List of near threatened plants

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1851 near threatened plant species. 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.

Leptosporangiate ferns

Isoetopsida

Lycopodiopsida

Gymnosperms

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

Cycads

Species

Subspecies

• Cycas maconochiei subsp. maconochiei

Conifers

Species

Subspecies

• Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica

Varieties

Gnetopsida

Dicotyledons

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

Piperales

Species

Varieties

• Piper augustum var. cocleanum

Campanulales

Malvales

Dipterocarpaceae

Malvaceae

Subspecies

• Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae, white Kauai hibiscus

Varieties

Thymelaeaceae

Other Malvales

Subspecies

• Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus

Varieties

• Pavonia spicata var. troyana

Santalales

Species

Varieties

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

Proteales

Dipsacales

Plumbaginales

Violales

Buxales

Buxaceae

• Buxus citrifolia
• Buxus colchica

Malpighiales

Clusiaceae

Species

Varieties

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

Euphorbiaceae

Species

Varieties

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

Phyllanthaceae

Species

Other Malpighiales species

Laurales

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

Monimiaceae

Hernandiaceae

Lauraceae

Species

Subspecies

• Apollonias barbujana subsp. barbujana

Varieties

• Persea alpigena var. harrisii

Cucurbitales

Celastrales

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

Hollies

Species

Subspecies

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

Varieties

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

Celastraceae

Dichapetalaceae

• Dichapetalum witianum
• Tapura magnifolia

Myrtales

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

Myrtaceae

Melastomataceae

Species

Varieties

• Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum

Combretaceae

Species

Varieties

• Terminalia glabrata var. brownii

Lythraceae

Onagraceae

• Epilobium psilotum
• Fuchsia lehmannii

Sapindales

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

Rutaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Esenbeckia pentaphylla subsp. pentaphylla

Varieties

• Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum

Sapindaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Stadmannia oppositifolia subsp. rhodesiaca

Anacardiaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Rhus glutinosa subsp. abyssinica

Varieties

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

Meliaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Cabralea canjerana subsp. polytricha

Burseraceae

Species

Subspecies

• Commiphora campestris subsp. campestris

Other Sapindales

Species

Subspecies

• Kirkia burgeri subsp. somalensis

Asterales

Species

Subspecies

• 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

Species

Varieties

• Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Ashe's magnolia

Annonaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Uvaria leptocladon subsp. leptocladon

Myristicaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

• Horsfieldia moluccana var. moluccana

Degeneriaceae

• Degeneria roseiflora

Brassicales

Apiales

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

Araliaceae

Species

Varieties

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

Umbelliferae

Species

Subspecies

• Oenanthe pimpinelloides subsp. callosa

Gentianales

Apocynaceae

Gentianaceae

Loganiaceae

Rubiaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Chimarrhis cymosa subsp. jamaicensis

Varieties

• Psychotria pedunculata var. caudata

Rosales

Cunoniaceae

Species

Varieties

• Weinmannia laurina var. laurina

Moraceae

Species

Varieties

• Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii

Rosaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

• Prunus trichamygdalus var. elongata

Other Rosales

Species

Subspecies

• 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

Species

Varieties

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

Theophrastaceae

• Clavija longifolia

Primulaceae

Rhamnales

Solanales

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

Solanaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Solanum diversifolium subsp. diversifolium

Convolvulaceae

• Convolvulus caput-medusae

Menyanthaceae

• Nymphoides tenuissima

Lamiales

Acanthaceae

Bignoniaceae

Species

Gesneriaceae

Species

Varieties

• Rhytidophyllum grande var. grande

Lamiaceae

Species

Subspecies

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

Oleaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Olea europaea subsp. cerasiformis

Scrophulariaceae

Verbenaceae

Other Lamiales species

Boraginales

Boraginaceae

Species

Varieties

• Tournefortia astrotricha var. subglabra

Cordiaceae

Dilleniales

Ranunculales

Ericales

Actinidiaceae

Ebenaceae

Lecythidaceae

Sapotaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

• Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis

Styracaceae

• Rehderodendron macrocarpum

Symplocaceae

Theaceae

Other Ericales

Subspecies

• Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon
• Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra

Varieties

• Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii

Podostemales

Fabales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Caryophyllales

Cactus species

Caryophyllaceae

Nepenthaceae

Other Caryophyllales species

Fagales

Species

Subspecies

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

Other dicotyledons

Species

Subspecies

• 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

Species

Varieties

Orchidales

Orchidaceae

Pandanales

Bromeliales

Liliales

Species

Subspecies

• Veratrum mengtzeanum subsp. phuwae

Asparagales

Species

Subspecies

• Aloe volkensii subsp. volkensii

Dioscoreales

Arales

There are 21 species in Arales assessed as near threatened.

Araceae

Lemnaceae

• Lemna yungensis

Zingiberales

Cyperales

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

Gramineae

Species

Subspecies

• Agrostis mannii subsp. mannii

Varieties

• Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii

Cyperaceae

Species

Subspecies

• Bulbostylis schoenoides subsp. erratica

Other monocotyledons

Species

Subspecies

• 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

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