Seychelles Plant Gallery

The Seychelles Plant Gallery is just born and many species still lack illustration or are only illustrated by low quality photos. The list of plant species gives you a list of all plants for the flora of Seychelles and the corresponding illustrations compiled in the gallery. Information is provided on the quality rating of the illustration and on their availability for the virtual gallery (some have copyright and are restricted to use by the herbarium staff, e.g. for identification purpose).

If you are not familiar with scientific names, this list will help you to browse directly through local names. Creoles names, and other vernacular names, have the great advantage that they are most widely known. Nevertheless, you should be aware that these names also have some limitations. First, orthography varies: “Lagati” or “Agati”, “Bwa-d-nat” or “Bois de natte”, etc. Secondly, many plant species simply do not have any local name (when these are not locally used, like most ferns). Thirdly, one local name may sometimes correspond to more than one plant, as for example “Bwa mozambik”, “Gazon trel” or “Fouzer mariaz”.

Contact us

National History Museum
Carnegie Building
PO Box 720 / Victoria
+248 43 21 333 ext 8143

nathismus@seychelles.sc
nicole2377@hotmail.co.uk
charles6422@hotmail.com

Monday - Thursday / 8.30 - 16.30
Friday / 8.30 - 12.00
Saturday / 9.00 - 13.00

Plant Conservation Action group (PCA)
PO Box 392 / Victoria

pca.seychelles@gmail.com

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