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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
98 462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Philippine mussaenda

Mussaenda philippica

Least Concern

Fire star orchid

Epidendrum radicans

Not Evaluated

African Teak

Milicia excelsa

Near Threatened

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Deviltree

Alstonia macrophylla

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Pyramidflower

Melochia pyramidata

Least Concern

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Spottedheart

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Least Concern

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Glossy shower

Senna surattensis

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Cuban pink trumpet-tree

Tabebuia pallida

Least Concern

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

swamp flat sedge

Cyperus ligularis

Not Evaluated

Macassar kernels

Brucea javanica

Least Concern

angel-wing begonia

Begonia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Seychelles stilt palm

Verschaffeltia splendida

Near Threatened

golden-mane coreopsis

Coreopsis basalis

Not Evaluated

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

yellow latan

Latania verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

lemon-scented-ironbark

Eucalyptus staigeriana

Least Concern

african-juniper

Juniperus procera

Least Concern

Knob-fruited Screwpine

Pandanus dubius

Least Concern

spurred mangrove

Ceriops tagal

Least Concern

guest-tree

Kleinhovia hospita

Least Concern

Asian marshweed

Limnophila sessiliflora

Least Concern

East Indian wine palm

Phoenix rupicola

Near Threatened

buri palm

Corypha utan

Least Concern

coraltree

Erythrina corallodendron

Least Concern

Mustard

Brassica cretica

Least Concern

African plume

Bauhinia galpinii

Least Concern

rose-of-Venezuela

Brownea grandiceps

Least Concern

Timor Black Bamboo

Bambusa lako

Data Deficient

Large-leaved Onionwood

Cassipourea gummiflua

Least Concern

Black Plum

Vitex doniana

Least Concern

asoka-tree

Saraca indica

Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Palm beachbells

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri

Not Evaluated

Ferntree

Filicium decipiens

Least Concern

Seychelles Pandanus

Pandanus sechellarum

Near Threatened

Primrose

Bonellia macrocarpa

Least Concern

Loureiro's palm

Phoenix loureiroi

Least Concern

Madagascar Baobab

Adansonia madagascariensis

Least Concern

medlar

Vangueria infausta

Least Concern

Southern Chinese-hats

Karomia speciosa

Least Concern

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

dead-rat-tree

Adansonia digitata

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

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