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. 16 June 2020)

		Angiosperms	Gymnosperms	Pteridophytes	Total
No. of families		237	6	40	283
No. of genera		1765	12	167	1944
Total no. of species		9028	42	1080	10150
	No. of native species	8445	42	1074	9561
	No. of naturalized species	583	0	6	589
No. of endemic species		4453	16	264	4733
% of endemic species (of total native species)		52.7	38.1	24.6	49.5

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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