COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PLANT SPECIES IN AFRICA

South Africa, Africa’s richest nation, also has the largest number of plant species on the continent.

Rank	Country	Number
1	South Africa	23,420
2	Democratic Republic of Congo	11,007
3	Tanzania	10,008
4	Madagascar	9,505
5	Cameroon	8,260
6	Gabon	6,651
7	Ethiopia	6,603
8	Kenya	6,506
9	Congo	6,000
10	Mozambique	5,692
11	Angola	5,185

Source: http://rainforests.mongabay.com/03plants.htm

• The plant species listed here are vascular plants. Vascular plants are plants that have a system that transports water, nutrients, and minerals throughout the plant.