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These totals relate to plants occurring in Malawi only and include cultivated plants.
| Orchidaceae | 266 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | 239 |
| Asteraceae | 221 |
| Rubiaceae | 157 |
| Poaceae | 126 |
| Acanthaceae | 107 |
| Lamiaceae | 98 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 82 |
| Cyperaceae | 71 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | 62 |
| Convolvulaceae | 54 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae | 48 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | 47 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae | 40 |
| Moraceae | 38 |
| Iridaceae | 38 |
| Aspleniaceae | 35 |
| Phyllanthaceae | 33 |
| Solanaceae | 31 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae | 31 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae | 30 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 30 |
| Amaranthaceae | 29 |
| Orobanchaceae | 29 |
| Apiaceae | 24 |
| Commelinaceae | 22 |
| Campanulaceae | 22 |
| Vitaceae | 22 |
| Anthericaceae | 20 |
| Asphodelaceae | 20 |
| Combretaceae | 20 |
| Celastraceae | 19 |
| Capparaceae | 19 |
| Sinopteridaceae | 19 |
| Urticaceae | 18 |
| Sapindaceae | 16 |
| Ebenaceae | 15 |
| Hyacinthaceae | 15 |
| Boraginaceae | 15 |
| Loranthaceae | 15 |
| Polypodiaceae | 15 |
| Araceae | 14 |
| Anacardiaceae | 14 |
| Polygonaceae | 14 |
| Polygalaceae | 14 |
| Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae | 13 |
| Proteaceae | 13 |
| Melastomataceae | 13 |
| Rosaceae | 12 |
| Myrtaceae | 12 |
| Crassulaceae | 11 |
| Balsaminaceae | 11 |
| Verbenaceae | 11 |
| Annonaceae | 11 |
| Santalaceae | 11 |
| Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae | 11 |
| Adiantaceae | 11 |
| Hymenophyllaceae | 11 |
| Lomariopsidaceae | 11 |
| Gentianaceae | 11 |
| Meliaceae | 11 |
| Salicaceae | 11 |
| Rutaceae | 11 |
| Sapotaceae | 10 |
| Lycopodiaceae | 10 |
| Thymelaeaceae | 10 |
| Thelypteridaceae | 10 |
| Loganiaceae | 10 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 10 |
| Dioscoreaceae | 10 |
| Rhamnaceae | 10 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 10 |
| Pteridaceae | 10 |
| Clusiaceae | 10 |
| Oleaceae | 10 |
| Oxalidaceae | 10 |
| Bignoniaceae | 9 |
| Piperaceae | 9 |
| Linderniaceae | 9 |
| Dryopteridaceae | 9 |
| Menispermaceae | 9 |
| Caryophyllaceae | 8 |
| Zingiberaceae | 8 |
| Ranunculaceae | 8 |
| Plantaginaceae | 7 |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 7 |
| Ophioglossaceae | 7 |
| Ochnaceae | 7 |
| Hypoxidaceae | 7 |
| Onagraceae | 7 |
| Portulacaceae | 6 |
| Colchicaceae | 6 |
| Blechnaceae | 6 |
| Chrysobalanaceae | 6 |
| Dracaenaceae | 6 |
| Lentibulariaceae | 6 |
| Passifloraceae | 6 |
| Arecaceae | 5 |
| Araliaceae | 5 |
| Asparagaceae | 5 |
| Stilbaceae | 5 |
| Selaginellaceae | 5 |
| Nyctaginaceae | 5 |
| Cannabaceae | 5 |
| Eriocaulaceae | 5 |
| Cyatheaceae | 5 |
| Burseraceae | 5 |
| Lauraceae | 4 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae | 4 |
| Begoniaceae | 4 |
| Malpighiaceae | 4 |
| Myrsinaceae | 4 |
| Ericaceae | 4 |
| Xyridaceae | 4 |
| Geraniaceae | 4 |
| Melianthaceae | 4 |
| Putranjivaceae | 4 |
| Achariaceae | 4 |
| Anemiaceae | 4 |
| Molluginaceae | 4 |
| Gesneriaceae | 4 |
| Pedaliaceae | 3 |
| Rhizophoraceae | 3 |
| Droseraceae | 3 |
| Myricaceae | 3 |
| Dipsacaceae | 3 |
| Alismataceae | 3 |
| Peraceae | 3 |
| Hydrocharitaceae | 3 |
| Nymphaeaceae | 3 |
| Costaceae | 3 |
| Olacaceae | 3 |
| Woodsiaceae | 3 |
| Tectariaceae | 3 |
| Turneraceae | 3 |
| Violaceae | 3 |
| Aizoaceae | 3 |
| Connaraceae | 2 |
| Nephrolepidaceae | 2 |
| Brassicaceae | 2 |
| Cupressaceae | 2 |
| Typhaceae | 2 |
| Dipterocarpaceae | 2 |
| Primulaceae | 2 |
| Musaceae | 2 |
| Gleicheniaceae | 2 |
| Balanitaceae | 2 |
| Pontederiaceae | 2 |
| Salviniaceae | 2 |
| Linaceae | 2 |
| Smilacaceae | 2 |
| Aristolochiaceae | 2 |
| Gisekiaceae | 2 |
| Podocarpaceae | 2 |
| Salvadoraceae | 2 |
| Lythraceae | 2 |
| Eriospermaceae | 2 |
| Berberidaceae | 1 |
| Potamogetonaceae | 1 |
| Ixonanthaceae | 1 |
| Vahliaceae | 1 |
| Kirkiaceae | 1 |
| Valerianaceae | 1 |
| Bixaceae | 1 |
| Psilotaceae | 1 |
| Anisophylleaceae | 1 |
| Aphloiaceae | 1 |
| Apodanthaceae | 1 |
| Trapaceae | 1 |
| Phrymaceae | 1 |
| Tecophilaeaceae | 1 |
| Gerrardinaceae | 1 |
| Iteaceae | 1 |
| Schizaeaceae | 1 |
| Zygophyllaceae | 1 |
| Sphenocleaceae | 1 |
| Simaroubaceae | 1 |
| Theaceae | 1 |
| Behniaceae | 1 |
| Balanophoraceae | 1 |
| Equisetaceae | 1 |
| Icacinaceae | 1 |
| Heteropyxidaceae | 1 |
| Hernandiaceae | 1 |
| Lophiocarpaceae | 1 |
| Hamamelidaceae | 1 |
| Haloragaceae | 1 |
| Metteniusaceae | 1 |
| Alangiaceae | 1 |
| Erythroxylaceae | 1 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 1 |
| Juncaceae | 1 |
| Dichapetalaceae | 1 |
| Picrodendraceae | 1 |
| Cornaceae | 1 |
| Ceratophyllaceae | 1 |
| Cannaceae | 1 |
| Canellaceae | 1 |
| Cactaceae | 1 |
| Burmanniaceae | 1 |
| Aquifoliaceae | 1 |
| Basellaceae | 1 |
| Gelsemiaceae | 1 |
| Hydrostachyaceae | 1 |
| Myrothamnaceae | 1 |
| Marsileaceae | 1 |
| Najadaceae | 1 |
| Opiliaceae | 1 |
| Monimiaceae | 1 |
| Osmundaceae | 1 |
| Menyanthaceae | 1 |
| Oleandraceae | 1 |
| Papaveraceae | 1 |
| Marattiaceae | 1 |
| Parkeriaceae | 1 |
| Phytolaccaceae | 1 |
| Lygodiaceae | 1 |
| Pinaceae | 1 |
| Pittosporaceae | 1 |
Total species found with images: 3059
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