Flora of Marquesas

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306 plants found, including:

Psychotria adamsonii Fosberg 1939
extinct plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria adamsonii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It is thought to be extinct. The epithet adamsonii commemorates Alastair Martin Adamson of the Pacific Entomological Survey.
Plakothira J.Florence 1986
plant genus in the loasaceae family
Plakothira is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. Its native range is Marquesas. Species: Plakothira frutescens J.Florence Plakothira parviflora J.Florence Plakothira perlmanii J.Florence
Ixora ooumuensis J.Florence 1986
critically endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora ooumuensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Rauvolfia sachetiae Fosberg 1981
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Rauvolfia sachetiae is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. It is listed as a "Critically endangered" species.
Ixora marquesensis F.Br. 1935
vulnerable plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora marquesensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Marquesas in French Polynesia, hence its name.
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Ochrosia Nukuhivensis) (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud 2011
critically endangered plant species in the apocynaceae family
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. In 1988, the species was classified as extinct by the IUCN. However, extant populations have since been documented in several localities on Nuku Hiva, and it is now considered Critically Endangered instead.
Ochrosia fatuhivensis (Ho’ei) Fosberg & Sachet 1972
critically endangered plant species in the apocynaceae family
Ochrosia fatuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Dryopteris macropholis Lorence & W.L.Wagner 2011
plant species in the dryopteridaceae family
Dryopteris macropholis is a species of fern. It is distributed on the Marquesas Islands.
Psychotria marchionica Drake 1890
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria marchionica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.
Ochrosia brownii (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud 2011
extinct in the wild plant species in the apocynaceae family
Ochrosia brownii, synonym Neisosperma brownii, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It was endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia and is extinct in the wild.
Melicope fatuhivensis (F.Br.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone 1989
critically endangered plant species in the rutaceae family
Melicope fatuhivensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the island of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Lebronnecia kokioides Fosberg & Sachet 1966
endangered plant species in the malvaceae family
Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.
Homalium moto H.St.John 1977
endangered plant species in the salicaceae family
Homalium moto is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Pterophylla marquesana (F.Br.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins 2021
plant species in the cunoniaceae family
Pterophylla marquesana, formerly known as Weinmannia marquesana, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Polyscias marchionensis (F.Br.) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett 2010
vulnerable plant species in the araliaceae family
Polyscias marchionensis is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Myrsine adamsonii Fosberg & Sachet 1975
plant species in the primulaceae family
Myrsine adamsonii is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. The epithet adamsonii commemorates Alastair Martin Adamson.
Melicope revoluta J.Florence 1990
critically endangered plant species in the rutaceae family
Melicope revoluta is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Melicope nukuhivensis (F.Br.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone 1989
critically endangered plant species in the rutaceae family
Melicope nukuhivensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a scrambling shrub or tree endemic to the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Hernandia nukuhivensis F.Br. 1935
vulnerable plant species in the hernandiaceae family
Hernandia nukuhivensis is a species of plant in the Hernandiaceae family. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It is the predominant tree in wet montane forest from 800 to 1000 meters elevation, together with the tree ferns Cyathea affinis and Sphaeropteris feani.
Cyperus moutona F.Br. 1931
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Cyperus moutona is a species of sedge that is native to the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Cyperus feani F.Br. 1931
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Cyperus feani is a species of sedge that is native to parts of the Marquesas Islands.
Cheirodendron bastardianum (Decne.) Frodin 1990
vulnerable plant species in the araliaceae family
Cheirodendron bastardianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Cheirodendron bastardianum is a common canopy tree in low-canopied cloud forests above 1000 meters elevation, along with the trees Ilex anomala and Metrosideros collina and climbers of Freycinetia spp.
Alphitonia marquesensis F.Br. 1935
endangered plant species in the rhamnaceae family
Alphitonia marquesensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, where it grows on the islands of Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, and Nuku Hiva.
Pipturus schaeferi J.Florence 1996
endangered plant species in the urticaceae family
Pipturus schaeferi is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Myrsine tahuatensis Fosberg & Sachet 1975
critically endangered plant species in the primulaceae family
Myrsine tahuatensis is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahuata, in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Myrsine nukuhivensis Fosberg & Sachet 1975
endangered plant species in the primulaceae family
Myrsine nukuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a shrub or tre endemic to the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Myrsine gracilissima Fosberg & Sachet 1975
critically endangered plant species in the primulaceae family
Myrsine gracilissima is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Lebronnecia Fosberg & Sachet 1966
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.
Geniostoma gagnae (Geniostoma Gagneae) Fosberg & Sachet 1981
endangered plant species in the loganiaceae family
Geniostoma gagnae is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Fatu-Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Gahnia marquisensis F.Br. 1931
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Gahnia marquisensis is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of the Marquesas Islands.

Credits & Sources

Region data:
WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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