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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
98.462
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

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Wild hops

Flemingia strobilifera

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Slender goldshower

Galphimia gracilis

Not Evaluated

duckflower

Aristolochia gigantea

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

elm-leaf begonia

Begonia ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Umbel clerodendrum

Clerodendrum umbellatum

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Blood red tassel flower

Calliandra haematocephala

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

teak

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

West Indian mahogany

Swietenia mahagoni

Near Threatened

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Madagascar Cycad

Cycas thouarsii

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Wood sorrel

Oxalis triangularis

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

bastard-cedar

Guazuma ulmifolia

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

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