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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
27,691,019
Area
587,041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 95
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 162
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

tapewormplant

Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

spiderweb chloris

Chloris pycnothrix

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Snakegourd

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

triplinerved eupatorium

Ayapana triplinervis

Not Evaluated

crimson bluestem

Schizachyrium sanguineum

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Slender leaf rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

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