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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 19
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 475
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 886
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

gengibre-concha

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

gengibre-vermelho

Hedychium coccineum

Not Evaluated

gergelim

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

geriva

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

giesta

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

giesta

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

girassol

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

glicínia

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Goiaba

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

goivo

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

golfe

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

gorga

Sinapis arvensis

Least Concern

gralha-indiana

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

grama

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

grama-batatais

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

grama-de-ponta

Elymus repens

Least Concern

grama-do-japão

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

grama-estrela

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

grama-missioneira

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

gramão

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

grevílea

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

grevílea

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

guapuruvu

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

háquea-folhas-de-salgueiro

Hakea salicifolia

Least Concern

háquea-picante

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

hedera-variegata

Hedera helix

Least Concern

hibisco

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

hortelã-das-roças

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

hortelã-de-burro

Cedronella canariensis

Not Evaluated

hortênsia

Hydrangea macrophylla

Not Evaluated

hypoestes

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

íbis-hadada / singanga

Bostrychia hagedash

Least Concern

Incenseiro

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

inhame

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

insulina

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

iuca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

jambo

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

jarvão

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

jasmim-amarelo

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

jasmim-dos-poetas

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

jasmim-manga

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Javali

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

jiboia-verde

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

joio

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

judeu-errante

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

junção

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

junco

Juncus effusus

Least Concern

juta

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

kalanchoe

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

lapola

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

laponina

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

laranja

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Leiteingas

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

ligustro

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

lima

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

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