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Guinea

Africa · Western Africa

Total Species
768
Threatened
27
CR + EN + VU
Population
13132792
Area
245857 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 7
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 9
Least Concern 349
Data Deficient 6
Not Evaluated 353
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 757
Animalia 11

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Guinea

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Bunchy Flat Sedge

Cyperus polystachyos

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Gull Feed

Scaevola plumieri

Least Concern

Ethiopian-pepper

Xylopia aethiopica

Least Concern

Grains of Paradise

Aframomum melegueta

Data Deficient

horse gram

Macrotyloma uniflorum

Least Concern

Water-snowflake

Nymphoides indica

Least Concern

Guinea-plum

Parinari excelsa

Least Concern

Syrian Christ-thorn

Ziziphus spina-christi

Least Concern

Ordeal Tree

Erythrophleum suaveolens

Least Concern

African Blackwood

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Near Threatened

African Teak

Milicia excelsa

Near Threatened

Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium formosum

Least Concern

Silkrubber

Funtumia elastica

Least Concern

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Burmann's basketgrass

Oplismenus burmanni

Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Black Afara

Terminalia ivorensis

Not Evaluated

winged water-primrose

Ludwigia decurrens

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

lax hornpod

Mitreola petiolata

Least Concern

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

Golden Leather Fern

Acrostichum aureum

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Slender dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus alsinoides

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Gaping dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia ringens

Not Evaluated

Greater yellowspike orchid

Polystachya concreta

Not Evaluated

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

African locust-bean

Parkia biglobosa

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Tropical sensitive pea

Chamaecrista absus

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

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