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Sao Tome and Principe

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
285
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
219,161
Area
964 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 236
Animalia 47
Chromista 2

Featured Species

All Species in Sao Tome and Principe

Abyssinian Banana

Ensete ventricosum

Least Concern

African civet

Civettictis civetta

Least Concern

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

American basil

Ocimum americanum

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Angel's-trumpet

Brugmansia candida

Least Concern

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Arrowroot

Maranta arundinacea

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

barbasco

Paullinia pinnata

Not Evaluated

baria

Cordia gerascanthus

Data Deficient

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf Mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

Brazilian potato-tree

Solanum wrightii

Least Concern

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

Brown mustard

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Camellia

Camellia japonica

Least Concern

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Cananga tree

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Chinese rose

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Climbingfig

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

clove

Syzygium aromaticum

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Common Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

coral-bean

Erythrina fusca

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Coral tree

Erythrina poeppigiana

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Cultivated Garlic

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

Cultivated radish

Raphanus 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

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Date palm

Phoenix dactylifera

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Least Concern

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Fall Armyworm

Spodoptera frugiperda

Not Evaluated

fasten-'pon-coat

Priva lappulacea

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

garlicweed

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

Giant granadilla

Passiflora quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guinea Fowl

Numida meleagris

Least Concern

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Ice Cream Bean

Inga edulis

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

inkberry

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Vernicia cordata

Least Concern

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Judas Tree

Cercis siliquastrum

Least Concern

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona

Near Threatened

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

mortel

Erythrina mitis

Least Concern

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Padang cassia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

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

quassia

Quassia amara

Least Concern

Quinine tree

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Sudangrass

Sorghum drummondii

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

tallowwood

Ximenia americana

Least Concern

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

teak

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Tropical wild petunia

Ruellia brevifolia

Not Evaluated

trumpet-tree

Cecropia peltata

Least Concern

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea tiliacea

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

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