Papua New Guinea
Oceania · Melanesia
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Nam-ga-sae
Tribulus terrestris
Ppo-ri-ppaeng-i
Youngia japonica
Soggjolmjong
Senna occidentalis
Abutilon
Abutilon indicum
African basil
Ocimum gratissimum
African-Spinach
Amaranthus cruentus
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Ecoregions
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Australasia
All Species in Papua New Guinea
Nam-ga-sae
Tribulus terrestris
Ppo-ri-ppaeng-i
Youngia japonica
Soggjolmjong
Senna occidentalis
black rat
Rattus rattus
Fire ant
Solenopsis geminata
mouflon
Ovis aries
Cat
Felis catus
Polynesian rat
Rattus exulans
manus island tree snail
Papustyla pulcherrima
Lichen Weevil
Gymnopholus lichenifer
Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus microplus
Coconut rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
Beardsley leafhopper
Balclutha saltuella
crown-of-thorns
Acanthaster planci
hirsutus mealybug
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Curled Dock
Rumex crispus
small water-pepper
Persicaria minor
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Giant reed
Arundo donax
Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Awnless Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa colonum
Aleppo Grass
Sorghum halepense
Annual rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
Annual Bluegrass
Poa annua
Crab Finger Grass
Digitaria sanguinalis
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis cilianensis
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Crabgrass
Eleusine indica
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
Ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Hairy beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Akulikuli-Kula
Portulaca oleracea
Carelessweed
Amaranthus spinosus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Channeled Applesnail
Pomacea canaliculata
'Ihi
Oxalis corniculata
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Cananga tree
Cananga odorata
Common Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum
Chinaberrytree
Melia azedarach
Indian lilac
Azadirachta indica
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Broad-Leaved Plantain
Plantago major
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Woman's tongue
Albizia lebbeck
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Least Hop Clover
Trifolium dubium
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
wild boar
Sus scrofa
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