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Maldives

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
162
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
540.542
Area
300 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 27
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 32
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 143
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Maldives

abacate

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

abacaxi-roxo

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

abóbora-d'água

Benincasa hispida

Not Evaluated

abóbora-serpente

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Not Evaluated

acácia-mimosa

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

agulha

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

aipim

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Alfeneiro

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

algaroba

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

amarelinho

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

ameixa-da-Índia

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

amendoeira-da-praia

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

amendoim-bravo

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

angúria

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

araticum-coração-de-boi

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

araticum-cortiça

Annona glabra

Least Concern

araticum-de-comer

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

araucária-de-norfolk

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

arrebique

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

ata

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

azedinha

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

azeitona-doce

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

bafureira

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

baga-de-praia

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

barba-de-barata

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

batata

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

beldroega

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

bertalha

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

bredo-macho

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

brilhantina

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

burdão-de-velho

Samanea saman

Least Concern

cacatua-de-crista-amarela

Cacatua galerita

Least Concern

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

campainha-d'água

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

cana-de-açúcar

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

canafistula-verdadeira

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

capim-cheiroso

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

cará

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

cará-de-árvore

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

carambola

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

cardeal

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

carolina

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

cascaveleira

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

cerejeira-do-Taiti

Phyllanthus acidus

Not Evaluated

Cidrao

Citrus medica

Least Concern

cipó-chumbo

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

ciprestinho

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

coco-da-bahia

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

cunhã

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

damiana

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

eleusina

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

eritrina-indiana

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

erva-de-santa-luzia

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

erva-lombrigueira

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

erva-pombinha

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

escalda-mão

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

eufórbia

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

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