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Dominican Republic

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
224
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
10,847,904
Area
48,671 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 68
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 142
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 179
Animalia 43
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Dominican Republic

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Cornflag

Gladiolus communis

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

African Rice

Oryza glaberrima

Least Concern

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Hedgehog gourd

Cucumis dipsaceus

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Glandular cape marigold

Dimorphotheca sinuata

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Evergreen Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

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