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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
27691019
Area
587041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 158
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 337
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Slimleaf bur ragweed

Ambrosia tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

White Broom

Cytisus multiflorus

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Tacca leontopetaloides

Least Concern

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

black spear grass

Heteropogon contortus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

teak

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Raphia Palm

Raphia farinifera

Least Concern

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

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