Papua New Guinea
Oceania · Melanesia
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Abela
Ceratophyllum demersum
Abu Rokba
Echinochloa colonum
ābu rokba
Digitaria sanguinalis
barbir
Portulaca oleracea
borgoman
Ageratum conyzoides
burseem
Medicago sativa
Defla
Nerium oleander
denieba
Echinochloa crus-galli
Ecoregions
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
All Species in Papua New Guinea
Abela
Ceratophyllum demersum
Abu Rokba
Echinochloa colonum
ābu rokba
Digitaria sanguinalis
barbir
Portulaca oleracea
borgoman
Ageratum conyzoides
burseem
Medicago sativa
Defla
Nerium oleander
denieba
Echinochloa crus-galli
dhail al qut
Polypogon monspeliensis
'enab el-deeb
Solanum nigrum
Ghaab
Arundo donax
hamd
Oxalis corniculata
Hashish el-faras
Sorghum arundinaceum
Hasir
Cyperus rotundus
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
laban el-homara
Euphorbia heterophylla
labeinah
Euphorbia hirta
lisan al-hamal
Plantago major
Masadate
Eclipta prostrata
nabaq
Ziziphus mauritiana
na'eem
Achyranthes aspera
na'eem el-saleeb
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
nageil
Eleusine indica
reihan
Ocimum basilicum
Se'ed
Cyperus compressus
Shillakh
Leersia hexandra
sitt el-hosn
Ipomoea cairica
theel
Cynodon dactylon
حمام ازرق
Columba livia
Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
crown-of-thorns
Acanthaster planci
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis cilianensis
Beardsley leafhopper
Balclutha saltuella
mouflon
Ovis aries
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Annual Bluegrass
Poa annua
Coconut rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
Aleppo Grass
Sorghum halepense
Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus microplus
Fire ant
Solenopsis geminata
black rat
Rattus rattus
Chinaberrytree
Melia azedarach
Cananga tree
Cananga odorata
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Lichen Weevil
Gymnopholus lichenifer
Indian lilac
Azadirachta indica
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Septicweed
Senna occidentalis
Woman's tongue
Albizia lebbeck
Puncturevine
Tribulus terrestris
Least Hop Clover
Trifolium dubium
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
manus island tree snail
Papustyla pulcherrima
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Cat
Felis catus
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
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