These totals relate to plants occurring in Zambia only and include cultivated plants.
| Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | 299 |
| Asteraceae | 274 |
| Orchidaceae | 262 |
| Rubiaceae | 170 |
| Cyperaceae | 154 |
| Poaceae | 140 |
| Acanthaceae | 132 |
| Lamiaceae | 115 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 99 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | 80 |
| Convolvulaceae | 70 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | 69 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae | 63 |
| Iridaceae | 49 |
| Moraceae | 49 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae | 45 |
| Amaranthaceae | 38 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 38 |
| Vitaceae | 38 |
| Solanaceae | 37 |
| Phyllanthaceae | 35 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae | 34 |
| Combretaceae | 33 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae | 31 |
| Orobanchaceae | 29 |
| Anthericaceae | 26 |
| Anacardiaceae | 25 |
| Commelinaceae | 25 |
| Apiaceae | 23 |
| Capparaceae | 23 |
| Loranthaceae | 23 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 22 |
| Celastraceae | 21 |
| Melastomataceae | 21 |
| Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae | 21 |
| Asphodelaceae | 20 |
| Hyacinthaceae | 20 |
| Polygonaceae | 20 |
| Campanulaceae | 19 |
| Clusiaceae | 18 |
| Proteaceae | 18 |
| Sapindaceae | 18 |
| Aspleniaceae | 17 |
| Boraginaceae | 17 |
| Ebenaceae | 17 |
| Passifloraceae | 17 |
| Sinopteridaceae | 17 |
| Myrtaceae | 16 |
| Burseraceae | 15 |
| Gentianaceae | 15 |
| Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae | 15 |
| Polygalaceae | 15 |
| Linderniaceae | 15 |
| Annonaceae | 14 |
| Loganiaceae | 14 |
| Verbenaceae | 14 |
| Araceae | 13 |
| Meliaceae | 13 |
| Ochnaceae | 13 |
| Rutaceae | 13 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 13 |
| Dioscoreaceae | 12 |
| Urticaceae | 12 |
| Lentibulariaceae | 11 |
| Molluginaceae | 11 |
| Oxalidaceae | 11 |
| Zingiberaceae | 11 |
| Colchicaceae | 10 |
| Santalaceae | 10 |
| Thelypteridaceae | 10 |
| Arecaceae | 9 |
| Bignoniaceae | 9 |
| Dracaenaceae | 9 |
| Oleaceae | 9 |
| Onagraceae | 9 |
| Pedaliaceae | 9 |
| Plantaginaceae | 9 |
| Pteridaceae | 9 |
| Rhamnaceae | 9 |
| Salicaceae | 9 |
| Dryopteridaceae | 8 |
| Hydrocharitaceae | 8 |
| Menispermaceae | 8 |
| Ophioglossaceae | 8 |
| Polypodiaceae | 8 |
| Ranunculaceae | 8 |
| Thymelaeaceae | 8 |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 7 |
| Dipterocarpaceae | 7 |
| Lythraceae | 7 |
| Piperaceae | 7 |
| Rosaceae | 7 |
| Sapotaceae | 7 |
| Adiantaceae | 7 |
| Asparagaceae | 6 |
| Balsaminaceae | 6 |
| Chrysobalanaceae | 6 |
| Geraniaceae | 6 |
| Nymphaeaceae | 6 |
| Xyridaceae | 6 |
| Cleomaceae | 6 |
| Anemiaceae | 5 |
