Flora of Liberia

Tetraberlinia tubmaniana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Liberia. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded. The species is especially interesting for forestry because of the high densities in which it occurs. In old stands the exploitable timber per hectare can be as high as 70 cubic metres.

Dinklageodoxa is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It contains just 1 species, Dinklageodoxa scandens. Its native range is Liberia in Africa. The genus name of Dinklageodoxa is in honour of Max Julius Dinklage (1864–1935), a German merchant who collected plants in West Africa. The Latin specific epithet scandens means "to climb". It was first published by Heine & Sandwith in Kew Bull. Vol.16 on page 223 in 1962.

Hutchinsonia glabrescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, commonly known as the coffee family. It is found in Liberia.

Jongkindia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Passifloraceae. It contains a single species, Jongkindia mulbahii, a small tree endemic to Liberia.

Jongkindia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Passifloraceae. It contains a single species, Jongkindia mulbahii, a small tree endemic to Liberia.

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.

Cassipourea hiotou is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. The species grows naturally in the well-shaded, to wet evergreen forests on the land region lying between the Cavally and Sassandra rivers. Although the extent of these forests has been significantly reduced (due to the expansion of industrial plantations, mining interests and over-logging), it can be locally common.

Strychnos millepunctata is a species of shrub or small tree in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire and grows in the lowland Eastern Guinean forests where it is threatened by habitat loss. S. millepunctata has been investigated for pharmacological properties of its alkaloids.

Gilbertiodendron robynsianum is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Zanthoxylum mezoneurispinosum, synonym Fagara mezoneurispinosa, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to lowland tropical rainforests of Ivory Coast.

Thomandersia anachoreta is a small tree or shrub native to tropical rain forest of southwestern Côte d'Ivoire.

Monosalpinx is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa. Species: Monosalpinx guillaumetii N.Hallé

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.

Loesenera kalantha is a species of large shrub to medium size tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

Gymnostemon is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Simaroubaceae. The sole species, Gymnostemon zaizou, is semi-deciduous forest tree. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire and threatened by habitat loss throughout its native range of the Sassandra River Basin. G. zaizou is a commercial hardwood species that is well-adapted to the heavy rainfall of western Africa. Wood from this species of tree is also used locally to make barred percussion instruments.

Dactyladenia hirsuta is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Ivory Coast and Ghana. Its natural habitats are wet evergreen forests. It is threatened by extensive logging of its habitat, the effects of mining and the establishment of commercial plantations.

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.

Polystemonanthus dinklagei is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, where it grows in the humid lowland Upper Guinean forests. It is the sole species in genus Polystemonanthus. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae.

Cryptosepalum minutifolium is a medium to large tree found Liberia and Ivory Coast belonging to the family Fabaceae, it is not a well known or common tree species.

Aframomum elegans is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is found in Liberia.

Gymnostemon is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Simaroubaceae. The sole species, Gymnostemon zaizou, is semi-deciduous forest tree. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire and threatened by habitat loss throughout its native range of the Sassandra River Basin. G. zaizou is a commercial hardwood species that is well-adapted to the heavy rainfall of western Africa. Wood from this species of tree is also used locally to make barred percussion instruments.

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

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.

Brachystegia leonensis is a medium to tall sized tree occurring in the rain forests of West Africa, belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is one of three species within the genus Brachystegia that is represented in West Africa. It is morphologically close to Brachystegia kennedyi, a species occurring in Nigeria.

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.

Achyranthes talbotii is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. 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.

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.

Peperomia vulcanica is a species of herbaceous flowering plants of the family Piperaceae.