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Palau

Oceania · Micronesia

Total Species
352
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
18.094
Area
459 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 3
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 122
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 213
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 327
Animalia 24
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Palau

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Bell apple

Passiflora laurifolia

Least Concern

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Blood red tassel flower

Calliandra haematocephala

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Natural Rubber

Hevea brasiliensis

Least Concern

Chinese water chestnut

Eleocharis dulcis

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Wild sugarcane

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Strawberrytree

Muntingia calabura

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

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