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Palau

Oceania · Micronesia

Total Species
352
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
18.094
Area
459 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 3
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 122
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 219
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 327
Animalia 24
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Palau

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

Finger Flatsedge

Cyperus digitatus

Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

Least Concern

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

flame-violet

Episcia cupreata

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

Bellorita

Erigeron bellioides

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

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