Native Plants of Vanuatu
73 plants are native to Vanuatu 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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Vanuatu's native flora
- Adiantum hispidulumrough maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Aleurites moluccanusKukui (candlenut)Euphorbiaceae
- Alpinia purpuratared gingerZingiberaceae
- Alyxia stellataMaileApocynaceae
- Asplenium australasicumBird's nest fernAspleniaceae
- Avicennia marinagrey mangroveAcanthaceae
- Calanthe triplicatachristmas orchidOrchidaceae
- Calophyllum inophyllumKamaniCalophyllaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Castanospermum australeBlackbeanFabaceae
- Casuarina equisetifoliabeach sheoakCasuarinaceae
- Centella asiaticaIndian pennywortApiaceae
- Clematis glycinoidesheadache vineRanunculaceae
- Cocos nuciferacoconut palmArecaceae
- Codiaeum variegatumCrotonEuphorbiaceae
- Coleus scutellarioidescoleusLamiaceae
- Commelina diffusaclimbing dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Commersonia bartramiabrown kurrajongMalvaceae
- Cordia subcordataKouBoraginaceae
- Cordyline fruticosati plantAsparagaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus rotunduspurple nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Dioscorea bulbiferaair potatoDioscoreaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Drynaria rigidulabasket fernPolypodiaceae
- Drypetes deplancheiyellow tulipwoodPutranjivaceae
- Epipremnum pinnatumdragon tail plantAraceae
- Eulophia pictaShepherd's crook orchidOrchidaceae
- Excoecaria agallochamilky mangroveEuphorbiaceae
- Ficus microcarpaficus ginsengMoraceae
- Ficus virenswhite figMoraceae
- Fimbristylis dichotomacommon fringe-rushCyperaceae
- Flagellaria indicaIndian BushcaneFlagellariaceae
- Gahnia asperared-berried saw-sedgeCyperaceae
- Geitonoplesium cymosumclimbing lilyAsphodelaceae
- Glycine tabacinaglycine peaFabaceae
- Hibiscus tiliaceussea hibiscusMalvaceae
- Histiopteris incisawater fernDennstaedtiaceae
- Hoya australiscommon waxflowerApocynaceae
- Ipomoea pes-capraebeach morning gloryConvolvulaceae
- Licuala grandisruffled fan palmArecaceae
- Ludwigia octovalvisMexican primrose-willowOnagraceae
- Macaranga tanariusElephant's earEuphorbiaceae
- Malaisia scandensburnie vineMoraceae
- Microtis parvifloraslender onion-orchidOrchidaceae
- Microtis unifoliacommon onion-orchidOrchidaceae
- Momordica charantiabitter melonCucurbitaceae
- Nephrolepis cordifoliafishbone fernNephrolepidaceae
- Nephrolepis obliterataKimberley queen fernNephrolepidaceae
- Nymphoides indicawater snowflakeMenyanthaceae
- Ocimum tenuiflorumholy basilLamiaceae
- Oplismenus hirtellusbasket grassPoaceae
- Pandorea pandoranawonga vineBignoniaceae
- Paratrophis pendulinawhalebone treeMoraceae
- Psilotum nudumskeleton fork fernPsilotaceae
- Psydrax odoratusLambotoRubiaceae
- Pteridium esculentumaustral brackenDennstaedtiaceae