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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92.377.986
Area
2.344.858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 145
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 357
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

Mucronate Sprangletop

Leptochloa panicea

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

lady-of-the-night

Brunfelsia americana

Not Evaluated

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Brazilian potato-tree

Solanum wrightii

Least Concern

Badhara-bush

Gmelina elliptica

Least Concern

peachwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Not Evaluated

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

Common teatree

Leptospermum petersonii

Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Goat Bitter-apple

Solanum aculeastrum

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

gutta-percha-tree

Palaquium gutta

Near Threatened

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Lemon beebrush

Aloysia citrodora

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Quito-orange

Solanum quitoense

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Sumatra benzointree

Styrax benzoin

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Not Evaluated

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