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Sao Tome and Principe

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
285
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
219.161
Area
964 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 28
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 62
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 236
Animalia 47
Chromista 2

Featured Species

All Species in Sao Tome and Principe

abacate

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

abacaxi

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

abelmóscus

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

açafrão-da-Índia

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

acajaiba

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

açcanforeira

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

adlaí

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

afasta-moscas

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

aipim

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

albízia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

alecrim

Erythrina fusca

Least Concern

alfavaca

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

algodão

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

algodoeiro

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

alho

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

almeirao

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

alquequenje-amarelo

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

amargoseira

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

amarra-amarra

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

amendoeira-da-praia

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

amendoim

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

amendoim-bravo

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

amor-agarradinho

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

amor-de-campo-sujo

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

amor-de-velho

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

amor-de-velho

Priva lappulacea

Least Concern

anona

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

arabian-coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

araçá

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

araruta

Maranta arundinacea

Not Evaluated

araruta-bastarda

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

araticum-coração-de-boi

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

araticum-de-comer

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

arbusto-de-neve

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

arrebique

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

arroz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

asclépias

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

aspargo

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

ata

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

balão-rajado

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

bambu

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

banana

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

bananeira-de-Abissínia

Ensete ventricosum

Least Concern

barba-de-barata

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

batata

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

batata-brava

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

batateira

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

baunilha

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

bebereira

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

bela-emília

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

beringela

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

bertalha

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

bico-de-lacre

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

bico-de-papagaio

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

bolsa-de-pastor

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

bredo-macho

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

bredo-verde

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

brilhantina

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

bumә-kaxinawá

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

burbiaca

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

burdão-de-velho

Samanea saman

Least Concern

cabelos

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

cacau

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

cacho-caldeirão

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

cafeeiro-da-serra-leoa

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

cajepúti

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

calancói

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

camélia

Camellia japonica

Least Concern

campainha

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

cana-de-açúcar

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

cana-de-Imbe

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

canafistula-verdadeira

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

cananga

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

canela

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

canela-da-indonésia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

cânhamo-da-mauritânia

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

cânhamo-indiano

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

capim-cheiroso

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

capim-do-sudão

Sorghum drummondii

Not Evaluated

cará

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

carambola

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

cardeal

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

carolina

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

carrapicho

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

caruru-bravo

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

cássia-javanesa

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

castanheiro-do-diabo

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

cebola

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

cedro

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

cedro-australiano

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

centeio

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

cevada

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

chá

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

chicória

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

chuchu

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

clerodendron-branco-perfumado

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

coco-da-bahia

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

colorau

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

craveiro-da-índia

Syzygium aromaticum

Not Evaluated

crista-de-galo

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

crista-de-galo

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Cumbixaba

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

dama-da-noite

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

erva-da-moda

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

erva-da-rainha

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

erva-guiné

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

erva-moura

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

erva-pombinha

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

erythrina-do-alto

Erythrina poeppigiana

Least Concern

escalda-mão

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

ésula-redonda

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

eufórbia

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

falso-cardo

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

fava

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

faveira-vulgar

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

flamboyant

Delonix regia

Least Concern

flor-de-coral

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

fruta-estrela

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

fruta-pão

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

gengibre

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

gengibre-concha

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Goiaba

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

grama-coreana

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

grape-fruit-imperial

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

grevílea

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

hedera-variegata

Hedera helix

Least Concern

hibisco

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

hortelã-das-roças

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Ingá

Inga edulis

Least Concern

inhame

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

jaca

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

jambo

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

jasmim-manga

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Javali

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

judeu-errante

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

laranja

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

lima

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

malagueta

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

mamoeiro

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

manga

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

mangostim

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Manjirioba

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

maracujá-açu

Passiflora quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

maria-sem-vergonha

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

mata-fome

Paullinia pinnata

Not Evaluated

milho

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

moscadeira

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

mostarda

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

olaia

Cercis siliquastrum

Least Concern

oliva

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

palmeira-datilifera

Phoenix dactylifera

Not Evaluated

pasto-chato

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

pepino

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

periquito-sessil

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

pimenta-do-reino

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

pimenteiro-comum

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

pingo-de-sangue

Ruellia brevifolia

Not Evaluated

pinhão-branco

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

pintada

Numida meleagris

Least Concern

Pitanga

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

plantagem

Plantago major

Least Concern

primavera

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

quina-do-Amazonas

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

rabanete

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

rami

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

romeira

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

rosa-louca

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

rosa-silvestre

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

rosa-trepadeira

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

roseira

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-Coral

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

sapoti

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

sisal

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

tamarindeiro

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

teca

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

tinhorão

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

treme-treme-graúdo

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

trigo

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

uaicima

Urena lobata

Least Concern

uva

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

vassoura-de-botão

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

viúva-do-paraíso-oriental

Vidua paradisaea

Least Concern

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

trumpet-tree

Cecropia peltata

Least Concern

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

Angel's-trumpet

Brugmansia candida

Least Concern

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

American basil

Ocimum americanum

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

tallowwood

Ximenia americana

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Common Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea tiliacea

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Vernicia cordata

Least Concern

Brazilian potato-tree

Solanum wrightii

Least Concern

baria

Cordia gerascanthus

Data Deficient

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

mortel

Erythrina mitis

Least Concern

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

Least Concern

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans

Not Evaluated

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

quassia

Quassia amara

Least Concern

Climbingfig

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

African civet

Civettictis civetta

Least Concern

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona

Near Threatened

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf Mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Fall Armyworm

Spodoptera frugiperda

Not Evaluated

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