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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
98,462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 6
Near Threatened 11
Least Concern 224
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 466
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

coquito palm

Jubaea chilensis

Endangered

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Wood sorrel

Oxalis triangularis

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

bastard-cedar

Guazuma ulmifolia

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Ribbon Fern

Pteris cretica

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Strawberrytree

Muntingia calabura

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

West indian woodnettle

Laportea aestuans

Extinct

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Buttertree

Pentadesma butyracea

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Champak

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

talipot palm

Corypha umbraculifera

Data Deficient

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Adzuki bean

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Smooth Wild-medlar

Vangueria madagascariensis

Least Concern

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Grama-Guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

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