Flora of Fiji

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

Schizostachyum glaucifolium, common name Polynesian ʻohe, is a species of bamboo.

Acmopyle sahniana is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Fiji. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Neoveitchia storckii is a species of palm tree. It is native to Fiji. It grows in rainforests and is endangered by habitat loss.

Balaka seemannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is endemic to Fiji; growing in mixed forests on Vanua Levu and Taveuni islands.

Balaka microcarpa is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Fiji, where it grows in dense forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Balaka macrocarpa is a species of small palm in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji and is threatened by habitat loss.

Balaka longirostris is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji.

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

Veitchia vitiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji.

Podocarpus affinis is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it is known only from high mountain ridges on the island of Viti Levu.

Dacrydium nausoriense is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it is only known from one subpopulation on each of the two main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. It is a valuable timber tree which has been overharvested. This overexploitation and habitat loss are the main threats to this endangered species.

Bulbophyllum aristopetalum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is endemic to Fiji.

Bulbophyllum amplistigmaticum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Fiji.

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 unifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Meliaceae. It is a small tree endemic to the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. It grows up to 7 metres tall in montane rain forest on a high ridge from 1,050 to 1,120 metres elevation. The species was described by Ping Tao Li and Xi Mu Chen in 1984.

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.

Acacia richii (Qumu in Fijian) is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). It is a tree endemic to Fiji. It grows up to 25 meters tall. It is native to moist lowland and lower montane forests from 100 to 900 metres elevation on the islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. It grows in dense forest and forest patches at lower elevations, and on forested crests, ridges, and hillsides at higher elevations.

Gardenia hillii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.

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.

Cyphosperma trichospadix (trichospadix being derived from the Greek words for "hair" and "spadix," an allusion to the hirsute spathe of the inflorescence) is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Fiji, currently threatened by habitat loss, and thus extremely rare in cultivation.

Cyphosperma tanga is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a tree endemic to Fiji, known only from Mount Tomanivi on Viti Levu. Cutting by the Forestry Department resulted in the serious depletion of one subpopulation in 1970 and also continues to affect another more recently discovered subpopulation. Seed crops of reasonable size appear to be extremely infrequent and it is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described as Taveunia tanga by H.E.Moore in 1965. In 1977 Moore placed the species in genus Cyphosperma as C. tanga.

Cynometra falcata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji.

Clinostigma exorrhizum is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji.

Bulbophyllum simmondsii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is endemic to Fiji.

Bulbophyllum quadricarinum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum which is endemic in Fiji.