Flora of Sierra Leone

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

Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum. It is a scrambling shrub endemic to Sierra Leone in tropical West Africa. Its most noteworthy feature is its seed which develops outside of the fruit and is shaped like a spiral galaxy. Including the circular wing, it is up to four inches (ten centimeters) wide.

Chasmopodium afzelii is a species of swamp grass native to Sierra Leone and Togo. It grows with 2–4 m (6 ft 7 in – 13 ft 1 in) tall stalks, and with 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) long smooth leaves.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Triclisia macrophylla is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing shrub producing stems 10 - 20 meters long. It is native to Cameroon, the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

Brenandendron donianum is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to West and West-Central Africa.

Gilbertiodendron tonkolili is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to Guinea and Sierra Leone. The species was assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as endangered.

Bulbophyllum denticulatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found from Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia at elevations of 900 meters.

Utricularia macrocheilos is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to western tropical Africa, where it is only known from the mountain ranges of Guinea and Sierra Leone. U. macrocheilos grows as a terrestrial plant among wet rocks at medium altitudes. It flowers between August and January. A specimen of U. macrocheilos was originally included in the description of U. prehensilis by François Pellegrin in 1914 and also in John Hutchinson and Nicol Alexander Dalzell's 1931 description of U. micropetala. Peter Taylor recognized these specimens as a

Baphia heudelotiana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Guinea and Senegal.

Anubias gracilis is a plant that was first mentioned in 1920 by Chevalier and thereafter validly described by Hutchinson and Dalziel in 1936.

Isolona deightonii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Ghana and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Gilbertiodendron splendidum is a tall forest tree of lowland swamp forests of coastal West Africa in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Upper Guinean forests along coastal regions of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Gilbertiodendron bilineatum is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Didelotia idae is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss. The wood of the species is traded under the name 'Gombe'.

Campylospermum amplectens, synonym Ouratea amplectens, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is found in west tropical Africa: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Maschalocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Rapateaceae first described in 1900. As a disjunct, it is the only genus of the family outside of South America, as the genus's only known species is Maschalocephalus dinklagei, native to West Africa (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone). The genus name Maschalocephalus combines the Greek μασχάλη, maschalē ("axil") with κεφαλή, kephalē ("head"). The specific epithet dinklagei commemorates Max Julius Dinklage (1864-1935), a German consul in Monrovia and avid botanical specimens collector.

Berlinia occidentalis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. A medium-sized tree very similar to Berlinia bracteosa, its wood is used in construction and furniture.

Aframomum cordifolium is a monocotyledonous plant species the family Zingiberaceae first described by John Michael Lock and JBHall.

Dalzielia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1922. It contains only one known species, Dalzielia oblanceolata, native to tropical West Africa.

Aphanocalyx microphyllus subsp. compactus is a tropical rainforest tree in the family Fabaceae. This subspecies is endemic to the western Guinean lowland forests of Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The nominal subspecies Aphanocalyx microphyllus subsp. microphyllus occurs in the rainforests of central Africa.