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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
27,691,019
Area
587,041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 179
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 346
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

jute

Corchorus capsularis

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Large-leaved Cordia

Cordia africana

Least Concern

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

mealy sage

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

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