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Papua New Guinea

Oceania · Melanesia

Total Species
298
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
8,947,027
Area
462,840 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Bacteria 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Bilbao fleabane

Erigeron floribundus

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved bowgrass

Cyrtococcum patens

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Cattail

Typha latifolia

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

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