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This category contains the native flora of Equatorial Guinea as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
Monodora crispata is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. [2] Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, the German botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its curled (crispatus in Latin) petal margins. [3] [4]
Ceiba pentandra is the national emblem of Guatemala, [20] Puerto Rico, [28] and Equatorial Guinea. It appears on the coat of arms and flag of Equatorial Guinea. [29] The Cotton Tree was a landmark in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is considered a symbol of freedom for the former slaves that immigrated there. The 70-metre-tall trunk ...
Mammals are found throughout Equatorial Guinea. [2] Within Equatorial Guinea there are gorillas, leopards, chimpanzees, a small population of African elephants, hippopotamuses, Cape buffalo, crocodiles, pythons, various monkeys among other animals [3]. The gorillas of Equatorial Guinea are the western lowland gorilla subspecies.
Vernonia djalonensis is a critically endangered species of plants [1] in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the West African country of Guinea. [2] In a 2018 public vote, Vernonia djalonensis was voted as the national flower of Guinea, a decision which is currently awaiting government approval. [3]
Bombax species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix crateracma which feeds exclusively on Bombax ceiba. The tree appears on the flag of Equatorial Guinea. The tree fibers are 100% cellulose, able to float, impervious to water, and have a low thermal conductivity.
The São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón forests, also known as the São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón moist lowland forests, is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that covers the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, which form the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as the island of Annobón, which is part of Equatorial Guinea.
The most noteworthy feature of the genus is the number of the various flower parts (sepals, petals. stamens etc) 99.9 percent of Monocots are trimerous (parts in threes or multiples of three), but Sciaphila spp. can have eight or even ten parts in a whorl.