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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 1
Least Concern 158
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 337
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Benguet Pine

Pinus kesiya

Least Concern

Blue Lotus

Nymphaea nouchali

Least Concern

Grass

Urochloa mollis

Not Evaluated

Burmann's basketgrass

Oplismenus burmanni

Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Black sage

Varronia curassavica

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Bermuda pigroot

Sisyrinchium micranthum

Least Concern

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

Cyperus amabilis

Least Concern

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

Spermacoce alata

Not Evaluated

Panicled Spot Flower

Acmella paniculata

Least Concern

Showy pigeonpea

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Least Concern

Forest Bitterberry

Solanum anguivi

Least Concern

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