Flora of Sudan

Aloe sinkatana is a small, stemless Aloe native to Sudan. The plant is sometimes confused for the more common, medicinal Aloe vera.

Aloe dilolii is a species of aloe native to Sudan and South Sudan first described in 1995.

Encephalartos mackenziei is a species of cycad in South Sudan. It is found in the Didinga Hills of Namorunyang State.

Bidens chippii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Bidens. The plant was at first named Coreopsis chippii after British botanist Thomas Ford Chipp (1886–1931)). Chipp found it on 11 February 1929 growing in scrub at an altitude of 3,125 metres (10,253 ft) on top of Mount Kinyeti in the Imatong Mountains of South Sudan.

Medemia argun is a rare species of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) native to Egypt and Sudan. It is the only species in the genus Medemia. The palm's dried dates have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Coccinia abyssinica is an Ethiopian species of Coccinia which was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. The tuber is under its Oromo name anchote a well-known local crop, but also the leaves are eaten.

Baphia abyssinica is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in western Ethiopia and Sudan. It is threatened by habitat loss, categorized as "vulnerable". In Ethiopia, the Amharic and Shakacho language name for the tree is shifu. In the Majang language it is known as duwe. Twigs from this tree are used for brushing teeth and fighting tooth infections. The wood is hard and is used for tools, such as for mallets. It is also used for house construction.

Suddia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Suddia sagittifolia, which is native to South Sudan in central Africa.

Clitoriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus contains a single species, Clitoriopsis mollis, a subshrub native to South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, woodland, and wooded grassland.

Suddia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Suddia sagittifolia, which is native to South Sudan in central Africa.

Sterculia cinerea is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.

Cyperus microbolbos is a species of sedge that is found in northeastern Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1901.

Cyperus commixtus is a species of sedge that is endemic to a small area of eastern Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1931.

Cordyla richardii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda.

Clitoriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus contains a single species, Clitoriopsis mollis, a subshrub native to South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, woodland, and wooded grassland.

Aloe lukeana, or Luke's aloe, is a solitary species of aloe plant with a 3-to-5-foot tall (91 to 152 cm) stem topped by a 3-to-4-foot wide (91 to 122 cm) rosette with multiple (20 to 30) 2-foot long (61 cm) by up to 5-inch (13 cm) wide, recurving, and channeled dark green leaves with large evenly spaced light colored teeth. A. lukeana is native to Mount Morungole near the borders of South Sudan and Kenya in the Karamoja region of Uganda. The species was first formally described by Thomas Cole in 2015 in Cactus and Succulent Journal. Cole named the species after his brother, Luke Cole, who was

Coffea arabica, also known as the Arabica coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated and is the dominant cultivar, representing about 60% of global production. Coffee produced from the less acidic, more bitter, and more highly caffeinated robusta bean (C. canephora) makes up most of the remaining coffee production. The natural populations of Coffea arabica are restricted to the forests of South Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen.

Aloe camperi is a species of aloe indigenous to Africa, specifically the regions of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It grows in colonies, with orange flowers in early spring.

Crinipes is a genus of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central Africa.

Aloe elegans is a species of plant. It is found in West Sudan, Eritrea and Central Ethiopia

Allium alibile is a plant species native to Ethiopia, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. It has a round, white bulb. Umbel is dense with many flowers crowded together. Flowers are bell-shaped, rose pink.

Gladiolus dichrous is a species of flowering plant found in mountainous regions of South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda. It has relatively small flowers usually hidden under large green or rose coloured bracts.

Ochrocephala is a genus of Ethiopian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the daisy family Asteraceae. Its only known species is Ochrocephala imatongensis, native to Ethiopia.

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

Lotus hebecarpus is an annual to perennial plant in the genus Lotus ranging from NE Sudan to Djibouti.

Buckollia tomentosa is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to the Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. Eileen Adelaide Bruce, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the dense covering of wooly hairs (tomentosus in Latin) on its flowers.

Alsophila humilis, synonym Cyathea humilis, is a species of tree fern native to Kenya, as well as the Usambara and Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania, where it grows in wet forest at an altitude of 1100–2000 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and 2–3 m tall. Fronds are pinnate and 1–2 m in length. Dead fronds are often retained in the typical variety (A. h. var. humilis), forming an irregular skirt around the trunk. The rachis and stipe are light brown in colouration. Scales are present towards the base of the stipe. They are dark, glossy, and have narrow, fragile edges. Sori occur at the forks

Afrosciadium dispersum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to tropical mountains in South Sudan, northern Uganda, and southwestern Tanzania. Afrosciadium dispersum was previously classified as Peucedanum dispersum before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008. Afrosciadium dispersum is found between roughly 2000 to 2,500 meters above sea level, in rough grasslands or swamps. It grows to be over 2 meters tall, with a stem at least 8 millimeters in diameter at its base. It boasts flowers with small, oblong petals, roughly 2 millimeters

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is widely cultivated worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties. Watermelons are grown in favorable climates from tropical to temperate regions worldwide for its large edible fruit, which is a berry with a hard rind and no internal divisions, botanically called a pepo. The sweet, juicy flesh is usually deep red to pink, with many seeds that are black when mature, white when immature. Seedless varieties also exist.

Raphia vinifera, the West African piassava palm, bamboo palm or West African bass fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo ( = Zaire = Congo-Kinshasa). It is particularly abundant along the creeks of Niger Delta, Cross River, Lagos and Ikorodu in Nigeria. The nut contains bitter oil, which has the property of stupefying fish. The variety or subspecies found in the Niger River delta is called the "King Raphia" (Raphia vinifera var. nigerica) is extraordinary in