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List of endemic plants of the East Aegean Islands

The East Aegean Islands is a biogeographic region that includes several islands and island groups in the eastern Aegean Sea, including Rhodes, Lesbos, Samos, Chios, Kos, Icaria, Symi, and many smaller islands. They are home to several dozen endemic species and subspecies of plants, including the endemic genus Kenopleurum.[1]

Although the East Aegean Islands is politically part of Greece, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats the East Aegean Islands as a separate botanical country from Greece, and as part of the Western Asia region rather than Southeastern Europe. The islands lie close to the western coast of Asia Minor, and many were linked to Asia Minor when sea levels were lower during the ice ages.[2]

Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family.

Amaryllidaceae

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Apiaceae

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Asteraceae

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Boraginaceae

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Brassicaceae

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Campanulaceae

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Caryophyllaceae

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Crassulaceae

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Fabaceae

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Geraniaceae

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Hypericaceae

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Iridaceae

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Lamiaceae

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Liliaceae

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Linaceae

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Orchidaceae

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Paeoniaceae

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Plantaginaceae

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Plumbaginaceae

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Poaceae

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Primulaceae

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Ranunculaceae

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Rubiaceae

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Scrophulariaceae

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References

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  1. ^ Endemic plants of East Aegean Is., World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ Sfenthourakis, S., Triantis, K.A. The Aegean archipelago: a natural laboratory of evolution, ecology and civilisations. Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki 24, 4 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40709-017-0061-3
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