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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 12
Least Concern 215
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 463
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

good-luck-plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Christplant

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Star jasmine

Jasminum multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Wood sorrel

Oxalis triangularis

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Ribbon Fern

Pteris cretica

Not Evaluated

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Champak

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Grama-Guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

American basil

Ocimum americanum

Not Evaluated

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

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