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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
98462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 6
Near Threatened 11
Least Concern 230
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 469
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

tuna

Opuntia tuna

Not Evaluated

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

Garden heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Fountain palm

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

betel pepper

Piper betle

Not Evaluated

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese yam

Dioscorea esculenta

Not Evaluated

Yellow ginger

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

Crested Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Not Evaluated

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

mabola-tree

Diospyros blancoi

Not Evaluated

Sumatra benzointree

Styrax benzoin

Not Evaluated

palmyra palm

Borassus flabellifer

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf zinnia

Zinnia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Sinkwa towelsponge

Luffa acutangula

Not Evaluated

Rosy Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Not Evaluated

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Shrimpplant

Justicia brandegeeana

Not Evaluated

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

langsat

Lansium domesticum

Not Evaluated

Bridal bouquet

Poranopsis paniculata

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

ten-commandments

Maranta leuconeura

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Fiji fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

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