Flora of Nicobar Islands

Mangifera nicobarica is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands.

Rhopaloblaste augusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found on the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of India. It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore, the Moluccas, New Guinea & the Solomon Islands. In lowland rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nicobariodendron is a genus in the family Celastraceae, with only one species, Nicobariodendron sleumeri, a tree with simple, alternately set, entire leaves, small flowers and single seed fleshy fruits. It is only known from the Nicobar Islands of India.

Crudia balachandrae is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands.

Septemeranthus nicobaricus is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. It is a hemiparasitic branch epiphyte which grows on the host tree Horsfieldia glabra. It is the sole species in genus Septemeranthus.

Septemeranthus nicobaricus is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. It is a hemiparasitic branch epiphyte which grows on the host tree Horsfieldia glabra. It is the sole species in genus Septemeranthus.

Aerides emericii is a species of epiphytic orchid. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal (politically part of India though closer to Myanmar, Thailand and Sumatra).

Sphyranthera is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of its tribe (Sphyranthereae). It was first described in 1887. The entire genus is endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, politically part of India but geographically closer to Myanmar. Species Sphyranthera airyshawii Chakrab. & Vasudeva Rao - N Andaman Islands Sphyranthera lutescens (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm. - N Nicobar Islands + C Andaman Islands

Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae endemic to the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is a palm native to Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar islands. The occurrence of this species in Andaman and Nicobar group of islands other than Katchal Island is yet to be confirmed as natural/escape or by human introduction. It is an endangered species according to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016 with Red List Category & Criteria as C2a (ver 2.3). Living specimens of this taxon are conserved at the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, at

Syzygium manii is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Syzygium flosculiferum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore.

Pavetta gleniei is a plant commonly found in Sri Lanka.

Gomphandra comosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonuraceae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pubistylus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Species: Pubistylus andamanensis Thoth.

Neonauclea gageana is a species of large tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Middle and South Andaman Islands of India where it was collected in the 19th century. It has not been recorded since.

Myristica andamanica is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Recent studies by Waman and Bohra (2020) suggested that the seeds can regenerate on their own if they remain undisturbed in soil and favourable microclimatic conditions are available. However, to ensure regular production of seedlings, assisted regeneration was recommended. Retention of seed hull and use of sinking seeds gives high germination percentage. Soaking of seeds in water for 24 h prior to sowing improved germination.

Etlingera fenzlii is a species of monocotyledonous plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, and got its current name from Škornick. and M.Sabu. The species' distribution area is the Nicobar Islands. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Pseuduvaria prainii is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia epiphylloides is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.

Cycas zeylanica, common name (in Sri Lanka) maha-madu is a plant apparently at present endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was formerly also present in Sri Lanka, but the last remnants of the populations there were destroyed by the tsunami of December 2004. A few trees are cited in Hanguranketha town Adikarigama area. Cycas zeylanica is an unbranched shrub up to 3 m tall. Leaves are up to 200 cm long, green, glossy, pinnately compound with up to 100 leaflets. Pollen-producing cones fusiform (tapering at both ends), microsporophylls (male, pollen-producing) up to 45 mm long.

Bentinckia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.

Phalaenopsis tetraspis is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands and northwestern Sumatra. It was originally erroneously published as a Himalayan species by Reichenbach, which was corrected by James Veitch 23 years after Heinrich Gustav Reichenbachs publication. Mature specimens may have up to nine leaves, but usually plants have 4–5, elliptic-obovate, acute to obtuse, 20 cm long and 8 cm wide leaves. Showy, fleshy, fragrant flowers are produced on axillary, arching to subpendent racemes or panicles. A prominent feature of this species is the midlobe

Mussaenda villosa is a species of flowering shrub in the family Rubiaceae. It has orange petals and white bracts.

Codiocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae. Its native range is Tropical Asia. Species: Codiocarpus andamanicus (Kurz) R.A.Howard Codiocarpus merrittii (Merr.) R.A.Howard

Mastixia tetrandra is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is known as දියතලිය (diyathaliya) by local people.

Ceylon ebony or Diospyros ebenum (Sinhala: කළුවර Kaluwara) (Tamil: கருங்காலி Karungaali), is a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae. The tree produces valuable black wood.

Ixora pavetta, the torch tree, is a plant in the family Rubiaceae. This species is found in South Asia. The species is commonly seen in Ballari district of Karnataka, India. People use the branches of this tree for making walls and paste with mud for their thatched huts in villages, but now this practice has become obsolete owing to modern housing materials. Summer is the fruiting season and the fruits are globose, 2-seeded, become black when ripened. Indian sloth bears eat the fruits and the seeds are dispersed through its scat.

Saurauia bracteosa is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is found in Java and Bali in Indonesia.

Trichospermum javanicum is a Southeast Asian plant species in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, and is locally used for its timber.

Pandanus leram is a pandan or screw pine, belonging to the family Pandanaceae. It is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands south of Myanmar, and the southern coasts of Sumatra and western Java, in Indonesia. The tree grows up to 21 m (69 ft) in height (exceeded only by Pandanus julienettei and Pandanus antaresensis, both of New Guinea). The linear leaves are up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and 12.5 cm (4.9 in) in width (exceeded only by Pandanus laxespicatus). The fruit, termed a "syncardium", (a type of multiple fruit) weighs 14–18 kg (31–40 lb) and be up to thirty inches (76