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This article presents a summary of the available information on endemie plants in Tunisia. Its main objeetive is to emphasize the importance of the conservation of these species as an essential component of the biodiversity in the country. The study highlights that on the 2162 native speeies in Tunisia,. no more than 41 taxa are endemie. This group contains 15 different species, 13 subspecies, IO varieties and 3 fOffilS. The absenee or natural balTiers as high mountains may cxplain the low rate of endemism (2%) in Tunisia eomparatively to other north African countries.