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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
92,377,986
Area
2,344,858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Mu oil tree

Vernicia montana

Least Concern

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Myrobalan

Terminalia chebula

Least Concern

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

ngai camphor

Blumea balsamifera

Least Concern

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria alba

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

peachwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Prayer Berry

Volkameria aculeata

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

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