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We hold 7 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable flowering plants.

and 18 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable gymnosperms.

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Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

#2

Critically Endangered

Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

Araceae

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

#11

Endangered

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

Gomortegaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

#15

Endangered

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

Rosaceae

Petenaea cordata Lundell

#24

Endangered

Petenaea cordata Lundell

Petenaeaceae

Featured plants

Alistilus jumellei (R.Vig.) Verdc.

SPECIES

Fabaceae Alistilus jumellei (R.Vig.) Verdc.

Stachys recta subsp. subcrenata (Vis.) Briq.

SPECIES

Lamiaceae Stachys recta (Vis.) Briq.

Gloriosa superba L.

SPECIES

Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba L.

Recent Publications

Adaptive introgression facilitates tropical plant evolution: Pandanus as a case study

John M. A. Wojahn, Félix Forest, Olivier Maurin et al.

2026

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

(3116) Proposal to conserve the name Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. against P. amaryllidifolius F. Voigt and P. amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl. (Pandanaceae)

Martin W. Callmander, Ib Friis, Altafhusain B. Nadaf et al.

2025

TAXON

Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms

Alexandre R. Zuntini, Tom Carruthers, Olivier Maurin et al.

2024

Nature