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Plants of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A list of plant species found in the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site in Tanzania, Africa. The list also includes plants found throughout the broader Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Lasiosiphon glaucus 1
Fish Poison Bush
Stigmatorhynchus umbelliferus
Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. imperialis 2
Crotalaria agatiflora imperialis
Albizia gummifera 3
Albizia harveyi 4
Sickle-leaved albizia
Albizia petersiana
Kimppualbitsia
Acacia abyssinica 4
Acacia drepanolobium 5
Acacia mearnsii 6
black wattle
Acacia mellifera 7
Acacia nilotica 8
Acacia oerfota 9
Acacia senegal 4
Senegal Gum
Acacia seyal 10
Acacia tortilis 11
umbrella thorn
Acacia xanthophloea 12
Caesalpinia decapetala 13
cats claw
Senna didymobotrya 14
African Wild Sensitive-plant
Medicago laciniata 9
Aeschynomene schimperi 15
Erythrina abyssinica 16
Red-hot-poker tree
Hagenia abyssinica 17
Kousso
Ziziphus 13
jujube
Ficus thonningii 1
Chinese banyan
Celtis africana 3
Rough-leaved white-stinkwood
Erica arborea 18
Tree Heath
Rauvolfia caffra 3
quinine tree
Anthospermum usambarense 9
Achyranthes aspera 11
Rough Chaff-flower
Vernonia auriculifera 19
Isovernonia
Aspilia mossambicensis 3
Galatella sedifolia 20
Bidens schimperi 11
Artemisia afra 21
Capparis fascicularis 22
Zizag caper-bush
Capparis tomentosa 4
Woolly caper-bush
Tagetes minuta 23
wild marigold
Bersama abyssinica 19
Vepris nobilis 19
Clausena anisata 3
Calodendrum capense 3
Cape Chestnut
Commiphora madagascariensis 9
Combretum apiculatum 3
Red bushwillow
Combretum molle 3
Velvet bushwillow
Cordia ovalis 24
Cordia sinensis 3
Grey-leaved saucer-berry
Nuxia congesta 25
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata 26
Olea europaea cuspidata
Markhamia zanzibarica 27
Ocimum gratissimum 28
African basil
Lantana camara 29
Spanish Flag
Lantana trifolia 30
Lantana viburnoides
Justicia betonica 31
Squirrel's Tail
Argemone mexicana 32
Mexican Pricklypoppy
Datura stramonium 33
jimsonweed
Solanum incanum
Thorn Apple
Nicandra physalodes
Apple of Peru
Lonicera japonica 34
Japanese Honeysuckle
Cussonia holstii
Cussonia spicata 35
Cabbage Tree
Dombeya rotundifolia 36
wildpear
Azanza garckeana
Hibiscus aponeurus
Abutilon indicum 37
Indian Mallow
Abutilon longicuspe 1
Abutilon mauritianum 38
Adansonia digitata 39
Baobab
Clutia abyssinica 3
lightningbush
Euphorbia candelabrum 40
Euphorbia tirucalli 27
Fire stick
Croton dichogamus
Croton macrostachyus 9
Afrikankrotoni
Acalypha fruticosa
Cassipourea malosana 3
Onionwood
Balanites aegyptiaca
Tribulus terrestris 41
puncture vine
Cadaba farinosa 42
Salvadora persica 32
toothbrush tree
Cissus cactiformis
Cissus quadrangularis 3
Veld grape

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