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Threatened Plants and algae

Species 1 - 42 of 42

Madagascan ocotillo (Alluaudia procera)
Information on the Madagascan ocotillo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	14 Images	0 Videos

Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
One of the major medical breakthroughs of the last century utilises compounds derived from a popular ornamental plant found in... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Madagascar pitcher plant (Nepenthes madagascariensis)
The Madagascar pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant that produces impressive ‘pitchers’ that catch the insect prey... More	5 Images	3 Videos

Madder (Hallea stipulosa)
Information on Hallea stipulosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Mahoe (Alectryon macrococcus)
Information on the mahoe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
Information on the maidenhair fern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginkgo biloba, or maidenhair tree, is renowned worldwide for its medicinal properties. This remarkable tree is known as a... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Majestic palm (Ravenea rivularis)
Information on the majestic palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Maltese cliff-orache (Cremnophyton lanfrancoi)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Maltese everlasting (Helichrysum melitense)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Maltese Hyoseris (Hyoseris frutescens)
Information on Hyoseris frutescens is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Maltese rock-centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Maltese salt tree (Darniella melitensis)
Information on the Maltese salt tree is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Maltese toadflax (Linaria pseudolaxiflora)
Information on the Maltese toadflax is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Manglietia (Manglietia megaphylla)
Information on Manglietia megaphylla is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Mango (Mangifera indica)
Information on the mango is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Manila palm (Adonidia merrillii)
Information on the Manila palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Mann’s plum yew (Cephalotaxus mannii)
Information on the Mann’s plum yew is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Marlberry (Ardisia squamulosa)
Information on the marlberry is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Marojejya (Marojejya darianii)
Information on Marojejya darianii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Marquesas palm (Pelagodoxa henryana)
Information on the Marquesas palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Marsh pagoda (Mimetes hirtus)
Information on the marsh pagoda is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	14 Images	0 Videos

Masiratu (Degeneria vitiensis)
The masiratu is a large, tropical canopy tree belonging to an ancient family of flowering plants closely related to the magnolias... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Mehamehame (Flueggea neowawraea)
Information on the Mehamehame is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Meranti (Shorea roxburghii)
Shorea roxburghii is one of the numerous highly-prized dipterocarp species referred to as meranti in the timber trade. The... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Merciera (Merciera leptoloba)
Information on Merciera leptoloba is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Milkwort (Polygala sinisica)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Milkwort (Polygala helenae)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Millionaire’s salad (Deckenia nobilis)
When young, the trunk of this tall palm is armed with numerous yellow spines. These are lost when the tree reaches maturity, but... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Mocan (Visnea mocanera)
Information on the mocan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Molokai jack-bean (Canavalia molokaiensis)
Information on the Molokai jack-bean is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Molokai koki’o (Kokia cookei)
Information on the Molokai koki’o is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Monkey puzzle (Araucaria araucana)
Monkey puzzle trees are highly distinctive, with mature trees possessing a tall, straight trunks and an umbrella of branches at the... More	13 Images	3 Videos

Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Information on the Monterey cypress is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Montgomery palm (Veitchia montgomeryana)
Information on the Montgomery palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Moon trefoil (Medicago citrina)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Moraea (Moraea barnardii)
Information on Moraea barnardii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Morris squill (Scilla morrisii)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Mountain dahlia (Liparia splendens)
The mountain dahlia, a member of the pea family, is a spreading shrub with slender stems, sprouting from a woody base. The... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Mulanje cedar (Widdringtonia whytei)
The Mulanje cedar, declared the national tree of Malawi by the late Malawi president Hastings Kamazu Banda, is considered a very... More	22 Images	0 Videos

Munroidendron (Munroidendron racemosum)
Information on Munroidendron racemosum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Mustard (Erysimum kykkoticum)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

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