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Micronesia

Oceania · Micronesia

Total Species
455
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
115,021
Area
702 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 3
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 148
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 261
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 411
Animalia 42
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Micronesia

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

swamp flat sedge

Cyperus ligularis

Not Evaluated

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Macassar kernels

Brucea javanica

Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

Small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum

Least Concern

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Football Fruit

Pangium edule

Least Concern

Paddle grass

Ischaemum polystachyum

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

Gunpowder tree

Melochia umbellata

Least Concern

Dwarf sugar palm

Arenga tremula

Near Threatened

sagisi palm

Heterospathe elata

Least Concern

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Black-fiber palm

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Indian-plum

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

whiskerplant

Orthosiphon aristatus

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Fountain palm

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Yellow ginger

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

Crested Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

Buddha's hand

Alocasia cucullata

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

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