S/N

Plant Species

Common Name

Family

*Lowland

**Freshwater

Mangrove

Habit and Status

1

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anders

False thistle

Acanthaceae

+

+

Herb

2

Nelsonia canescens (Lam) Spreng

NA

Acanthaceae

+

+

Herb

3

Adiantum vogelli Mett ex Keys

Fern

Adiantaceae

+

Herb

4

Acrostichum aureum. L.

Salt water fern

Adiantaceae

+

Herbaceous perennial

5

Pteris acamthoneura Alston

Fern

Adiantaceae

+

Herb

6

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. R. Br. ex. Roth

Sessile joy weed

Amaranthaceae

+

Herb

7

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Spiny amaranth

Amaranthacae

+

Herb

8

Pupalia lappacea (L) Juss

NA

Amaranthaceae

+

Herb

9

Crinum jagus (Thomps) Dandy

Bush onion

Amarillidaceae

+

+

Herb

10

Spondias mombin L.

Africa hug plum

Anacardiaceae

+

Tree

11

Spondias dulcis L.

Hug plum

Anacardiaceae

+

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

12

Mangifera indica L.

Mango

Anacardiaceae

+

Tree (Fruit)

13

Cleistopholis patens (Benth.) Engl. & Diels

Salt and oil

Annonaceae

+

Tree (Not Evaluated)

14

Xylopia aethiopia (Dunal) A. Rich

Guinea pepper

Annonaceae

+

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

15

Voacanga africana Stapf.

NA

Apocynaceae

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

16

Alstonia boonei De Wild .

Alstonia/pattern wood

Apocynaceae

+

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

17

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Stapf

NA

Apocynaceae

+

+

Small tree – not evaluated

18

Funtumia africana (Benth) Stapf.

False rubber tree

Apocynaceae

+

+

Tree

19

Funtumia elastic (Preuss) Stapf

Silkrubber

Apocynaceae

+

+

Tree

20

Landolphia owaniensis P. Beauv

White rubber vine

Apocynaceae

+

Climber/Liana (Fruit)

21

Landolphia dulcis ( R. Br ) Pichon

NA

Apocynaceae

+

Climber/Liana (Fruit)

22

Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel

Swizzle stick

Apocynaceae

+

Small tree

23

Culcasia scandens P. Beauv

Common climbing arum

Araceae

+

+

Herb (Least concern)

24

Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl.

NA

Araceae

+

+

Herb

25

Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott

Cocoyam

Araceae

+

Herb (Tuber)

26

Cyrtosperma senegalense (Schott) Engl.

Swamp aureum

Araceae

+

Herb (Least concern)

27

Cocos nucifera Linn

Coconut

Arecaceae

+

+

Tree (Fruit)

28

Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum ( P. Beauv ) Wendl.

Climbing palm

Arecaceae

+

+

Climber/Liana

29

Raphia hookeri G. Mann & H. Wendl.

Raffia palm

Arecaceae

+

Tree

30

Elaeis guineensis Jacq

Oil palm

Arecaceae

+

+

Tree

31

Laccosperma arcutiflora (Becc.) J. Dransf

NA

Arecaceae

+

+

Shrub

32

Laccosperma opacum (G. Mann & H.Wendl) Drude

Oga plant

Arecaceae

+

+

Shrub

33

Borassus aethiopum Mart

African fan palm

Arecaceae

+

Tree

34

Nypa fruticans Wumb.

Nypa palm

Arecaceae

+

Shrub (Least concern)

35

Daemia extensa (Forssk) Chev

NA

Asclepiadaceae

+

Climber

36

Chromolaena odorata (Linn) King & Robinson

Siamweed

Asteraceae

+

Shrub

37

Conyza sumatrensis ( Retz ) E.H . Walker

NA

Asteraceae

+

Herb

38

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn

Nodeweed

Asteraceae

+

Herb

39

Aspilia africana (Pers) C.D. Adams

Haemorhage plant

Asteraceae

+

Herb

40

Mikania cordata ( Burm F. ) Robinson

Climbing hemp weed

Asteraceae

+

+

Climber

41

Vernonia amygdalina Del

Bitter leaf

Asteraceae

+

Shrub

42

Ageratum conyzoides L.

Goat weed

Asteraceae

+

Herb

43

Diplazium sammatii ( Kuhn ) C. Chr.

NA

Athyraceae

+

Herb

44

Avicenia africana P. Beauv .

White mangrove

Avicenaceae

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

45

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Beneth.

Sausage plant

Bignoniaceae

+

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

46

Newbouldia laevis Seem

African Border tree

Bignoniaceae

+

Tree

47

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn

Cotton wood tree

Bombacaceae

+

+

Tree (Not evaluated)

48

Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv .

Silt cotton tree

Bombacaceae

+

+

Tree (VU)

49

Heliotropum indicum L.

Cock’s comb

Boraginaceae

+

+

Herb

50

Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.

NA

Burseraceae

+

+

Tree

51

Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam

Native pear

Burseraceae

+

Tree

52

Carica papaya L.

Pawpaw

Caricaceae

+

Tree

53

Musanga cecropoides R. Br.

Umbrella tree

Cecropiaceae

+

+

Tree

54

Chrysobalanus orbicularis Schumach.

NA

Chrysobalanaceae

+

Shrub

55

Combetum zenkeri Engl. & Diels

NA

Combretaceae

+

Climber

56

Terminalia catappa L.

Almond Indian fruit

Combretaceae

+

Tree

57

Terminalia iverensis A. Chev

Black afara

Combretaceae

+

+

Tree (VU)