GEOGRAPHY
Bio - Flora
Most Endangered Species
This list features the most endangered plants on Planet Earth.
RANK | PLANT | POPULATION | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Middlemist Red (Middlemist camellia) | Only 2 known plants | One of the rarest flowering plants, with only two known specimens, in the UK and New Zealand. |
2 | Encephalartos woodii | Extinct in the wild | A cycad species from South Africa, now only survives in botanical gardens; no wild populations remain. |
3 | Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) | Extinct in the wild | This small tree from Georgia, USA, has been extinct in the wild since the 1800s; preserved in cultivation. |
4 | Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri) | 50 individuals | A critically endangered Australian orchid that grows entirely underground, endangered by habitat loss. |
5 | Attenborough’s Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii) | 100 individuals | A carnivorous plant found in the Philippines, critically endangered due to habitat destruction. |
6 | Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) | Less than 1,500 individuals | Native to Florida and Cuba, this rare orchid is endangered due to habitat destruction and illegal collection. |
7 | Rafflesia arnoldii | 1,000 individuals | The largest flower in the world, found in Southeast Asia, endangered due to deforestation. |
8 | Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) | 1,000 individuals | A giant flowering plant from the rainforests of Sumatra, threatened by habitat loss. |
9 | Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) | less than 10,000 individuals | A Chilean and Argentine species, facing deforestation and climate threats. |
10 | Baobab Trees (Adansonia spp.) | Declining | Iconic African trees suffering from population decline due to climate change and overuse. |
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