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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

Abutilon auritum (Wall. ex Link) Sweet

Asian Indian-Mallow

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet

Flowering Maple

Malvaceae 274 171 Observations

Abutilon guineense (Schumach.) Baker f. & Exell

Hairy Indian mallow

Malvaceae 3 3 Observations

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet

Florida keys indian mallow

Malvaceae 71 46 Observations

Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.

Wild abutilon

Malvaceae 145 71 Observations

Abutilon pannosum (G.Forst.) Schltdl.

 

Malvaceae 81 32 Observations

Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Darwin black wattle

Fabaceae 104 61 Observations

Acalypha ciliata Forssk.

 

Euphorbiaceae 9 4 Observations

Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Red-hot cat's tail

Euphorbiaceae 1,004 739 Observations

Acalypha paniculata Miq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 7 2 Observations

Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.

Copper leaf

Euphorbiaceae 1,907 1,457 Observations

Acanthopale decempedalis C.B.Clarke

 

Acanthaceae 4 1 Observation

Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum (Coss. & Durieu) Rothm.

 

Plantaginaceae 27 12 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly starbur

Asteraceae 92 66 Observations

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson

Mountain thistle

Acanthaceae 51 31 Observations

Achyranthes aspera L.

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

Amaranthaceae 724 479 Observations

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Nui Xi

Amaranthaceae 19 12 Observations

Acmella caulirhiza Delile

Aaku Mella (ఆకు మెల్ల)

Asteraceae 107 71 Observations

Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen

Toothacheplant

Asteraceae 178 132 Observations

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.

Marsh para cress

Asteraceae 49 24 Observations

Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roth) Ohwi

Goosegrass

Poaceae 1 1 Observation

Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy

Oat Grass

Poaceae 12 3 Observations

Acrostichum aureum L.

Leather fern

Pteridaceae 233 193 Observations

Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link

Eyelash Fern

Pteridaceae 20 20 Observations

Actiniopteris semiflabellata Pic.Serm.

 

Pteridaceae 64 42 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Malvaceae 537 346 Observations

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Coralwood

Fabaceae 227 143 Observations

Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl.

 

Passifloraceae 7 2 Observations

Adenia venenata Forssk.

 

Passifloraceae 1 1 Observation

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

Desert-rose

Apocynaceae 3,728 3,218 Observations

Adenocarpus mannii (Hook.f.) Hook.f.

 

Fabaceae 2 1 Observation

Adenostemma mauritianum DC.

 

Asteraceae 11 5 Observations

Adiantum aethiopicum L.

 

Pteridaceae 8 7 Observations

Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Maidenhair Fern

Pteridaceae 2,845 2,457 Observations

Adiantum incisum Forssk.

 

Pteridaceae 12 5 Observations

Adiantum philippense L.

 

Pteridaceae 35 21 Observations

Adiantum poiretii Wikstr.

Mexican maidenhair

Pteridaceae 8 3 Observations

Adiantum vogelii Mett.

 

Pteridaceae 4 1 Observation

Aedesia glabra (Klatt) O.Hoffm.

 

Asteraceae 1 1 Observation

Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle

 

Rutaceae 2 2 Observations

Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites

Mamoncillo

Poaceae 53 20 Observations

Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl.

Indian walnut

Poaceae 99 25 Observations

Aeollanthus suaveolens Mart. ex Spreng.

 

Lamiaceae 3 2 Observations

Aerangis biloba (Lindl.) Schltr.

 

Orchidaceae 27 11 Observations

Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr.

 

Orchidaceae 56 18 Observations

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