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The Joinvilleaceae are a family of flowering plants with a single genus including four species. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998) assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids in the monocots. The family consists of one genus with four currently accepted species, distributed from the Malay Peninsula to the Caroline Islands and high islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is evolutionarily significant as a relictual group closely related to grasses. They closely resemble large grass plants, in both general appearance and microanatomy, but possess fleshy

Degeneria is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Fiji. It is the only genus in the family Degeneriaceae. The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the APG system of 1998, the APG II system of 2003 and the APG III system of 2009), recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Magnoliales in the clade magnoliids. Degeneria was named after Otto Degener, who first found D. vitiensis in 1942. Classical studies of native stands of Degeneria from Vanua Levu and Viti Levu islands were conducted more than 30 years ago. A 45-cent stamp issued in 1988 depicted a flowering branch of Degeneria

Amburana cearensis is a species of timber tree in the family Fabaceae. This plant is native to northern, eastern, and west-central Brazil, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It is threatened by habitat loss. Portuguese common names include ambaúrana, amburana, amburana de cheiro, angelim, baru, cabocla, cerejeira rajada, cumaré, cumaru, cumaru de cheiro, cumaru do ceará, cumbaru das caatingas, emburana, emburana de cheiro, imburana, imburana brava, imburana cheirosa, imburana de cheiro, louro ingá, umburana, umburana lisa, umburana macho, umburana vermelha, umburana de cheiro,

Koelreuteria elegans, more commonly known as flamegold rain tree, is a deciduous tree 15–17 metres tall. There are currently two subspecies under this taxa, i.e., K. elegans ssp. elegans, which is endemic to Fiji, and K. elegans ssp. formosana, which is endemic to Taiwan. The subspecies formosana, commonly known as Taiwanese golden rain tree, is widely grown throughout the tropics and sub-tropical parts of the world as a street tree. K. elegans blossoms in autumn. Flowers are small, to 5 mm in diameter, and occur in terminal panicles. The flowers have four to five unequal petals,

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Tasmannia lanceolata, commonly known as pepper tree, native pepper, mountain pepper or mountain pepperbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Winteraceae, and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a dioecious bushy shrub to small tree with lance-shaped or narrowly ellipic leaves, male and female flowers on separate plants, the flowers with 3 to 9 petals, and the fruit a deep maroon to glossy black berry.

Demosthenesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Its native range is Peru to Bolivia and Brazil. The genus name of Demosthenesia is in honour of Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a Greek politician. Species known: Demosthenesia amicorum (Sleumer) Sleumer Demosthenesia buxifolia (Fielding & Gardner) A.C.Sm. Demosthenesia cordifolia Luteyn Demosthenesia dudleyi D.R.Simpson Demosthenesia fabulosa (Sleumer) A.C.Sm. Demosthenesia mandonii (Britton) A.C.Sm. Demosthenesia matsiguenka Huamantupa Demosthenesia microphylla (Hoerold) A.C.Sm. Demosthenesia oppositifolia Luteyn

Psydrax odorata, known as alaheʻe in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It is native to the Pacific Islands, New Guinea and Australia. The first name, Psydrax, is the definition for a bleb, while odoratus defines as a nice aroma.

Plutarchia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. The genus name of Plutarchia is in honour of Plutarch (c. 45 – c. 125), a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.63 on page 311 in 1936.

Acacia mathuataensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji.

Mycerinus is a genus of plant in the family Ericaceae endemic to Venezuela.

Loeseneriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. The name is in honour of Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener (1865–1941), a German botanist who collected widely in the field in Germany and did much work on the Celastraceae. It was first described and published in the American Journal of Botany in 1941.

Elachyptera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa, Madagascar, Central and Southern Tropical America. Species: Elachyptera bipindensis (Loes.) R.Wilczek Elachyptera coriacea Lombardi Elachyptera festiva (Miers) A.C.Sm. Elachyptera floribunda (Benth.) A.C.Sm. Elachyptera holtzii (Loes. ex Harms) R.Wilczek Elachyptera micrantha (Cambess.) A.C.Sm. Elachyptera minimiflora (H.Perrier) N.Hallé Elachyptera parvifolia (Oliv.) N.Hallé

Astronidium tomentosum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji. The species was first described as Astronia tomentosa by Berthold Carl Seemann in 1866. In 1942 Albert Charles Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. tomentosum.

Astronidium saulae is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a slender tree, 3 to 10 metres tall, which is endemic to Fiji. It grows in dense lowland rain forest on Mt. Korombamba (Korobaba) on Viti Levu. It was known from a small population in an area which was subsequently logged, and the current status of the species is not known.

Astronidium pallidiflorum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a tree which grows up to 15 metres tall and is endemic to Fiji. It is known from a single location on Viti Levu, where it grows in dense lowland rain forest from 50 to 150 metres elevation. The species was first described by Albert Charles Smith in 1967.

Astronidium inflatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji. The species was first described as Astronia inflata by Albert Charles Smith in 1936. In 1942 Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. inflatum.

Astronidium floribundum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a small tree endemic to Fiji, where it known only from the southeastern slope of Mt. Korumbamba (Korobaba) on Viti Levu. The species was first described as Astronia floribunda by John Wynn Gillespie in 1931. In 1942 Albert Charles Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. floribundum.

Aglaia saltatorum is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Aglaia evansensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Meliaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to northwestern Viti Levu in Fiji. It grows 2 to eight metres tall in low, dense montane rain forest from 900 to 1,180 metres elevation. The species was described by Albert Charles Smith in 1952.

Illicium ternstroemioides is a species of tree in the family Schisandraceae, or alternately, the Illiciaceae. It is native to northern Vietnam and Hainan Island in China. This tree grows up to 12 meters tall. Leathery, pointed, ovate leaves up to 13 centimeters long are borne in clusters along the branches. The flower has 10 to 14 papery to somewhat fleshy red tepals of varying lengths, up to 1.2 centimeters. The fruit is a star-shaped whorl of 12 to 14 follicles each up to 2 centimeters long. Each contains a seed, which is poisonous. The tree grows in ravines and near rivers in forest

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Degeneria vitiensis is a flowering tree found on Viti Levu in Fiji. It is known as masiratu and vāvāloa in Fijian, although the latter is also used for Litsea magnifolia. It is a relatively common plant and is used as timber. It has been found in upland forests on steep slopes. The pollen-eating beetle Haptoncus takhtajani is associated with the plant. The systematics and taxonomy of Degeneriaceae were reviewed in 1991.

Astronidium macranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Fiji. It grows in dry forest and along forest edges on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu from 50 to 600 metres elevation. The species was first described as Astronia macrantha by Albert Charles Smith in 1936. In 1942 Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. macranthum.

Astronidium kasiense is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a tree endemic to Fiji, where it is known only from Mt. Kasi on Vanua Levu. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as critically endangered. Plants of the World Online assesses it as extinct.

Astronidium degeneri is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji.

Aglaia vitiensis is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.

Aglaia parksii is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Aglaia archboldiana is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.

Aglaia amplexicaulis is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae, endemic to Fiji.