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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 52
Not Evaluated 94
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

Agave d'Amérique

Agave americana

Least Concern

ageratum du Mexique

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

agropyron rampant

Elymus repens

Least Concern

alysicarpus

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Amarante couleur de sang

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

Amarante épineuse

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

amarante livide

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Amarante tricolore

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Amarante verte

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

amarantine

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

ambrette

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

anacardier

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

archer dolichos

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

asclepias de Curaçao

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

atole

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

azier françois

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

balisier

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

Basilic

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Bentamaré

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Bident poilu

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Blé du Dekkan

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

bois dartre

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Bois noir

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

bois tanniste rouge

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Least Concern

Brède Chevrette

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

caca poule

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

canang odorant

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

Canna

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Canne de Provence

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

capoc

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

cardamine hérissée

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Cassie

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

cassier sauvage

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Cenchrus cilié

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Ceratophylle émergé

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

chat haret

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

cheveux de Venus

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

chiendent dactyle

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

chiendent gazon

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Chloris

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

chou-chou

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Coeur de Boeuf

Annona glabra

Least Concern

colocasie

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Coqueret

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

courge torchon

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

cousin urène

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Crapaud

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Croix de Malte

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

crotalaire mucronée

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

crotalaire remarquable

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

crotolaire jonciforme

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Datura officinal

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

desmodie

Desmodium intortum

Least Concern

digitaire sanguine

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

dolique d'Égypte

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

ebolo

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Éclipte blanche

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Éleusine d'Inde

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Éragrostide poilue

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

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