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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
92 377 986
Area
2 344 858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 81
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 153
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

patchouli

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

pervenche de Madagascar

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

peuplier blanc

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

Peuplier du Canada

Populus canadensis

Not Evaluated

phalène sacrée

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

phlox de Drummond

Phlox drummondii

Not Evaluated

plantain à larges feuilles

Plantago major

Least Concern

plantain aristé

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

plante corail

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Plusie aurifère

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Pois bambara

Vigna subterranea

Not Evaluated

pois gogane

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

pois sabre

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

pois sucré

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

poivre

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

pomme calabas

Passiflora maliformis

Least Concern

pontédérie à feuilles en cœur

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Pyrèthre de Dalmatie

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

quinquina jaune

Cinchona calisaya

Least Concern

quinquina rouge

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

radis

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Raisin d'Amérique

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

ramie de Chine

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Ricin

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Riz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

roquette

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

rose de Chine

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Rose de porcelaine

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Sauge à petites feuilles

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

sauge écarlate

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

sauge écarlate

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

sauge farineuse

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

sensitive

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

sésame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sétaire à petites fleurs

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

sirop blanc

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Soja

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

sorgho dalep

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

spargoute des champs

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

sphinx à tête de mort

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

sphinx du laurier-rose

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

sphinx du liseron

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Stramoine à grandes fleurs

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

stramoine métel

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

sureau noir

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Suzanne aux yeux noirs

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Tabac

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Tagète des décombres

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

tagète luisante

Tagetes lucida

Not Evaluated

tagète rose d'Inde

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

tamarin

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

teck

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

Tef

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Teigne des choux

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

tomate de La Paz

Solanum betaceum

Not Evaluated

torilis des moissons

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Tournesol

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

troène commun

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

vanille

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

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