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Palau

Oceania · Micronesia

Total Species
352
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
18,094
Area
459 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 3
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 121
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 219
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 327
Animalia 24
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Palau

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

flame-violet

Episcia cupreata

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

Bellorita

Erigeron bellioides

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Browne's blechum

Ruellia blechum

Least Concern

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Juniper-leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Least Concern

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Glossy shower

Senna surattensis

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Macassar kernels

Brucea javanica

Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

Small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum

Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Costus woodsonii

Least Concern

Paddle grass

Ischaemum polystachyum

Least Concern

Smallflower chastetree

Vitex parviflora

Least Concern

Blue marble tree

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

Badhara-bush

Gmelina elliptica

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Gunpowder tree

Melochia umbellata

Least Concern

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Black-fiber palm

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

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