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Ghana

Africa · Western Africa

Total Species
87
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
31.072.945
Area
238.533 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Least Concern 34
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 41
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 8
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ghana

acácia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

acácia-mimosa

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

açcanforeira

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

algaroba

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

alquequenje-amarelo

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

amargoseira

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

amoreira-do-papel

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

árvore-de-São-Thomaz

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

azeitona-doce

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

azola

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

bafureira

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

balão-rajado

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

bambu

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

barba-de-barata

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

betônica

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

campainha-d'água

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

canafistula-verdadeira

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

canela

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

capim-alto

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Capim-amargoso

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

capim-arroz

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

capim-calandrini

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

capim-da-cidade

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

capim-jaraguá

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

carolina

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

carrapicho

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

cedro

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

chinchilho

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

coco-da-bahia

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

espinheiro-da-virginia

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

espinheiro-de-jerusálem

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

falso-cardo

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

flamboyant

Delonix regia

Least Concern

fruta-pão

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Goiaba

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

golfe

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

grama-estrela

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

jambo

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

manga

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

neem

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

papiro

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

periquito-sessil

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

pinhão-branco

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

pinhão-roxo

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Pitanga

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

rincão

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Bilbao fleabane

Erigeron floribundus

Not Evaluated

Giant Swamp Frog

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Least Concern

Striped Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus fulvovittatus

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Ahl's River Frog

Phrynobatrachus latifrons

Least Concern

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