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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 226
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 469
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

bastard-cedar

Guazuma ulmifolia

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Ribbon Fern

Pteris cretica

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Strawberrytree

Muntingia calabura

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

West indian woodnettle

Laportea aestuans

Extinct

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Buttertree

Pentadesma butyracea

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Champak

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

talipot palm

Corypha umbraculifera

Data Deficient

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Adzuki bean

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Smooth Wild-medlar

Vangueria madagascariensis

Least Concern

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Grama-Guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Kola nut

Cola nitida

Least Concern

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

American basil

Ocimum americanum

Not Evaluated

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta

Not Evaluated

Indian-laurel

Litsea glutinosa

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

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