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Papua New Guinea

Oceania · Melanesia

Total Species
298
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
8.947.027
Area
462.840 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 52
Not Evaluated 81
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Parasol leaf tree

Macaranga tanarius

Least Concern

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

Melochia umbellata

Least Concern

Red ash

Alphitonia excelsa

Least Concern

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

Mule's-foot fern

Angiopteris evecta

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Wild hops

Flemingia strobilifera

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved bowgrass

Cyrtococcum patens

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Mangrove Palm

Nypa fruticans

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

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