Flora of New Guinea

Saccharum officinarum is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the sugarcane genus. Its stout stalks are rich in sucrose, a disaccharide sugar which accumulates in the stalk internodes. It originated in New Guinea, and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar, ethanol and other products. It is one of the most productive and most intensively cultivated kinds of sugarcane.

Acalypha hispida, the chenille plant, is a flowering shrub which belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, the subfamily Acalyphinae, and the genus Acalypha. Acalypha is the fourth largest genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, and contains many plants native to Oceania.

Graptophyllum pictum, the caricature-plant, is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to New Guinea, also a well-known garden shrub. There are two varieties: the variegated color one is known as 'white adulsa', and is used combined with coconut water to reduce swelling. The dark-leaved variety is known with trade name 'black adulsa' in India.

Araucaria hunsteinii (Klinki, Klinkii or "Klinky", native names Rassu and Pai) is a species of Araucaria native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sommieria is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua in Indonesia) where they grow in rain forest understory. The sole species is Sommieria leucophylla. They resemble the Asterogyne palms but are most closely related to those members of Heterospathe with short stems and sparsely branched inlforescences. The name honors Stephen Sommier, European botanist.

Bulbophyllum nocturnum is a species of epiphytic orchid that grows in New Britain. It was described in 2011, and is the first species of orchid known to consistently flower during the night, and close its flowers during the day.

Nepenthes papuana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to New Guinea. The specific epithet papuana is derived from Papua, an alternative name for the island.

Dryadorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea.

Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Saccharum sinense or Saccharum × sinense, synonym Saccharum × barberi, sugarcane, is strong-growing species of grass (Poaceae) in the genus Saccharum. It originated in India and was originally cultivated in Northern India and China, where it is still commonly grown. It is a more primitive form of sugarcane with a hybrid origin from Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum species of cane. A number of clones exists that are often included in the S. officinarum species as the Pansahi group. The most notable member of which is the Uba variety of cane. They are a perennial plant that grows

Saccharum robustum, the robust cane, is a species of plant found in New Guinea.

Nepenthes lamii is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of up to 3,520 m above sea level, higher than any other Nepenthes species. Although once confused with N. vieillardii and previously regarded as conspecific with the closely related N. monticola, it is now recognised as a distinct species. The specific epithet lamii honours Dutch botanist Herman Johannes Lam, who made one of the earliest known collections of this species.

Bulbophyllum macrobulbum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum arfakianum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. This rare orchid is endemic to Arfak Mountains at elevations 50~400 meters in rainforests, Papua New Guinea.

Brassiophoenix is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the palm family found in Papua New Guinea. Of the two similar species, one is more common in cultivation and was mistakenly identified as Brassiophoenix schumannii. In 1999, Zona and Estig showed that the commonly cultivated species was instead the type species Brassiophoenix drymophoeoides. The two species are distinguished by their separated geographical locations and minor differences in fruit form. The genus name is a combination of the surname Brass, honoring the first collector L.J. Brass, and Phoenix, another palm genus.

Anakasia simplicifolia is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae, the only species of the genus Anakasia. It is endemic to Western New Guinea.

Agathis labillardierei, also known as New Guinea kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is native to the island of New Guinea, where it is found in both Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea. This is a long-lived tree that can be found in several habitat types, including peat swamp forest and mountain forests on soils of serpentine and limestone. It is one of the most valuable timber species in the area and it is threatened by logging.

Papuacalia is a genus of New Guinean flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. Species

Nepenthes paniculata (; from Latin panicula "panicle") is a tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes.

Nepenthes danseri (; after B. H. Danser, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It is known only from the northern coast of Waigeo Island; plants from Halmahera, the largest of the Maluku Islands, are now recognised as belonging to a separate species, N. halmahera. Nepenthes danseri was formally described in 1997 by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in their monograph "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)", published in the botanical journal Blumea. However, the name N. danseri had already been in use since at least 1994.

The plant species Musa ingens, also known as the giant highland banana or Oem, is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae and the only member of the section Ingentimusa. Growing in the tropical montane forests of New Guinea - Arfak Mountains Regency in Indonesia, its leaves can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a width of 1 m (39 in). This, the largest herbaceous plant on earth, was completely unknown to science prior to 1960.

Ischnea is a genus of New Guinean flowering plants in the daisy family. Species Ischnea brassii H.Rob. & Brettell - Papua New Guinea Ischnea capellana Swenson - Papua New Guinea Ischnea elachoglossa F.Muell. - Indonesian New Guinea Ischnea keysseri Mattf. - New Guinea Ischnea korythoglossa Mattf. - New Guinea formerly included see Lagenocypsela Ischnea latifolia Mattf. - Lagenocypsela latifolia (Mattf.) Swenson & K.Bremer

Falcatifolium papuanum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree found only in New Guinea.

Bulbophyllum unitubum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum singulare is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum longisepalum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum graveolens is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. Media related to Bulbophyllum graveolens at Wikimedia Commons

Bulbophyllum fletcherianum, the tongue orchid, Fletcher's bulbophyllum or Spies' bulbophyllum, is a rare orchid native to southern New Guinea. It prefers sunny rock outcrops or mossy tree branches, but besides being lithophytic or epiphytic, it can also be pseudo-terrestrial. The tongue orchid requires high humidity and moist roots. It is one of the largest species of orchid in the world, with leaves growing to almost 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) or even 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) with a width of up to 30 cm (12 in) from a pseudobulb that is "often larger than tennis balls". The leaf is pendant and can be

Bulbophyllum cruentum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya.

Nepenthes neoguineensis is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of New Guinea, after which it is named.