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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

Seychelles stilt palm

Verschaffeltia splendida

Near Threatened

golden-mane coreopsis

Coreopsis basalis

Not Evaluated

Volantines preciosos

Cleoserrata speciosa

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

Guadalupe Palm

Brahea edulis

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

Yellow geiger

Cordia lutea

Least Concern

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

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

ilama

Annona macroprophyllata

Least Concern

Ferntree

Filicium decipiens

Least Concern

Indian-nut

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

Seychelles Pandanus

Pandanus sechellarum

Near Threatened

Primrose

Bonellia macrocarpa

Least Concern

Tahitian gooseberry tree

Phyllanthus acidus

Not Evaluated

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

Chinese-watermelon

Benincasa hispida

Not Evaluated

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Maranta arundinacea

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

clove

Syzygium aromaticum

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

dead-rat-tree

Adansonia digitata

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

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