Flora of Guinea

Vernonia djalonensis is a critically endangered species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the West African country of Guinea. In a 2018 public vote, Vernonia djalonensis was voted as the national flower of Guinea, a decision which is currently awaiting government approval.

Fleurydora is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae. The only species is Fleurydora felicis. It is endemic to Guinea. F felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest–savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers. Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits. Its conservation is threatened by harvesting, mining and fires. This plant is harvested both for medicinal purposes and for firewood.

Feliciadamia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae, it contains one species, Feliciadamia stenocarpa (Jacq.-Fél.) Bullock. Its native range is Guinea. The genus of Feliciadamia is a portmanteaux word, honouring both Henri Jacques-Félix (1907–2008), French naturalist at the National Museum of Natural History, and also Jaques-George Adam (1909–1980), French botanist and plant collector in France and Africa. The specific epithet of stenocarpa is derived from the ancient Greek stenos (στενός), "narrow" and karpos (καρπός), "fruit". It was first described

Cailliella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Guinea. Species: Cailliella praerupticola Jacq.-Fél.

Kindia gangan is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kindia. It is endemic to Guinea in West Africa. It is known only from the northeastern slope of Mount Gangan in Kindia Prefecture from 230 to 540 meters elevation, in the Guinean forest–savanna ecoregion. It is a small perennial multi-stemmed subshrub. It produces white flowers from June to September which develop into greenish-white berries. It lives on high sandstone cliff faces where it grows in narrow fissures which are shaded over part of the day. The plants typically occur in colonies

Anaheterotis pobeguinii is an herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis. Its species name is an homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin.

Pitcairnia feliciana is a species of bromeliad endemic to Guinea, West Africa, and is the only bromeliad not native to the Americas. It can be found growing on sandstone outcrops (inselbergs) of the Fouta Djallon highlands in Middle Guinea.

Fleurydora is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae. The only species is Fleurydora felicis. It is endemic to Guinea. F felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest–savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers. Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits. Its conservation is threatened by harvesting, mining and fires. This plant is harvested both for medicinal purposes and for firewood.

Stonesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is native to Guinea and Cameroon. The genus name of Stonesia is in honour of Margaret Stones (1920 - 2018), an Australian botanical illustrator. It was first described and published in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. Vol.1 on page 59 in 1953.

Maclaudia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It only contains one known species, Maclaudia felixii Venter & R.L.Verh. Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Cameroon and Guinea. The genus name of Maclaudia is in honour of Charles Maclaud (1866–1933), French doctor and zoologist; plant and animal collector. The Latin specific epithet of felixii refers to botanist Henri Jacques-Félix, (1907-2008) (Jacq.-Fél.) who is also honoured in the naming of Pitcairnia feliciana. In Paris, Botanists Venter

Droogmansia montana is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to Guinea.

Anaheterotis pobeguinii is an herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis. Its species name is an homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin.

Djaloniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Djaloniella ypsilostyla. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa.

Lebbiea is a monotypic genus of plants within the family Podostemaceae, with Lebbiea grandiflora as its only species. It is a critically endangered species of rheophytic herb native to Sierra Leone and Guinea. It was discovered by, and named after, professor Aiah Lebbie in 2018.

Gladiolus mariae is a species of the genus Gladiolus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The species was first described in 2019, found growing endemicly on two table mountains in the Kounounkan Forest Reserve near Moussaya, Forécariah, Guinea, West Africa. It was named as one of Kew Gardens Top 10 plants discovered in 2019 and has been assessed as potentially critically endangered.

Kindia gangan is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kindia. It is endemic to Guinea in West Africa. It is known only from the northeastern slope of Mount Gangan in Kindia Prefecture from 230 to 540 meters elevation, in the Guinean forest–savanna ecoregion. It is a small perennial multi-stemmed subshrub. It produces white flowers from June to September which develop into greenish-white berries. It lives on high sandstone cliff faces where it grows in narrow fissures which are shaded over part of the day. The plants typically occur in colonies

Inversodicraea koukoutamba is a flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae discovered in Guinea, Africa in the Bafing River. The family is known as the 'orchids of the falls' (although not orchids). It is a rubbery aquatic plant which can grow up to 20 m (66 ft).

Bourdaria felicis is a species of flowering plant in family Melastomataceae. It is a begonia-like herbaceous plant native to Guinea and Sierra Leone. It grows in moist shady places as an epiphyte or as a lithophyte on rocks with moss. It is the sole species in genus Bourdaria.

Benna alternifolia is a species of flowering plant in family Melastomataceae. It is a perennial evergreen herb up to 1.2 meters in diameter, endemic to Guinea's Benna Plateau from 300 to 800 meters elevation. It grows on vertical sandstone rock faces in deep shade with year-round moisture, in canyons 10–100 m deep or in the deep shade of trees.

Utricularia tetraloba is a very small, probably perennial, rheophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. tetraloba is endemic to Guinea and Sierra Leone. It grows as a rheophyte on rocks in shallow running water at altitudes from 360 m (1,181 ft) to 690 m (2,264 ft). It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1963. It is distinguished from the other species in the section, U. rigida, by having four lower lip corolla lobes as opposed to U. rigida's two.

Utricularia pobeguinii is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia.

Coffea affinis is a species of plant from the family Rubiaceae. It is a largely unknown coffee bean found in West Africa.

Oxyanthus tubiflorus, commonly called the needle flower, is a shrub in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Sierra Leone, Guinea and probably neighboring Liberia. It produces flowers up to 7 inches (18 cm) long. The leaves are opposite and 3 to seven inches (7 to 17 centimeters) long by 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) wide. It is pollinated by a species of sphinx moth.

Macaranga beillei is a large shrub or small tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Ivory Coast.

Hekistocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Cameroon. Species: Hekistocarpa minutiflora Hook.f.

Droogmansia chevalieri is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to West Africa.

Cyperus lateriticus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of the west coast of Africa.

Bafodeya is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described in 1976. There is only one known species, Bafodeya benna, native to tropical West Africa (Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone). The species is listed as vulnerable.

Xysmalobium samoritourei is a species of plant native to the highlands of Guinea. It is an erect perennial herb with annual stems. It is delimited as a member of the Apocynaceae family and classified as an endangered species.

Apodiscus is a genus of trees belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1912. It contains only one known species, Apodiscus chevalieri, native to tropical West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and possibly Sierra Leone).