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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
27,691,019
Area
587,041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 178
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 356
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

New Zealand-spinach

Tetragonia tetragonoides

Not Evaluated

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

Colocynth

Citrullus colocynthis

Not Evaluated

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Panther Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis

Least Concern

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