Native Plants of New Guinea
167 plants are native to New Guinea in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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New Guinea's native flora
- Acaena novae-zelandiaebiddy-biddyRosaceae
- Aegiceras corniculatumriver mangrovePrimulaceae
- Alpinia caeruleanative gingerZingiberaceae
- Alpinia purpuratared gingerZingiberaceae
- Alternanthera denticulatalesser joyweedAmaranthaceae
- Aneilema acuminatumpointed aneilemaCommelinaceae
- Aphananthe philippinensisaxe handle woodCannabaceae
- Arthropodium strictumchocolate lilyAsparagaceae
- Asplenium nidusBird's nest fernAspleniaceae
- Austrosteenisia blackiiblood vineFabaceae
- Avicennia marinagrey mangroveAcanthaceae
- Brachypodium sylvaticumslender false bromePoaceae
- Breynia oblongifoliacoffee bushPhyllanthaceae
- Calanthe triplicatachristmas orchidOrchidaceae
- Cananga odorataYlang-YlangAnnonaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Cardamine hirsutashotweedBrassicaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Carex appressasouthern cutty sedgeCyperaceae
- Carissa ovataconkerberryApocynaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Casuarina cunninghamianariver sheoakCasuarinaceae
- Casuarina equisetifoliabeach sheoakCasuarinaceae
- Centella asiaticaIndian pennywortApiaceae
- Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-ear chickweedCaryophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Clerodendrum floribundumlolly bushLamiaceae
- Clerodendrum tomentosumdowny chanceLamiaceae
- Cocos nuciferacoconut palmArecaceae
- Coleus australislittle spurflowerLamiaceae
- Coleus scutellarioidescoleusLamiaceae
- Commelina diffusaclimbing dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Commersonia bartramiabrown kurrajongMalvaceae
- Cordyline fruticosati plantAsparagaceae
- Cupaniopsis anacardioidesTuckerooSapindaceae
- Cyanthillium cinereumlittle ironweedAsteraceae
- Cynodon dactylonbermuda grassPoaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Dioscorea bulbiferaair potatoDioscoreaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewDroseraceae
- Drosera spatulatarosy sundewDroseraceae
- Drynaria rigidulabasket fernPolypodiaceae
- Dryopteris wallichianaWallich's wood fernDryopteridaceae
- Drypetes deplancheiyellow tulipwoodPutranjivaceae
- Echinochloa crus-gallibarnyardgrassPoaceae
- Eleusine indicagoose grassPoaceae
- Entolasia strictawiry panicPoaceae
- Epipremnum pinnatumdragon tail plantAraceae
- Eucalyptus degluptarainbow eucalyptus treeMyrtaceae
- Eucalyptus tereticornisforest red gumMyrtaceae
- Eulophia pictaShepherd's crook orchidOrchidaceae
- Eustrephus latifoliuswombat berryAsparagaceae
- Evolvulus alsinoidestropical speedwellConvolvulaceae
- Excoecaria agallochamilky mangroveEuphorbiaceae
- Exocarpos latifoliusbroad leaved native cherrySantalaceae
- Fatoua villosahairy crabweedMoraceae
- Ficus benjaminaFicus BenjaminaMoraceae