Flora of Equatorial Guinea

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1,025 plants found, including:

Chonopetalum Radlk. 1920
plant genus in the sapindaceae family
Chonopetalum stenodictyum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree endemic to mainland Equatorial Guinea in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Chonopetalum.
Psychotria bimbiensis Bridson & Cheek 2002
critically endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria bimbiensis is a species of 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.
Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. 1984
endangered plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum curvimentatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Homalium hypolasium Mildbr. 1922
endangered plant species in the salicaceae family
Homalium hypolasium is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Anthocleista laxiflora Baker 1895
plant species in the gentianaceae family
Anthocleista laxiflora is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is a vulnerable climbing plant that is endemic to Central Africa.
Aframomum arundinaceum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum. 1904
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Aframomum arundinaceum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Daniel Oliver and Daniel Hanbury. It received its current name from Karl Moritz Schumann. Aframomum arundinaceum is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Marquesia excelsa R.E.Fr. 1914
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Marquesia excelsa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a large tree, up to 50 metres tall, which is native to Gabon and mainland Equatorial Guinea. It grows in lowland rain forests, often in hollows near rivers. The species was first described by Robert Elias Fries in 1914.
Aframomum mannii (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum. 1904
endangered plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Aframomum mannii is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Daniel Oliver and D.Hanb. and got its current name from Karl Moritz Schumann.
Oreonesion A.Raynal 1965
plant genus in the gentianaceae family
Oreonesion is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Oreonesion testui. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa.
Kupeantha Cheek 2018
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Kupeantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The genus is closely related to Argocoffeopsis and Calycosiphonia.
Lobelia columnaris Hook.f. 1861
vulnerable plant species in the campanulaceae family
Lobelia columnaris is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is the only giant Lobelia occurring in West Africa and is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Eurypetalum Harms 1910
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Eurypetalum is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes two species of trees native to the Guineo-Congolian forest of southern Cameroon, Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea. Eurypetalum tessmannii Harms Eurypetalum unijugum Harms
Aerangis gracillima (Kraenzl.) J.C.Arends & J.Stewart 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Aerangis gracillima is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was previously placed alone in genus Barombia.
Xylopia talbotii Exell 1931
plant species in the annonaceae family
Xylopia talbotii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae familyendemic to Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pierrina Engl. 1909
plant genus in the lecythidaceae family
Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae. It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri. It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies. The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898). Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909.
Gilbertiodendron klainei (Pierre ex Pellegr.) J.Léonard 1954
vulnerable plant species in the fabaceae family
Gilbertiodendron klainei is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Gabon.
Calpocalyx heitzii Pellegr. 1938
vulnerable and medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
Calpocalyx heitzii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tricarpelema africanum Faden 2007
plant species in the commelinaceae family
Tricarpelema africanum is a monocotyledonous flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to west-central Africa and is typically found growing in shallow soils on inselbergs. The species is the only member of its genus not found in the moist forests of tropical Asia and the only species of the subgenus Keatingia. Tricarpelema africanum's physical separation from its Asian relatives has led it to evolve a number of unique morphological features, most of which are vegetative adaptations to drier conditions.
Korupodendron songweanum (Korupodendron) Litt & Cheek 2002
vulnerable plant species in the vochysiaceae family
Korupodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Vochysiaceae. The genus is represented by the single species Korupodendron songweanum. It was first discovered in Korup National Park in northwestern Cameroon and named in honor of Dr N. Songwe. Korupodendron differs from the other African genus Erismadelphus by having three conspicuous and petaloid sepals and two inconspicuous sepals.
Aphanocalyx heitzii (Pellegr.) Wieringa 1999
medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
Aphanocalyx heitzii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Gabon and possibly Cameroon. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Temnopteryx sericea (African Bougainvillea) Hook.f. 1873
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Temnopteryx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinee and Gabon. The sole species is Temnopteryx sericea.
Sindoropsis J.Léonard 1957
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Sindoropsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Sindoropsis letestui, a tree native to Cameroon and Gabon in west-central Tropical Africa. It grows in tropical lowland rain forest. The timber of S. letestui, known as gheombi, is used for furniture, joinery, flooring, veneers, and boxes and crates.
Neochevalierodendron J.Léonard 1951
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Neochevalierodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Neochevalierodendron stephanii. Data related to Neochevalierodendron at Wikispecies
Rhaphidophora pusilla N.E.Br. 1897
vulnerable plant species in the araceae family
Rhaphidophora pusilla is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Rhaphidophora pusilla was considered synonymous with Rhaphidophora africana but was accepted as own species by R. Govaerts and D. G. Frodin in 2002. More recent studies tend to synonymize the species again with R. africana.
Dracaena braunii Engl. 1892
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Dracaena braunii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It was named after the German collector Braun, Johannes M. (1859–1893). Most plants named Dracaena braunii in cultivation are Dracaena sanderiana, a plant with flowers five times longer than those of D. braunii, while the leaf base is not congested as in D. braunii.
Pseudohydrosme Engl. 1892
plant genus in the araceae family
Pseudohydrosme is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only three species, Pseudohydrosme buettneri, Pseudohydrosme gabunensis, and more recently Pseudohydrosme ebo, two being endemic to tropical rain forests in Gabon, and the other being native to the Ebo Forest of Cameroon. The genus is believed to be closely related to Anchomanes and is likely to be sunk into Anchomanes due to molecular evidence.
Bulbophyllum vanum J.J.Verm. 1984
endangered plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum vanum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Pentaloncha Hook.f. 1873
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Pentaloncha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa.
Calpocalyx ngouniensis (Calpocalyx Ngouiensis) Pellegr. 1941
plant species in the fabaceae family
Calpocalyx ngouiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon.
Scadoxus pseudocaulus (I.Bjørnstad & Friis) Friis & Nordal 1976
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Scadoxus pseudocaulus is a herbaceous plant native to Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Gabon. Similar in many respects to Scadoxus cinnabarinus, it is cultivated as an ornamental plant but has proved reluctant to flower.

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WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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