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Laos

Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Total Species
181
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
7,275,556
Area
236,800 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 57
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 108

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 172
Animalia 9

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Laos

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

White egyptian lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Longan

Dimocarpus longan

Near Threatened

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Torpedo grass

Panicum repens

Least Concern

Guineagrass

Megathyrsus maximus

Least Concern

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

northern-cottonwood

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

star-apple

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum

Least Concern

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

appleblossom cassia

Cassia grandis

Least Concern

Sausage Tree

Kigelia africana

Least Concern

Tibetan rhubarb

Rheum officinale

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Strawberrytree

Muntingia calabura

Least Concern

Chinese fir

Cunninghamia lanceolata

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

purple allamanda

Allamanda blanchetii

Not Evaluated

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

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