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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

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Garden tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

good-luck-plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Gray ironbark

Eucalyptus paniculata

Near Threatened

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium intortum

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Gunpowder tree

Melochia umbellata

Least Concern

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Lichen Weevil

Gymnopholus lichenifer

Endangered

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

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