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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 56
Not Evaluated 98
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Parasol leaf tree

Macaranga tanarius

Least Concern

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

Melochia umbellata

Least Concern

Red ash

Alphitonia excelsa

Least Concern

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

whiskerplant

Orthosiphon aristatus

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

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