Native Plants of Samoa
35 plants are native to Samoa 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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Samoa's native flora
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Asplenium australasicumBird's nest fernAspleniaceae
- Calanthe triplicatachristmas orchidOrchidaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Casuarina equisetifoliabeach sheoakCasuarinaceae
- Centella asiaticaIndian pennywortApiaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Cocos nuciferacoconut palmArecaceae
- Commersonia bartramiabrown kurrajongMalvaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Drynaria rigidulabasket fernPolypodiaceae
- Epipremnum pinnatumdragon tail plantAraceae
- Eulophia pictaShepherd's crook orchidOrchidaceae
- Excoecaria agallochamilky mangroveEuphorbiaceae
- Fimbristylis dichotomacommon fringe-rushCyperaceae
- Gleichenia dicarpapouched coral fernGleicheniaceae
- Hibiscus tiliaceussea hibiscusMalvaceae
- Histiopteris incisawater fernDennstaedtiaceae
- Hoya australiscommon waxflowerApocynaceae
- Ipomoea pes-capraebeach morning gloryConvolvulaceae
- Malaisia scandensburnie vineMoraceae
- Nephrolepis obliterataKimberley queen fernNephrolepidaceae
- Oplismenus hirtellusbasket grassPoaceae
- Peperomia leptostachyaslender peperomiaPiperaceae
- Phyla nodifloraturkey tangle frogfruitVerbenaceae
- Psilotum nudumskeleton fork fernPsilotaceae
- Scaevola taccadabeach naupakaGoodeniaceae
- Sesuvium portulacastrumsea purslaneAizoaceae
- Spiranthes australisaustral ladies'-tressesOrchidaceae
- Stephania japonicaTapevineMenispermaceae
- Terminalia catappasea almondCombretaceae
- Trema tomentosumnettle treeCannabaceae