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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

añil

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

anís

Pimpinella anisum

Not Evaluated

anís alemán

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

anís de China

Illicium verum

Not Evaluated

anon

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

anona

Annona mucosa

Not Evaluated

anona corazón

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Anona de monte

Guatteria hirsuta

Least Concern

anón liso

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Añuje Cumaceba

Platymiscium trinitatis

Least Concern

Apachite

Beaucarnea recurvata

Critically Endangered

apagador, galanperna, jangarria, cachiporra, parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

apazote

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Apio

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

apio de montaña

Levisticum officinale

Least Concern

araçá-amarelo

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

arándano americano

Vaccinium corymbosum

Not Evaluated

arbol-de-las-pedras

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Arbol de las provisiones

Pochota fendleri

Least Concern

arbol del cielo

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

árbol del coral

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Arbol Santo

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

arbre de tinta

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

arbusto de las mariposas

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

areca

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

armuelle

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

armuelle de fruto carnoso

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Not Evaluated

armuelle mole

Atriplex hortensis

Not Evaluated

aromo

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

aro seguino

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

arracacha

Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Not Evaluated

arrancamoños

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

arrayán

Myrtus communis

Least Concern

arrayán

Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Not Evaluated

arrebolera

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

arrocillo

Acroceras zizanioides

Least Concern

arroz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

artemísia-dos-prados

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Asaí

Euterpe precatoria

Least Concern

atzavara

Aloe maculata

Not Evaluated

avellano

Corylus avellana

Least Concern

aveloz

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

avena

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

avena-alta

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

Avena Caballuna

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Avena Loca

Avena fatua

Least Concern

avenca-de-folha-miúda

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

ayahuasca

Banisteriopsis caapi

Not Evaluated

ayale

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Ayocote

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

azahar de la China

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

azevao

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

azolla

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

azucenita

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Azuceno rojo

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

azulejo

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

azulejo

Eranthemum pulchellum

Not Evaluated

azulina

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Azumiate

Baccharis salicifolia

Least Concern

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