Flora of Mauritius

Sideroxylon grandiflorum, also known as the tambalacoque or dodo tree, is a long-lived species of tree in the sapote family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to Round Island, Mauritius.

Latania loddigesii is a species of palm tree. The species is named in honor of Joachim Loddiges. It is endemic to Mauritius, where the only remaining populations are located on the offshore islands. It is also grown as an ornamental plant. Its common names include latanier de l'Ile Ronde and latanier de Maurice.

Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius, and only a single surviving specimen has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe. Thus, it is classified as an endling.

Eugenia bojeri is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

Aloe purpurea (previously Lomatophyllum purpureum/borbonicum/aloiflorum. Locally known as "Mazambron" or "Socotrine du Pays") is a species of Aloe endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, where it formerly occurred on dry rocky slopes and outcrops, the highland plateaus, and the forests of the west. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, "Lomatophyllum". It is also one of only two Aloe species which naturally occur on Mauritius - both endemic and occurring nowhere else.

Aloe tormentorii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name Mazambron. This Aloe is endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. It is one of only two Aloes to naturally occur in Mauritius - the other being the tall growing Aloe purpurea. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, "Lomatophyllum". Within this group, it is closely related to Madagascan Aloe occidentalis (which can be distinguished by having longer leaves, shorter inflorescence, and longer

Pandanus palustris ("Vacoas des marais") is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius. It was once common in marshes and in the wetter highlands of Mauritius, but is now threatened by habitat loss.

Hyophorbe vaughanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Hibiscus fragilis, the mandrinette, is an extremely rare shrub that is endemic to steep slopes of the mountains Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant on Mauritius and from two further plants on Rodrigues. The mandrinette is an evergreen plant with flowers 7–10 cm diameter with five bright pink to carmine red petals. The mandrinette looks rather similar to the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and the introduction of that to Mauritius as a garden plant is one of the main reasons for the dramatic decline of the mandrinette. Only 46 mature individuals exist in the wild but they are not

Diospyros tessellaria (black ebony, bois d'ebene noir or Mauritian ebony) is a species of tree in the family Ebenaceae. The tree is one of several ebony species endemic to the island of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean, and was once the most common, widespread ebony species of that island.

Cylindrocline is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It contains two species, both endemic to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Cylindrocline commersonii Cass. Cylindrocline lorencei A.J.Scott

Canarium paniculatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae. It is a tree endemic to Mauritius. The species was first described as Bursera paniculata by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1788. In 1883 Adolf Engler placed the species in genus Canarium as C. paniculatum.

Bulbophyllum caespitosum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Mauritius and Reunion.

Polyscias paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pandanus microcarpus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.

Casearia tinifolia was a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It was endemic to Mauritius.

Barleria observatrix is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Senecio lamarckianus, the bois de chèvre (English: wood/antler of goat), is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is endemic to the island of Mauritius and is threatened by habitat loss. It is named for the French philosopher, botanist and zoologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

Polyscias maraisiana is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae, formerly named Gastonia mauritiana. It is endemic to Mauritius, where it was formerly common on forest verges and also in coastal areas. It was formerly grown as an ornamental in Europe, partly on account of its strikingly heteroblastic leaves, however it is rarely found in international cultivation now. It is however beginning to be cultivated in its native country, as an ornamental landscaping plant - for gardens and public areas. It is named for the botanist Wessel Marais. It is one of several Polyscias species which are

Pandanus vandermeeschii is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the coastal areas of Mauritius.

Pandanus pyramidalis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.

Eugenia vaughanii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Eugenia hastilis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Elaeocarpus bojeri, locally known as a bois dentelle ('lace wood' in French), descriptive of its delicate white flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. The species was once only found close to an Indian temple on Piton Grand Bassin hill near Grand Bassin in Mauritius, where only two individuals were known to grow in the 1990s.

Crinum mauritianum ("Mauritius Swamp-lily" or "Lys du Pays") is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, and endemic to Mauritius.

Bulbophyllum gracile is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Mauritius.

Badula platyphylla is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Xylopia amplexicaulis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Tetrataxis is a genus of plant in family Lythraceae. The sole species is Tetrataxis salicifolia. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.