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Flora of Oman

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Jasminum grandiflorum
species of plant
Cenchrus purpureus
species of plant
Boswellia sacra
species of plant
Commiphora myrrha
species of plant
Asparagus racemosus
species of plant
Scaevola taccada
species of plant
Scadoxus multiflorus
species of plant
Callipeltis
Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829. The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
Grewia villosa
species of plant
Vachellia oerfota
species of plant
Moringa peregrina
species of plant
Euphorbia dhofarensis
species of plant
Ceratonia oreothauma
species of plant
Dianthus cyri
species of plant
Cyperus jeminicus
species of plant
Grewia mollis
species of plant
Cyperus conglomeratus
species of plant
Soda rosmarinus
species of plant
Euclea racemosa
species of plant native to coastal South Africa
Cyperus arenarius
species of plant
Tecomella
Tecomella undulata is a tree species found in Oman and from southwest Iran to northwest India. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Tecomella. It is a medium-sized tree that produces quality timber and is the main source of timber amongst the indigenous tree species of desert regions of Shekhawati and Marwar in the Indian state of Rajasthan where it is locally known as rohida and serves as the state symbol. The trade name of the tree species is desert teak or Marwar teak. The trade name of the tree species is desert teak or Marwar teak.
Ormocarpum dhofarense
species of plant
Grewia bicolor
species of plant
Leptaleum
Leptaleum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Leptaleum filifolium, an annual which ranges from the eastern Mediterranean through western and central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, and Xinjiang.
Sida spinosa
species of plant
Cenchrus pennisetiformis
species of plant
Lotus garcinii
species of plant
Indigofera cordifolia
species of plant
Gymnosporia dhofarensis
species of plant
Adiantum incisum
species of plant
Cyperus niveus
species of plant
Lindenbergia muraria
species of plant
Cyperus aucheri
species of plant
Aizoanthemopsis
Aizoanthemopsis hispanica, or Spanish aizoon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is the sole species in genus Aizoanthemopsis. It is a succulent native to northern Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East where it grows on arid sandy plains, saline areas and in semi-arid habitats.
Juniperus seravschanica
species of Pinopsida
Malva ludwigii
species of plant
Senra
Senra is a genus of flowering plants in tribe Hibisceae of the family Malvaceae. It includes single species, Senra incana, an annual or perennial native to northeastern tropical Africa (Kenya to Sudan), the Arabian Peninsula, and India and Pakistan, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands.
Cyperus pseuderemicus
species of plant
Cyperus amauropus
species of plant
Cyperus alulatus
species of plant
Boscia arabica
species of plant
Pseudolotus
Pseudolotus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. The only species is Pseudolotus villosus.
Monolluma quadrangula
species of plant
Nogalia
Nogalia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Nogalia drepanophylla.
Cyperus wissmannii
species of sedge
Wadithamnus
Wadithamnus artemisioides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to Yemen and Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula. It is the sole species in genus Wadithamnus.
Blepharis dhofarensis
species of plant
Glossostemon
Glossostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes a single species, Glossostemon bruguieri, synonym Dombeya arabica, a shrub with thick long tapering dark colored roots with 70–100 cm in length and 5–8 cm in breadth. It is native to Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Morocco. The dried peeled roots of G. bruguieri are called in Egypt and Arab countries ( ). The roots are commonly used in traditional medicine for many nutritional and medicinal values.
Vatovaea
Vatovaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Vatovaea pseudolablab.