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”.

Contribute Knowledge on Species Identity

To propose another identity for a given photo in the gallery (change identification), simply send us an email indicating:

/ the photo ID number,
/ the name of the species as you identified it,
/ and eventually provide the diagnostic characters responsible for your identification.

To propose Creole name(s) for a given species, simply send us an email indicating:

/ the photo ID number
/ or the Species scientific name
/ the Creole(s) names you are proposing
/ and eventually provide an explanation on the origine of the Creole name