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. 20 March 2020)

		Angiosperms	Gymnosperms	Pteridophytes	Total
No. of families		233	6	40	279
No. of genera		1764	12	166	1942
Total no. of species		9038	42	1078	10158
	No. of native species	8454	42	1072	9568
	No. of naturalized species	584	0	6	590
No. of endemic species		4464	16	262	4742
% of endemic species (of total native species)		52.8	38.1	24.4	49.6

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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