Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines

This illustrated checklist is a continuation of the works of Elmer D. Merrill (1876-1956) and Leonardo L. Co (1953-2010), authorities on the Philippine vascular Flora.

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CDFP-derived statistics for Philippine vascular plants (v. 17 August 2020)

		Angiosperms	Gymnosperms	Pteridophytes	Total
No. of families		238	6	40	284
No. of genera		1769	12	167	1948
No. of endemic genera		18	0	1	19
Total no. of species		9018	42	1079	10139
	No. of native species	8436	42	1073	9551
	No. of naturalized species	582	0	6	588
No. of endemic species		4443	16	263	4722
% of endemic species (of total native species)		52.7	38.1	24.5	49.4

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For a synopsis of this website, see Barcelona et al. 2013. Philippine Journal of Science 142: 57-67

Recommended Citation: Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. www.philippineplants.org