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Laos

Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Total Species
181
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
7,275,556
Area
236,800 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 172
Animalia 9

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Laos

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Crimson bottlebrush

Callistemon citrinus

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf eelgrass

Zostera japonica

Least Concern

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

giant turpentine grass

Cymbopogon nardus

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guineagrass

Megathyrsus maximus

Least Concern

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Longan

Dimocarpus longan

Near Threatened

mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

northern-cottonwood

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Pacific yam

Dioscorea nummularia

Near Threatened

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

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