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Sao Tome and Principe

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
285
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
219,161
Area
964 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 35
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 63
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 236
Animalia 47
Chromista 2

Featured Species

All Species in Sao Tome and Principe

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

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