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Samoa

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
292
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
198.410
Area
2.842 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 57
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 97
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 263
Animalia 29

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Samoa

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Wild sugarcane

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Clustered Fanpetals

Sida glomerata

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Soft butterfly pea

Centrosema molle

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Asian crabgrass

Digitaria bicornis

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Colombian waxweed

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

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

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Day jessamine

Cestrum diurnum

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

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