| Aponogetonaceae | 5 |
| Araliaceae | 5 |
| Brassicaceae | 5 |
| Cannabaceae | 5 |
| Caryophyllaceae | 5 |
| Crassulaceae | 5 |
| Eriocaulaceae | 5 |
| Hypoxidaceae | 5 |
| Lomariopsidaceae | 5 |
| Lycopodiaceae | 5 |
| Myrsinaceae | 5 |
| Nyctaginaceae | 5 |
| Portulacaceae | 5 |
| Turneraceae | 5 |
| Alismataceae | 4 |
| Droseraceae | 4 |
| Ericaceae | 4 |
| Gesneriaceae | 4 |
| Olacaceae | 4 |
| Primulaceae | 4 |
| Salviniaceae | 4 |
| Selaginellaceae | 4 |
| Stilbaceae | 4 |
| Aristolochiaceae | 3 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae | 3 |
| Connaraceae | 3 |
| Cyatheaceae | 3 |
| Dichapetalaceae | 3 |
| Dipsacaceae | 3 |
| Eriospermaceae | 3 |
| Hymenophyllaceae | 3 |
| Lauraceae | 3 |
| Malpighiaceae | 3 |
| Marsileaceae | 3 |
| Melianthaceae | 3 |
| Menyanthaceae | 3 |
| Musaceae | 3 |
| Pontederiaceae | 3 |
| Tecophilaeaceae | 3 |
| Tectariaceae | 3 |
| Vahliaceae | 3 |
| Violaceae | 3 |
| Peraceae | 3 |
| Aizoaceae | 2 |
| Balanitaceae | 2 |
| Balanophoraceae | 2 |
| Basellaceae | 2 |
| Begoniaceae | 2 |
| Blechnaceae | 2 |
| Ceratophyllaceae | 2 |
| Elatinaceae | 2 |
| Erythroxylaceae | 2 |
| Gisekiaceae | 2 |
| Icacinaceae | 2 |
| Juncaceae | 2 |
| Linaceae | 2 |
| Lygodiaceae | 2 |
| Myricaceae | 2 |
| Nephrolepidaceae | 2 |
| Potamogetonaceae | 2 |
| Rhizophoraceae | 2 |
| Salvadoraceae | 2 |
| Smilacaceae | 2 |
| Trapaceae | 2 |
| Typhaceae | 2 |
| Velloziaceae | 2 |
| Dilleniaceae | 2 |
| Putranjivaceae | 2 |
| Achariaceae | 2 |
| Anisophylleaceae | 2 |
| Costaceae | 2 |
| Metteniusaceae | 2 |
| Agavaceae | 1 |
| Alangiaceae | 1 |
| Aquifoliaceae | 1 |
| Burmanniaceae | 1 |
| Cabombaceae | 1 |
| Cactaceae | 1 |
| Cannaceae | 1 |
| Davalliaceae | 1 |
| Equisetaceae | 1 |
| Gleicheniaceae | 1 |
| Haloragaceae | 1 |
| Hamamelidaceae | 1 |
| Hernandiaceae | 1 |
| Hydrostachyaceae | 1 |
| Isoetaceae | 1 |
| Marattiaceae | 1 |
| Monimiaceae | 1 |
| Moringaceae | 1 |
| Myrothamnaceae | 1 |
| Najadaceae | 1 |
| Oleandraceae | 1 |
| Opiliaceae | 1 |
| Osmundaceae | 1 |
| Papaveraceae | 1 |
| Parkeriaceae | 1 |
| Phytolaccaceae | 1 |
| Pittosporaceae | 1 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 1 |
| Podocarpaceae | 1 |
| Podostemaceae | 1 |
| Psilotaceae | 1 |
| Ptaeroxylaceae | 1 |
| Apodanthaceae | 1 |
| Simaroubaceae | 1 |
| Sphenocleaceae | 1 |
| Valerianaceae | 1 |
| Woodsiaceae | 1 |
| Zamiaceae | 1 |
| Zygophyllaceae | 1 |
| Berberidaceae | 1 |
| Fagaceae | 1 |
| Lecythidaceae | 1 |
| Pandanaceae | 1 |
| Marantaceae | 1 |
| Kirkiaceae | 1 |
| Ixonanthaceae | 1 |
| Phrymaceae | 1 |
| Aphloiaceae | 1 |
| Iteaceae | 1 |
| Irvingiaceae | 1 |
| Myristicaceae | 1 |
| Gelsemiaceae | 1 |
| Lophiocarpaceae | 1 |
| Picrodendraceae | 1 |
| Petiveriaceae | 1 |
Total species found with images: 3648