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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92377986
Area
2344858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 135
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 355
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

Common teatree

Leptospermum petersonii

Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Goat Bitter-apple

Solanum aculeastrum

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

gutta-percha-tree

Palaquium gutta

Near Threatened

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Lemon beebrush

Aloysia citrodora

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Quito-orange

Solanum quitoense

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Sumatra benzointree

Styrax benzoin

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Zanzibar oilvine

Telfairia pedata

Not Evaluated

Sweetscented marigold

Tagetes lucida

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

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