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Samoa

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
292
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
198,410
Area
2,842 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 102
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 177
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 263
Animalia 29

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Samoa

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Day jessamine

Cestrum diurnum

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

West Indian sage

Salvia occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Silkrubber

Funtumia elastica

Least Concern

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Running mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Least Concern

Tropical burnweed

Erechtites valerianifolius

Not Evaluated

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

Spottedheart

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Least Concern

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Browne's blechum

Ruellia blechum

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

Acalypha alopecuroidea

Least Concern

Cuban-hemp

Furcraea hexapetala

Least Concern

Blue marble tree

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

Cyperus pilosus

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

black wattle

Acacia aulacocarpa

Least Concern

Diamond burbark

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

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