Flora of Chad

Nymphaea × daubenyana is a species of waterlily endemic to Chad, which has also been introduced to the USA (Florida) and Sri Lanka. It is a natural hybrid of Nymphaea micrantha and Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea.

Campanula monodiana is a flower native to the Tibesti region of Chad that grows in dry shrublands. It is part of the genus Campanula which is native to Africa, Western Asia, and the Mediterranean.

Vangueria chariensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southeastern Chad. It is named after the Chari River.

Quezeliantha is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Quezeliantha tibestica, a biennial endemic to the northwestern Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara of northern Chad. The genus name of Quezeliantha is in honour of Pierre Ambrunaz Quézel (1926–2015), a French doctor, botanist and ecologist. The Latin specific epithet of tibestica refers to the Tibesti Mountains. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Taxon Vol.31 on page 558 in 1982.

Neurolakis is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.

Cyperus chevalieri is a species of sedge that is endemic to Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1936.

Myrtus nivellei, the Saharan myrtle (Tuareg language: tefeltest), is a shrub endemic to the mountains of the central Sahara Desert. It is found in a restricted range in the Tassili n'Ajjer Mountains in southern Algeria and southwestern Libya, and the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad. It occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland at montane elevations above the central Saharan desert plains. It is a traditional medicinal plant for the Tuareg people. Two subspecies are accepted. Myrtus nivellei subsp. nivellei – Tassili n'Ajjer of southern Algeria and southwestern Libya Myrtus nivellei

Dicraeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: Dicraeanthus africanus Engl. Dicraeanthus ramosus H.Hess Dicraeanthus zehnderi H.Hess

Bridelia tenuifolia is a tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to southern Africa (Angola and Namibia).

Vigna subterranea (common names: Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut, Bambara bean, manicongo, Congo goober, earth pea, ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Its name is derived from the Bambara ethnic group. It reproduces via geocarpy, ripening its pods underground, much like the peanut (also called a groundnut). The plant originated in West Africa. As a food and source of income, the Bambara groundnut is considered to be the third most important leguminous crop in those African countries where it is grown, after peanut and cowpea. The crop is mainly cultivated, sold and

Cynodon plectostachyus, the giant star grass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and has been introduced as a livestock forage to California and Florida in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Paraguay, Argentina, Nepal, and Bangladesh. An aggressive competitor, it is now the most widespread grass in the New World Tropics. It is typically paired in a silvopastoral system with Leucaena leucocephala.

Gladiolus murielae is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi. It has been given a number of English names, including Abyssinian gladiolus, fragrant gladiolus, peacock gladiolus, and peacock orchid. It was formerly placed in the genus Acidanthera. It is a cormous perennial growing to 70–100 cm (28–39 in) tall, with linear leaves and in late summer, numerous fragrant white flowers with a maroon (occasionally orange) blotch in the throat, on slender nodding stems. Widely cultivated, it is a common subject in western and southern

Senecio gallicus, an annual plant of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae, is a species that colonizes isolated habitats with difficult environmental conditions. It is widespread across southern France and the Iberian Peninsula in deserts and xeric shrublands, on steppes and salty dry coastal plains. S. gallicus is playing a predominant role in shaping patterns of genetic structure by presenting models of historical associations among population rather than patterns of ongoing gene flow.

Daniellia oblonga is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Lotus jolyi is a plant in the genus Lotus that grows in the Sahara. It is annual and grows in dry scrubland.

Cyperus kipasensis is a species of sedge that is native to Africa, having been found growing in Angola, Chad, Zambia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species was first formally described by the botanist Henri Chermezon in 1934.

Pseudodictamnus hirsutus is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region, mostly abundant in Spain and Portugal. It is also native to North Africa.

Utricularia raynalii is a small, annual, suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. raynalii is endemic to tropical Africa and can be found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Rwanda, Senegal, and Sudan. It was described by Peter Taylor in 1986 and was named in honor of Jean Raynal of the Paris Herbarium who had collected this species in Cameroon and Rwanda.

Cyperus clavinux is a species of sedge that is endemic to parts of Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1901.

Conomitra is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described in 1839. It contains only one known species, Conomitra linearis, an annual native to Africa, from Niger to Somalia.

Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hibiscus that is native to Africa, most likely West Africa. In the 16th and early 17th centuries it was spread to Asia and the West Indies, where it has since become naturalized in many places. The stems are used for the production of bast fibre and the dried cranberry-tasting calyces are commonly steeped to make a popular infusion known by many names, including zobo and carcade.

Boswellia papyrifera, also known as the Sudanese frankincense, is a species of flowering plant and frankincense that is native to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. The tree is cultivated in Ethiopia because of its valuable resin. The incense is characterized by a fresh lemon-pine scent and is therefore highly esteemed. In Ethiopia where it is called itan zaf, it comes in semi-translucent yellow tears. The gum resin of Boswellia papyrifera coming from Ethiopia, Sudan and eastern Africa is believed to be the main source of frankincense of antiquity.

Ephedra altissima is a species of Ephedra that is native to the western Sahara (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Mauritania), and also to the Canary Islands. The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant and medicinal plant.

Limonium bonduellei, the yellow statice (a name it shares with Limonium sinuatum), is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility calls it Algerian statice and lists it as Limonium sinuatum subsp. bonduellei, but a 2018 molecular study showed that it is good species with 100% bootstrap support. An annual facultative halophyte reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is native to Spain and North Africa, and has been introduced to Italy. It is naturalized in New Zealand. The British florists' association Interflora claims that its cultivar 'Forever

Cyperus karlschumannii is a species of sedge that is native to western parts of Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1906.

Pluchea lanceolata, the rasna or rasana, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is disjunctly distributed in Africa; Senegal, Chad, and Tanzania, and Asia; Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and India. A perennial herb, it is considered a noxious weed by agriculturalists, and is used in Ayurveda and Tibetan traditional medicines.

Nymphaea guineensis is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Chad.

Cyperus steudneri is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Africa.

Lagenaria abyssinica is a species of cucurbit plant. It is a climbing vine. The stem and branches are covered in hair-like spines. It ranges from Africa to Asia. The fruit is used to make bottles and instruments. It is also grown as an ornamental plant.

Nucularia perrinii, known as askaf, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Nucularia. Its native range is Selvagens to the western and central Sahara and Sahel. Askaf is a crucial plant to Sahrawi camel nomads, providing salt and water to camels even during dry spells and causing a characteristic flavor to camel milk.