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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 226
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 469
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta

Not Evaluated

Indian-laurel

Litsea glutinosa

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

paddle grass

Halophila decipiens

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

cat's-claw

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Not Evaluated

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Pink poui

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Zimbabwe creeper

Podranea ricasoliana

Not Evaluated

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Chinese rose

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

red latan

Latania lontaroides

Endangered

Phalsa

Grewia asiatica

Least Concern

telinga-potato

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Least Concern

Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree

Artocarpus hirsutus

Least Concern

Night-Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Least Concern

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

African couchgrass

Digitaria abyssinica

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Cardboard Palm

Zamia furfuracea

Endangered

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

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