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. 1 November 2020)

(Data excludes taxa listed as 'Possibly present')

		Angiosperms	Gymnosperms	Pteridophytes	Total
No. of families		238	6	40	284
No. of genera		1761	12	166	1939
No. of endemic genera		18	0	1	19
Total no. of species		8907	42	1034	9983
	No. of native species	8349	42	1028	9419
	No. of naturalized species	558	0	6	564
No. of endemic species		4441	16	263	4720
% of endemic species (of total native species)		53.2	38.1	25.6	50.1

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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