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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 2
Least Concern 105
Not Evaluated 183
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

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

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

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

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

whiskerplant

Orthosiphon aristatus

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

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

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

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

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

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