Flora of Central African Republic

Utricularia letestui is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and is only known from three collections. U. letestui grows as a terrestrial plant in seasonally flooded grasslands, usually at altitudes around 800 m (2,625 ft). It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1989. It was named in honor of the French collector G. Le Testu.

Cyperus plurinervosus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of the Central African Republic.

Thyridachne is a genus of plants in the family Poaceae. The only known species is Thyridachne tisserantii, native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.

Angolaea fluitans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus Angolaea. It is an aquatic plant (helophyte) native to Angola and the Central African Republic.

Angolaea fluitans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus Angolaea. It is an aquatic plant (helophyte) native to Angola and the Central African Republic.

Anthocleista inermis is a species of flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is a small tree that has been found from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bulbophyllum fayi is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Microberlinia brazzavillensis is a tree in the family Leguminosae, found in West Africa. It is also called zebrano, zingana, and allen ele, and is commonly sold in the US as zebrawood. The tree is tall and straight, growing up to 40 m in height with a diameter of up to 1 m. The flower has white petals and, as other legumes do, the tree produces pods. Concern is expressed due to the tree's rarity in some areas of its native tropical habitat in Gabon and Cameroon, typically less than one tree per square kilometre. It is listed on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as vulnerable The wood is

Erythrococca columnaris is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Príncipe.

Trichostachys interrupta is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Neoschumannia kamerunensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Ivory Coast. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Macaranga paxii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Berlinia coriacea is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It was previously thought to occur only in Nigeria, but recent collections have been made in Gabon and Cameroon. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Salacia fimbrisepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Placodiscus caudatus is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Hugonia micans is a species of plant in the Linaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Aframomum pseudostipulare is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Ludwig Eduard Loesener, Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed, and Jean Koechlin.

Synandrodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: Synandrodaphne paradoxa Gilg

Raphia vinifera, the West African piassava palm, bamboo palm or West African bass fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo ( = Zaire = Congo-Kinshasa). It is particularly abundant along the creeks of Niger Delta, Cross River, Lagos and Ikorodu in Nigeria. The nut contains bitter oil, which has the property of stupefying fish. The variety or subspecies found in the Niger River delta is called the "King Raphia" (Raphia vinifera var. nigerica) is extraordinary in

Microberlinia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae (legume family). It includes two species of tree native to Cameroon and Gabon in west-central tropical Africa. The common name is zingana or zebrawood.

Cola attiensis is a species of flowering plant in the Family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire. An extract from the plant exhibits visceral antileishmanial properties.

Encephalartos septentrionalis, the Nile cycad, is a species of cycad in South Sudan, northern Uganda, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (in the Okapi Faunal Reserve), and the interior of the Central African Republic.

Psychotria densinervia is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oxygyne is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It has a highly disjunct distribution, found in Japan in East Asia and in Cameroon in Central Africa. The genus is composed by six species which are all mycoheterotrophic, are devoid of functional leaves and do not photosynthesise.

Begonia preussii is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Vepris glaberrima, synonym Oriciopsis glaberrima, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Balsamocitrus camerunensis is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Central African Republic.

Rutidea nigerica is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Strychnos chromatoxylon is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Ivory Coast.

Microcalamus is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Microcalamus barbinodis, native to central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic).