ROMSO Cyprus Knowledge Base

This paper lists endemic plants on Cyprus (species, subspecies and varieties). Subspecies are reported by the abbreviation ssp., varieties by var.

A plant species is called endemic to a geographical area when it exists only in this area in its spontaneous state.

Extinct species are considered if they were observed alive after 1500. A number of these plants were collected by Paul Sintentis and then studied in the large grasses of Europe.

Foams

Fougères

Conifers

Pineapples
Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia), sometimes considered a subspecies or variety of the Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani ssp. brevifolia or Cedrus libani var. brevifolia)

Flower plants

Alliaceae
Autumnal Allium
Allium cupani ssp. cyprium
Allium paniculatum ssp. exaltatum
Allium willeanum

Amaranthaceae
Bosea cypria

Apiaceae (Ombellifera)
Bupleurum sintenisii
Ferulago cypria
Pimpinella cypria

Asteraceae (Composed)
Anthemis plutonia
Anthemis tricolor
Carlina involucrata ssp. cyprica
Carlina pygmaea
Centaurea akamantis
Centaurea calcitrapa ssp. angusticeps
Centaurea veneris
Cephalorrhynchus cyprius
Jurinea cypria
Onopordum cyprium
Ptilostamon chamaepeuce var. cyprius
Scariola tetrantha
Scorzonera troodea
Senecio glaucus ssp. cyprius
Taraxacum aphrogenes
Taraxacum holmboei

Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum troodi
Onosma caespitosum
Onosma fruticosum

Brassicaceae (Crucifers)
Alyssum akamasicum
Alyssum chondrogynum
Alyssum troodi
Arabis cypria
Arabis kennedyae
Arabis purpurea
Brassica hilarionis
Malcolm woman var. glabra
Thlaspi cyprium

Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria rhodia ssp. cypria
Dianthus cyprius
Dianthus strictus var. troodi
Minuartia sintenisii
Minuartia subtilis ssp. filicaulis
Petrorhagia kennedyae
Saponaria cypria
Silene fraudtrix
Silene galataea
Silene gemmata
Silene laevigata

Citaceae
Helianthemum obtusifolium

Clusiaceae (Guttidates)
Hypericum repens

Crassulaceae
Rosularia cypria
Rosularia pallidiflora
Sedum cyprium
Sedum lampusae
Sedum microstachyum
Sedum porphyreum

Cyperaceae
Cyperus cyprius

Dipsaceae
Pterocephalus multiflorus ssp. multiflorus
Pterocephalus multiflorus ssp. obtusifolius
Scabiosa cyprica

Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia cassia ssp. funny
Euphorbia veneris

Manufactured
Astragalus cyprius
Astragalus echinus var. chionistrae
Astragalus macrocarpus ssp. lefkarensis
Astragalus suberosus var. hartmannii
Genista sphacelata var. crudelis
Hedysarum cyprium
Onobrychis venosa
Trifolium campestre ssp. paphium
Trifolium pamphylicum var. dolichodondium

Fagaceae
Quercus alnifolia

Hyacinthaceae
Chionodoxa lochiae
Ornithogalum chionophilum
Ornithogalum pedicellare
Scilla morrisii

Iridaceae
Crocus cyprius
Crocus hartmannianus
Crocus veneris
Gladiolus triphyllus

Lamiaceae (Labies)
Acinos smallus
Acinos troodi
Ballota integrifolia
Mentha longifolia ssp. cyprica
Micromeria chionistrae
Nepeta troodi
Origanum cordifolium
Origanum majorana var. tenuifolium
Oregano