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Maldives

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
162
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
540,542
Area
300 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 143
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Maldives

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Glossy shower

Senna surattensis

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Indian Gooseberry

Phyllanthus emblica

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian-nut

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

Indian-plum

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pink poui

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

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