Table 1 Number of traditionally used species per family in Saudi Arabia
From: Traditional use of ethnomedicinal native plants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Family name | Number of species in KSA | Family name | Number of species in KSA |
|---|---|---|---|
Acanthaceae | 5 | Lauraceae | 1 |
Adiantaceae | 1 | Linaceae | 1 |
Agavaceae | 2 | Lythraceae | 2 |
Aizoaceae | 4 | Malvaceae | 5 |
Amaranthaceae | 13 | Meliaceae | 1 |
Annonaceae | 1 | Menispermaceae | 2 |
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) | 18 | Mimosaceae | 1 |
Apocynaceae | 10 | Moraceae | 4 |
Aracaceae | 3 | Moringaceae | 1 |
Aristolochiaceae | 1 | Myrtaceae | 5 |
Asclepiadaceae | 9 | Nyctaginaceae | 2 |
Asphodelaceae | 4 | Oleaceae | 2 |
Asteracea (Compositae) | 54 | Onagraceae | 1 |
Boraginaceae | 13 | Orobanchaceae | 2 |
Balanitaceae | 1 | Orchidaceae | 1 |
Brassicaceae (Cruciferaceae) | 17 | Oxalidaceae | 1 |
Burseraceae | 5 | Papavaraceae | 3 |
Cactaceae | 1 | Pedaliaceae | 1 |
Caesalpinaceae | 1 | Plantaginaceae | 4 |
Cannabaceae | 1 | Plumbaginaceae | 2 |
Capparaceae (Capparidaceae) | 8 | Polygonaceae | 8 |
Caryophyllaceae | 2 | Portulacaceae | 2 |
Celastraceae | 2 | Primulaceae | 1 |
Chenopodiaceae | 15 | Punicaceae | 1 |
Ceratophyllaceae | 1 | Ranunculaceae | 3 |
Cleomaceae | 6 | Resedaceae | 3 |
Clusiaceae | 1 | Rhamnaceae | 2 |
Commelinaceae | 1 | Rosaceae | 4 |
Convolvoulaceae | 9 | Rubiaceae | 1 |
Cucurbitaceae | 6 | Rutaceae | 2 |
Cupressaceae | 2 | Salvadoraceae | 1 |
Cuscutaceae | 1 | Sapindaceae | 1 |
Cynomoriaceae | 1 | Sapotaceae | 2 |
Cyperaceae | 2 | Scrophulariaceae | 2 |
Ephedraceae | 1 | Solanaceae | 20 |
Euphorbiaceae | 26 | Tamaricaceae | 3 |
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) | 49 | Thymelaceae | 1 |
Frankenaceae | 1 | Tiliaceae | 2 |
Fumariaceae | 1 | Typhaceae | 1 |
Geraniaceae | 1 | Urticaceae | 2 |
Graminae (Poaceae) | 13 | Verbenaceae | 2 |
Grossulariaceae | 1 | Vitaceae | 2 |
Iridaceae | 1 | Zingiberaceae | 4 |
Labiatae (Lamiaceae) | 33 | Zygophyllaceae | 7 |
Liliaceae | 4 |