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Tuvalu

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
117
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
11,792
Area
26 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 44
Not Evaluated 69
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 94
Animalia 23

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tuvalu

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

queen sago

Cycas rumphii

Near Threatened

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Showy pigeonpea

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Least Concern

Polynesian 'ohe

Schizostachyum glaucifolium

Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Fiji fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate wild petunia

Ruellia prostrata

Not Evaluated

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