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Maldives

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
162
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
540 542
Area
300 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 27
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 33
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 143
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Maldives

Jamrosa

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

jujubier

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

laitue d’eau

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Laurier rose

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

liane ficelle

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

liseron d'eau

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

mangue

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

margose

Momordica charantia

Extinct

margosier

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

marouc

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

martin triste

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Melon d'eau

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Moineau domestique

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

noyer de bancoul

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

papayer

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Perruche à collier

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Perruche ondulée

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

pervenche de Madagascar

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Pigeon biset

Columba livia

Least Concern

plante corail

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

pois sucré

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

pomme canelle

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

pourpier

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

pousse en l'air

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

prunier d'Inde

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

raisinier bord de mer

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

Ricin

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

rose de Chine

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Santal rouge

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

sapotier

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

saucissonnier

Kigelia africana

Least Concern

sensitive

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

shadek

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

sirop blanc

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Souchet Rond

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

tamarin

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

teck

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

tulipier du Gabon

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Verveine Nodiflore

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

zibeline

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Pink poui

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

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