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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
10
CR + EN + VU
Population
98,462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 4
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 124
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 265
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Bell apple

Passiflora laurifolia

Least Concern

Sprenger's asparagus fern

Asparagus aethiopicus

Least Concern

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Raphia Palm

Raphia farinifera

Least Concern

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Glaucous Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Robusta Coffee

Coffea canephora

Least Concern

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

crabwood

Carapa guianensis

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum

Least Concern

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Blood red tassel flower

Calliandra haematocephala

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

appleblossom cassia

Cassia grandis

Least Concern

good-luck-plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Largeleaf geigertree

Cordia sebestena

Least Concern

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

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