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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 4
Least Concern 80
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 155
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

mountain papaya

Vasconcellea pubescens

Not Evaluated

ledgerbark

Cinchona calisaya

Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

Bay rum tree

Pimenta racemosa

Least Concern

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

West Indian sage

Salvia occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Showy chalicevine

Solandra grandiflora

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Expanded lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

candletree

Parmentiera cereifera

Least Concern

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Grains of Paradise

Aframomum melegueta

Data Deficient

pagoda-tree

Plumeria alba

Least Concern

ngai camphor

Blumea balsamifera

Least Concern

tickle grass

Panicum trichoides

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

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