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Jamaica

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
222
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
2,961,161
Area
10,991 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 81
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 127
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 173
Animalia 48
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Jamaica

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Quinine tree

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Sweet granadilla

Passiflora ligularis

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Angel's-trumpet

Brugmansia candida

Least Concern

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Shingle Flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

Bolivian fuchsia

Fuchsia boliviana

Not Evaluated

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

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