened.

Cunoniaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Weinmannia laurina var. laurina

Rosaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Polylepis tomentella subsp. tomentella
• Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica

Varieties

• Prunus trichamygdalus var. elongata

Other Rosales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Brunellia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora

Varieties

• Brunellia inermis var. inermis
• Grevea eggelingii var. eggelingii

Primulales

There are 21 species and two varieties in Primulales assessed as near threatened.

Myrsinaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Myrsine grantii var. tobiiensis
• Myrsine ovalis var. ovalis

Theophrastaceae

• Clavija longifolia

Primulaceae

Urticales

SpeciesVarieties

• Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii

Solanales

There are 20 species and one subspecies in the order Solanales assessed as near threatened.

Solanaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Solanum diversifolium subsp. diversifolium

Convolvulaceae

• Convolvulus caput-medusae

Menyanthaceae

• Nymphoides tenuissima

Scrophulariales

There are 48 species, one subspecies, and one variety in the order Scrophulariales assessed as near threatened.

Oleaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Olea europaea subsp. cerasiformis

Gesneriaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Rhytidophyllum grande var. grande

Other Scrophulariales species

Lamiales

There are 33 species, two subspecies, and one variety in the order Lamiales assessed as near threatened.

Labiatae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija
• Teucrium eriocephalum subsp. almeriense

Boraginaceae

SpeciesVarieties

• Tournefortia astrotricha var. subglabra

Nepenthales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra

Varieties

• Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii

Ericales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon

Fabales

SpeciesSubspeciesVarieties

Caryophyllales

There are 90 species in the order Caryophyllales assessed as near threatened.

Other Caryophyllales species

Fagales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Quercus ilex subsp. ballota
• Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana

Other dicotyledons

SpeciesSubspecies

• Erodium foetidum subsp. foetidum
• Polygala tenuicaulis subsp. tayloriana

Varieties

• Davidia involucrata var. involucrata

Monocotyledons

There are 278 species, five subspecies, and three varieties of monocotyledon assessed as near threatened.

Arecales

SpeciesVarieties

• Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri
• Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii

Orchidales

Orchidaceae

Liliales

SpeciesSubspecies

• Aloe volkensii subsp. volkensii
• Veratrum mengtzeanum subsp. phuwae

Arales

There are 21 species in Arales assessed as near threatened.

Lemnaceae

• Lemna yungensis

Cyperales

There are 45 species, two subspecies, and one variety in Cyperales assessed as near threatened.

Gramineae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Agrostis mannii subsp. mannii

Varieties

• Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii

Cyperaceae

SpeciesSubspecies

• Bulbostylis schoenoides subsp. erratica

Other monocotyledons

SpeciesSubspecies

• Najas marina subsp. ehrenbergii, Spiny naiad

See also

• Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
• List of least concern plants
• List of vulnerable plants
• List of endangered plants
• List of critically endangered plants
• List of recently extinct plants
• List of data deficient plants

Notes and References

1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2016-2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.