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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
27,691,019
Area
587,041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

coral-bean

Erythrina fusca

Least Concern

Coral gum

Eucalyptus torquata

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Cotton Morningglory

Ipomoea trifida

Least Concern

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

crimson bluestem

Schizachyrium sanguineum

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

dead-rat-tree

Adansonia digitata

Not Evaluated

Desert horsepurslane

Trianthema portulacastrum

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

East Indian lemongrass

Cymbopogon flexuosus

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Elbow Buffalo Grass

Panicum subalbidum

Least Concern

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

False amaranth

Digera muricata

Extinct

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

foothill flat sedge

Cyperus amabilis

Least Concern

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