These totals relate to plants occurring in Rwanda only and include cultivated plants.
| Orchidaceae | 97 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | 83 |
| Poaceae | 63 |
| Asteraceae | 62 |
| Cyperaceae | 43 |
| Acanthaceae | 42 |
| Rubiaceae | 41 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | 27 |
| Aspleniaceae | 25 |
| Amaranthaceae | 22 |
| Moraceae | 22 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae | 20 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 19 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 18 |
| Urticaceae | 15 |
| Commelinaceae | 14 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae | 13 |
| Convolvulaceae | 12 |
| Polypodiaceae | 11 |
| Campanulaceae | 9 |
| Lamiaceae | 9 |
| Polygonaceae | 9 |
| Thelypteridaceae | 9 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | 8 |
| Hymenophyllaceae | 8 |
| Rosaceae | 8 |
| Balsaminaceae | 7 |
| Celastraceae | 7 |
| Clusiaceae | 7 |
| Dioscoreaceae | 7 |
| Dryopteridaceae | 7 |
| Proteaceae | 7 |
| Rhamnaceae | 7 |
| Rutaceae | 7 |
| Sapindaceae | 7 |
| Vitaceae | 7 |
| Phyllanthaceae | 7 |
| Anacardiaceae | 6 |
| Brassicaceae | 6 |
| Caryophyllaceae | 6 |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 6 |
| Hyacinthaceae | 6 |
| Iridaceae | 6 |
| Lomariopsidaceae | 6 |
| Lycopodiaceae | 6 |
| Nyctaginaceae | 6 |
| Piperaceae | 6 |
| Pteridaceae | 6 |
| Annonaceae | 5 |
| Apiaceae | 5 |
| Cannabaceae | 5 |
| Meliaceae | 5 |
| Menispermaceae | 5 |
| Oxalidaceae | 5 |
| Portulacaceae | 5 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae | 5 |
| Orobanchaceae | 5 |
| Adiantaceae | 5 |
| Sinopteridaceae | 5 |
| Alismataceae | 4 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 4 |
| Asphodelaceae | 4 |
| Capparaceae | 4 |
| Crassulaceae | 4 |
| Gentianaceae | 4 |
| Myrsinaceae | 4 |
| Ochnaceae | 4 |
| Ranunculaceae | 4 |
| Santalaceae | 4 |
| Solanaceae | 4 |
| Anthericaceae | 3 |
| Araceae | 3 |
| Araliaceae | 3 |
| Begoniaceae | 3 |
| Dracaenaceae | 3 |
| Ericaceae | 3 |
| Lauraceae | 3 |
| Melianthaceae | 3 |
| Nymphaeaceae | 3 |
| Plantaginaceae | 3 |
| Polygalaceae | 3 |
| Pontederiaceae | 3 |
| Selaginellaceae | 3 |
| Woodsiaceae | 3 |
| Linderniaceae | 3 |
| Cleomaceae | 3 |
| Aizoaceae | 2 |
| Asparagaceae | 2 |
| Blechnaceae | 2 |
| Boraginaceae | 2 |
| Cactaceae | 2 |
| Chrysobalanaceae | 2 |
| Cyatheaceae | 2 |
| Geraniaceae | 2 |
| Gesneriaceae | 2 |
| Loranthaceae | 2 |
| Melastomataceae | 2 |
| Molluginaceae | 2 |
| Nephrolepidaceae | 2 |
| Olacaceae | 2 |
| Ophioglossaceae | 2 |
| Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae | 2 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 2 |
| Potamogetonaceae | 2 |
| Primulaceae | 2 |
| Salviniaceae | 2 |
| Tectariaceae | 2 |
| Typhaceae | 2 |
| Stilbaceae | 2 |
| Peraceae | 2 |
| Petiveriaceae | 2 |
| Alangiaceae | 1 |
| Anemiaceae | 1 |
| Aponogetonaceae | 1 |
| Aquifoliaceae | 1 |
| Arecaceae | 1 |
| Aristolochiaceae | 1 |
| Balanophoraceae | 1 |
| Basellaceae | 1 |
| Bignoniaceae | 1 |
| Burmanniaceae | 1 |
| Burseraceae | 1 |
| Cabombaceae | 1 |
| Cannaceae | 1 |
| Ceratophyllaceae | 1 |
| Colchicaceae | 1 |
| Connaraceae | 1 |
| Cornaceae | 1 |
| Davalliaceae | 1 |
| Droseraceae | 1 |
| Equisetaceae | 1 |
| Eriocaulaceae | 1 |
| Eriospermaceae | 1 |
| Gisekiaceae | 1 |
| Gleicheniaceae | 1 |
| Hamamelidaceae | 1 |
| Hydnoraceae | 1 |
| Hydrocharitaceae | 1 |
| Hypoxidaceae | 1 |
| Juncaceae | 1 |
| Lygodiaceae | 1 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae | 1 |
| Marsileaceae | 1 |
| Monimiaceae | 1 |
| Musaceae | 1 |
| Oleaceae | 1 |
| Oleandraceae | 1 |
| Onagraceae | 1 |
| Opiliaceae | 1 |
| Osmundaceae | 1 |
| Papaveraceae | 1 |
| Parkeriaceae | 1 |
| Pedaliaceae | 1 |
| Phytolaccaceae | 1 |
| Pittosporaceae | 1 |
| Podocarpaceae | 1 |
| Rhizophoraceae | 1 |
| Salvadoraceae | 1 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 1 |
| Simaroubaceae | 1 |
| Smilacaceae | 1 |
| Sphenocleaceae | 1 |
| Theaceae | 1 |
| Thymelaeaceae | 1 |
| Tropaeolaceae | 1 |
| Verbenaceae | 1 |
| Violaceae | 1 |
| Zingiberaceae | 1 |
| Zygophyllaceae | 1 |
| Hydrangeaceae | 1 |
| Iteaceae | 1 |
| Metteniusaceae | 1 |
Total species found with images: 1110