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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 1,051 887 Observations

Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

Devil's-cotton

Malvaceae 31 16 Observations

Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet

Hairy Indian mallow

Malvaceae 249 153 Observations

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet

Florida Keys Indian mallow

Malvaceae 66 44 Observations

Abutilon longicuspe Hochst. ex A.Rich.

 

Malvaceae 3 1 Observation

Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.

Wild abutilon

Malvaceae 140 67 Observations

Acacia galpinii Burtt Davy

Monkey thorn

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Acacia gerrardii Benth.

Red thorn

Fabaceae 2 2 Observations

Acacia goetzei Harms

Purple-pod thorn

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Acacia gourmaensis A.Chev.

 

Fabaceae 7 4 Observations

Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd.

Highland Tamarind

Fabaceae 567 132 Observations

Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 838 476 Observations

Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile

Gum arabic tree

Fabaceae 179 100 Observations

Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.

Senegal Gum

Fabaceae 36 16 Observations

Acacia xanthophloea Benth.

Fevertree

Fabaceae 85 50 Observations

Acalypha ciliata Forssk.

 

Euphorbiaceae 7 2 Observations

Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.

Birch leaved acalypha

Euphorbiaceae 2 2 Observations

Acalypha indica L.

Indian acalypha

Euphorbiaceae 249 197 Observations

Acalypha integrifolia Willd.

పెద్ద మురిపిండ

Euphorbiaceae 185 24 Observations

Acanthophoenix rubra (Bory) H.Wendl.

Mascarene Islands cabbage palm

Arecaceae 81 37 Observations

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.

Butterpips

Cucurbitaceae 6 5 Observations

Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen

Brazilian cress

Asteraceae 147 114 Observations

Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.

African wintersweet

Apocynaceae 192 122 Observations

Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd

Bushman's-poison

Apocynaceae 53 23 Observations

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.

Korangatti

Fabaceae 21 8 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Malvaceae 508 320 Observations

Adansonia grandidieri Baill.

Grandidier's baobab

Malvaceae 11 6 Observations

Adansonia za Baill.

Za baobab

Malvaceae 35 16 Observations

Adenia globosa Engl.

 

Passifloraceae 5 3 Observations

Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl.

 

Passifloraceae 3 1 Observation

Adenia venenata Forssk.

 

Passifloraceae 1 1 Observation

Adenia volkensii Harms

Kiliambiti

Passifloraceae 73 37 Observations

Adenium boehmianum Schinz

Bushman's-poison

Apocynaceae 5 2 Observations

Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch

Impala-lily

Apocynaceae 382 331 Observations

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

Desert-rose

Apocynaceae 3,467 3,010 Observations

Adenium swazicum Stapf

Summer impala lily

Apocynaceae 16 12 Observations

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub.

Ambatch

Fabaceae 13 4 Observations

Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page

Bastard Yellowwood

Podocarpaceae 59 30 Observations

Afrocarpus usambarensis (Pilg.) C.N.Page

 

Podocarpaceae 4 3 Observations

Afrolicania elaeosperma Mildbr.

Nikko

Chrysobalanaceae 1 1 Observation

Afzelia africana Pers.

African mahogany

Fabaceae 8 4 Observations

Afzelia bella Harms

Pretty afzelia

Fabaceae 1 1 Observation

Afzelia bipindensis Harms

Doussie Rouge

Fabaceae 4 2 Observations

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.

Pod-mahogany

Fabaceae 43 23 Observations

Agave americana L.

Agave

Asparagaceae 6,670 6,016 Observations

Agave sisalana Perrine

Mescal

Asparagaceae 782 618 Observations

Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms

 

Cornaceae 64 47 Observations

Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin

Sage-leaf alangium

Cornaceae 13 11 Observations

Albizia forbesii Benth.

Broad-pod albizia

Fabaceae 37 7 Observations

Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.

Common albizia

Fabaceae 152 35 Observations

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