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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Okra

Malvaceae 1,165 984 Observations

Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.

Manioc-hibiscus

Malvaceae 74 53 Observations

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

Musk okra

Malvaceae 173 91 Observations

Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral

Flatspike sedge

Cyperaceae 2 2 Observations

Abrus precatorius L.

Rosarypea

Fabaceae 347 258 Observations

Abuta grandifolia (Mart.) Sandwith

URMOM

Menispermaceae 17 11 Observations

Abuta rufescens Aubl.

 

Menispermaceae 11 6 Observations

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet

Florida keys indian mallow

Malvaceae 71 46 Observations

Abutilon mollissimum (Cav.) Sweet

Sweet Abutilon

Malvaceae 14 7 Observations

Abutilon viscosum (L.) Dorr

Viscid mallow

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Acacia decurrens (J.C.Wendl.) Willd.

Green wattle

Fabaceae 38 22 Observations

Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.

Australian Blackwood

Fabaceae 982 682 Observations

Acacia podalyriifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Pearl wattle

Fabaceae 34 22 Observations

Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose

Prairie acacia

Fabaceae 56 45 Observations

Acaciella villosa (Sw.) Britton & Rose

 

Fabaceae 40 3 Observations

Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Foxtail copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 129 95 Observations

Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

Field copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 45 13 Observations

Acalypha diversifolia Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 49 11 Observations

Acalypha macrostachya Jacq.

Fire Dragon

Euphorbiaceae 107 44 Observations

Acalypha plicata Müll.Arg.

 

Euphorbiaceae 6 3 Observations

Acalypha schiedeana Schltdl.

 

Euphorbiaceae 12 1 Observation

Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

Cuban copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 26 16 Observations

Acalypha villosa Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 11 2 Observations

Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

Fairies Castle

Cactaceae 1,833 1,701 Observations

Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze

Sheepbur

Asteraceae 57 39 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly starbur

Asteraceae 92 66 Observations

Achimenes longiflora DC.

Hot water plant

Gesneriaceae 16 12 Observations

Achyranthes aspera L.

অপাঙ্গ/অপামার্গ (Bangla), Chirchira/Apamarg (Hindi)

Amaranthaceae 724 479 Observations

Achyrocline flaccida (Weinm.) DC.

 

Asteraceae 7 2 Observations

Achyrocline lehmannii Hieron.

 

Asteraceae 3 1 Observation

Achyrocline ramosissima Britton

 

Asteraceae 1 1 Observation

Aciachne pulvinata Benth.

 

Poaceae 39 9 Observations

Acianthera barthelemyi (Luer) Karremans

 

Orchidaceae 4 2 Observations

Acianthera decipiens (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

 

Orchidaceae 4 1 Observation

Acianthera fockei (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

 

Orchidaceae 3 2 Observations

Acianthera pubescens (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

 

Orchidaceae 23 9 Observations

Acianthera yauaperyensis (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

 

Orchidaceae 1 1 Observation

Acineta superba (Kunth) Rchb.f.

 

Orchidaceae 1 1 Observation

Acioa guianensis Aubl.

 

Chrysobalanaceae 22 13 Observations

Aciotis indecora Triana

 

Melastomataceae 11 2 Observations

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 16 5 Observations

Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 60 9 Observations

Acisanthera quadrata Juss. ex Poir.

Camasey-de-Charco

Melastomataceae 6 2 Observations

Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K.Jansen

 

Asteraceae 16 8 Observations

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.

Marsh para cress

Asteraceae 48 23 Observations

Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy

Oat Grass

Poaceae 12 3 Observations

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith

 

Arecaceae 9 4 Observations

Acrostichum aureum L.

Leather fern

Pteridaceae 233 193 Observations

Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.

Inland leatherfern

Pteridaceae 8 4 Observations

Adelia triloba (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.

 

Euphorbiaceae 74 7 Observations

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