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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 2
Least Concern 106
Not Evaluated 182
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Mangrove Palm

Nypa fruticans

Least Concern

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

manus island tree snail

Papustyla pulcherrima

Near Threatened

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican weeping pine

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Mule's-foot fern

Angiopteris evecta

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Parasol leaf tree

Macaranga tanarius

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Red ash

Alphitonia excelsa

Least Concern

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Ribbon Fern

Pteris cretica

Not Evaluated

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

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