Flora of Ghana

Talbotiella gentii is a medium-sized forest tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss and is a species monitored by Ghana as a measure of environmental success in preserve biodiversity in forests.

Pavetta mollissima is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Ghana and possibly Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Benzonia corymbosa is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, endemic to Guinea in West Africa. It is the only species in the genus Benzonia. It was described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher in 1827.

Hymenostegia gracilipes is a small to medium riparian and rainforest tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Ghana, where it is threatened by habitat loss due to its growth in primary rainforests, although it is locally common.

Monocyclanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Monocyclanthus vignei. It is native to Ghana and Liberia. It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat. Monocyclanthus and Monocyclanthus vignei were first described in 1953 by Keay.

Cola boxiana is a species of medium tree in the Family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the lowland Eastern Guinean forests, or tropical rainforests, of Ghana. As with many tree species growing in these coastal rainforests, it is threatened by habitat loss.

Lecaniodiscus punctatus is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Hunteria ghanensis is a species of small to medium tree of the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Ghana and Ivory Coast. It grows inland in the dry forests of the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Cola umbratilis is a species of tropical rainforest tree in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the wet evergreen forests of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where it is threatened by habitat loss.

Tapura ivorensis is a species of plant in the Dichapetalaceae family. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sericanthe toupetou is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Najas hagerupii, called the West African water nymph, is an aquatic plant growing in fresh water rivers and ponds. It is a rare and little-known species known only from the West African nations of Ghana and Mali.

Monocyclanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Monocyclanthus vignei. It is native to Ghana and Liberia. It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat. Monocyclanthus and Monocyclanthus vignei were first described in 1953 by Keay.

Ampelocissus gracilipes, also known as abourbee (Akan-Twi), is a climbing vine or liana in the Grape family of tropical western Africa (Ghana to Liberia), in densely vegetative, forested areas. The stems which are semi-woody, thick and sturdy, but not very hard, start out with a dense covering of washy-brown hairs, giving way over time to a complexion of small warts. Both flowers and fruits are red.

Placodiscus bancoensis is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first described by André Aubréville and François Pellegrin in 1936.

Rhaptopetalum beguei is a species of plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Hymenostegia aubrevillei is a medium-sized tree in the family Fabaceae found in riparian habitats. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana (in the Krokosua Hills and across the Dahomey Gap), and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss by the deforestation, mining and agriculture, as well as fires.

Schumanniophyton problematicum is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Aubregrinia is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1935. There is only one known species, Aubregrinia taiensis native to West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast). The genus name of Aubregrinia is in honour of both André Aubréville and François Pellegrin (Aubréville, Pellegrin). The species is listed as critically endangered.

Aubregrinia is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1935. There is only one known species, Aubregrinia taiensis native to West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast). The genus name of Aubregrinia is in honour of both André Aubréville and François Pellegrin (Aubréville, Pellegrin). The species is listed as critically endangered.

Placodiscus attenuatus is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Aframomum atewae is a monocotyledonous plant species described by John Michael Lock and J.B. Hall. Aframomum atewae is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is in Ghana. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Trichoscypha cavalliensis is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Liberia. 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.

Robynsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by John Hutchinson and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns. The genus contains only one species, Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.

Placodiscus oblongifolius is a forest tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to lowland rain forests of West Africa, with the best studied populations in Ghana.

Placodiscus bracteosus is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pohliella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes two species native to western and west-central tropical Africa. Pohliella amicorum (J.B.Hall) Cheek – Ivory Coast and Ghana Pohliella laciniata Engl. – Cameroon

Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.

Batopedina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Bernard Verdcourt in 1953. The genus is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, D.R.Congo, and Zambia.