Shrub under 2 m

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Acanthopale pubescens
Acanthaceae Anisotes formosissimus
Acanthaceae Anisotes pubinervis
Acanthaceae Barleria crassa subsp. crassa
Acanthaceae Dyschoriste hildebrandtii
Amaranthaceae Psilotrichum scleranthum
Anacardiaceae Lannea edulis var. edulis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Adenium multiflorum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Asclepias curassavica
Asphodelaceae Aloe arborescens
Asteraceae Artemisia afra
Bignoniaceae Podranea brycei
Connaraceae Rourea orientalis
Convolvulaceae Seddera suffruticosa var. suffruticosa
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea
Ebenaceae Diospyros natalensis subsp. natalensis
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia griseola subsp. mashonica
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia griseola subsp. griseola
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia malevola
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae Jatropha podagrica
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia tomentosa
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Cryptosepalum maraviense
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Eriosema affine
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Kotschya strigosa var. strigosa
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Tephrosia richardsiae subsp. richardsiae
Gelsemiaceae Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Lamiaceae Hoslundia opposita Rarely
Lamiaceae Kalaharia uncinata
Lamiaceae Rotheca luembensis subsp. luembensis var. luembensis
Lamiaceae Vitex madiensis subsp. milanjiensis
Loranthaceae Globimetula rubripes
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus allenii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus caesius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rupicola
Melastomataceae Dissotis lanata
Moraceae Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrtaceae Eugenia malangensis
Myrtaceae Syzygium guineense subsp. huillense
Ochnaceae Ochna confusa
Ochnaceae Ochna leptoclada
Ochnaceae Ochna macrocalyx
Ochnaceae Ochna polyneura
Ochnaceae Ochna rovumensis
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus welwitschianus
Polygalaceae Muraltia flanaganii
Rosaceae Cliffortia nitidula
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae Rubus niveus
Rosaceae Rubus pinnatus
Rubiaceae Empogona cacondensis
Rubiaceae Multidentia concrescens
Rubiaceae Psychotria spithamea
Rubiaceae Rytigynia macrura
Solanaceae Solanum aculeatissimum
Verbenaceae Lantana camara
Vitaceae Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae Cissus cornifolia
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 67


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: List of species with each spot-character: Shrub under 2 m.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=21, retrieved 3 December 2024

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