Flora of Réunion

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696 plants found, including:

Aloe macra (Reunion Aloe) Haw. 1819
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Aloe macra (previously Lomatophyllum macrum. The "Réunion Aloe", locally known as the "Mazambron marron" or "Mazambron sauvage") is a species of Aloe endemic to the island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean.
Latania lontaroides (Red Latan Palm) (Gaertn.) H.E.Moore 1963
endangered plant species in the arecaceae family
Latania lontaroides is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Réunion. It is also used as an ornamental plant. Its common names include the Red Latan, latanier de la Réunion, and latanier rouge. The armored scale insect Hemiberlesia lataniae was first described from this species of palm, and has since spread around the world and proved to be a serious pest of avocado. This palm was common on Réunion at one time, but the area in which it grows has diminished as land has been cleared for agriculture and for other purposes. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as
Faujasia Cass. 1819
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Faujasia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean. Species Faujasia cadetiana C.Jeffrey - Réunion Faujasia flexuosa (Lam.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hook.f. & B.D.Jacks. - Mauritius Faujasia pinifolia (Bory) Cass. - Réunion Faujasia salicifolia (Pers.) C.Jeffrey - Réunion Faujasia squamosa (Bory) C.Jeffrey - Réunion formerly included now in other genera: Faujasiopsis Hubertia Parafaujasia Faujasia ambavilloides Cordem. - syn of Hubertia multifoliosa (Klatt) C.Jeffrey Faujasia flexuosa (Lam.) Baker - syn of Faujasiopsis flexuosa (Lam.)
Eriothrix (Eriotrix) Cass. 1817
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Eriothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, endemic to the Island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, part of the French Republic. Species Eriothrix commersonii Cadet - Réunion Eriothrix lycopodioides (Lam.) DC. - Réunion
Hyophorbe indica (Palmiste Poison) Gaertn. 1791
endangered plant species in the arecaceae family
Hyophorbe indica, known commonly as palmier bâtard, palmiste poison, or champagne palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the island of Réunion. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Berenice arguta Tul. 1857
plant species in the campanulaceae family
Berenice is a genus of plants in the Campanulaceae family. There is only one described species, Berenice arguta, endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
Pandanus montanus Bory 1804
plant species in the pandanaceae family
Pandanus montanus is a species of monocots in the genus Pandanus, that is found in wet forest at an elevation of 400–1700 meters.
Heterochaenia A.DC. 1839
plant genus in the campanulaceae family
Heterochaenia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae which are native to Réunion. Species include: Heterochaenia borbonica Badre & Cadet Heterochaenia ensifolia A.DC. Heterochaenia rivalsii Badre & Cadet Heterochaenia fragrans H.Thomas, Félicité & Adolphe
Bulbophyllum herbula Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum herbula is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Réunion.
Acanthophoenix crinita (Yellow El Palm) (Bory) H.Wendl. 1866
plant species in the arecaceae family
Acanthophoenix crinita is a species of palm which is endemic to Réunion. This palm was first described as Areca crinita by French naturalist Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1804 and classified by German botanist Hermann Wendland in its own genus Acanthophoenix in 1867. In his 1995 checklist of seed plants, Rafaël Govaerts considered A. crinita to be a synonym of Acanthophoenix rubra, as did Govaerts and John Dransfield in their 2005 checklist of palms. However, in his revision of the genus, N. Ludwig recognised A. crinita as a separate species.
Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. 1993
plant species in the ericaceae family
Erica reunionensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is a shrub endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Erica reunionensis is the dominant treeline species in the mountains of Réunion.
Erica galioides Lam. 1793
plant species in the ericaceae family
Erica galioides is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
Bulbophyllum macrocarpum Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum macrocarpum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum cylindrocarpum Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum cylindrocarpum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum curvibulbum Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum curvibulbum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Réunion.
Bulbophyllum cordemoyi Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum cordemoyi is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Dombeya pilosa Cordem. 1895
plant species in the malvaceae family
Dombeya pilosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.
Dombeya elegans Cordem. 1895
plant species in the malvaceae family
Dombeya elegans is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae.
Disa borbonica (Réunion Monadisa) Balf.f. & S.Moore 1876
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Disa borbonica is a species of orchid in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Réunion.
Bulbophyllum nervulosum Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum nervulosum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Réunion.
Bulbophyllum lineare Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum lineare is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Réunion.
Sideroxylon majus (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni 1965
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Sideroxylon majus is a long-lived tree in the family Sapotaceae, endemic to Réunion.
Ruizia cordata Cav. 1787
plant species in the malvaceae family
Ruizia cordata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is a tree endemic to Réunion.
Polyscias aemiliguineae Bernardi 1974
critically endangered plant species in the araliaceae family
Polyscias aemiliguineae is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Réunion. It is a shrub or tree, evergreen, hermaphroditic, andromonoecious or dioecious, unarmed, often glabrous, some with sharply aromatic herbage . Leaves 1-5-pinnately compound, margins entire to crenate or serrate; stipules sometimes intrapetiolar and adnate to inside of petiole or absent. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels, heads or spikes, sometimes with a terminal umbel of bisexual flowers and 1 to several lateral umbels of male flowers. Pedicel articulate below ovary. Calyx undulate or
Pandanus purpurascens Thouars 1808
plant species in the pandanaceae family
Pandanus purpurascens a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is native to Réunion. Some sources list Pandanus madagascariensis as a synonym of the accepted name P. purpurascens, while other sources list Pandanus concretus as the accepted name for P. madagascariensis.
Heterochaenia rivalsii Badré & Cadet 1972
plant species in the campanulaceae family
Heterochaenia rivalsii is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It was described by Frederic Jean Badré and Thérésien Cadet in 1972. The species is entirely endemic to the island of Réunion, Mascarene Islands.
Heterochaenia ensifolia A.DC. 1839
plant species in the campanulaceae family
Heterochaenia ensifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It was described by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle in 1839. The species is entirely endemic to the island of Réunion, Mascarene Islands.
Delosperma napiforme (N.E.Br.) Schwantes 1927
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Delosperma napiforme (also known as Mestoklema macrorrhizum) is a dwarf perennial plant, native to the French island of Réunion, but also now found in Madagascar. It has white flowers
Carex balfourii Kük. 1909
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex balfourii is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to northern parts of Réunion.
Angraecum borbonicum Bosser 1988
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Angraecum borbonicum is a species of orchid found in Réunion.

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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