Flora of Rodrigues

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the palmiste marron or spindle palm, is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Rodrigues island, Mauritius, but is widely grown in cultivation.

Latania verschaffeltii, the yellow latan palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius, 560 km east of the Island of Mauritius. It is, however, cultivated in other places as an ornamental. In the wild, the species is threatened by habitat loss.

Ramosmania rodriguesii, commonly known as café marron, is a tree native to the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The plant has an average size of about 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) and features white five-petal star-shaped flowers. Its French common name café marron translates to "brown coffee."

Aloe lomatophylloides (the "Rodrigues aloe", sometimes known locally as "ananas marron") is a unique species of Aloe endemic to the island of Rodrigues, in the Indian Ocean. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, Aloe section Lomatophyllum.

Polyscias rodriguesiana (formerly Gastonia rodriguesiana, locally known as "bois blanc") is a rare species of plant in the family Araliaceae.

Ramosmania is a genus of two species of small trees in the family Rubiaceae; one is extinct. Both species are endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius.

Pandanus tenuifolius ("Vacoa chevron") is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues.

Pandanus heterocarpus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is commonly called the "Rodrigues screwpine", known locally as "vacoa parasol" or "vacoa cale rouge". It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues.

Mathurina penduliflora is the sole member of the monotypic genus Mathurina, of flowering plants.

Selaginella bifida is a lycophyte native to Rodrigues Island in the Mascarene Islands. It was found firstly in 1991 on the Mont Limon at 20–150 m high and was confused with S. rodrigueziana Baker because of their strong phenotypical homologies. However, fastidious studies in 2009 highlight ciliate lateral leaf margins on several specimens and bifid microsporophyll apices during the emergence of reproductive parts, which differentiate a new taxon.

Cynanchum guehoi, the Rodrigues cynanchum, is a rare plant from the subfamily Asclepiadoideae in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean.

Camptocarpus sphenophyllus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues. Isaac Bayley Balfour, the naturalist who first formally described the species named it, using the synonym Tanulepis sphenophylla, after its wedge-shaped leaves (Latinized forms of Greek σφην-, sphen- and φύλλον, phúllon).

Sarcanthemum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Sarcanthemum coronopus. Its native range is Rodrigues.

Rhamphogyne is a genus of plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. This genus resembles plants from the related ragwort tribe (Senecioneae) in some respects. Species The only known species is Rhamphogyne rhynchocarpa, native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius. formerly included see Lagenocypsela Rhamphogyne papuana J.Kost. - Lagenocypsela papuana (J.Kost.) Swenson & K.Bremer

Pyrostria revoluta, formerly Scyphochlamys revoluta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae that lives on the island of Rodrigues.

Friedmannodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes a single species, Friedmannodendron rodriguesiana, a tree endemic to the island of Rodrigues. The species was first described as Dombeya rodriguesiana by Francis Friedmann in 1981. In 2024 Timothée Le Péchon and Cynthia Skema placed the species in the new monotypic genus Friedmanniodendron as F. rodriguesiana.

Friedmannodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes a single species, Friedmannodendron rodriguesiana, a tree endemic to the island of Rodrigues. The species was first described as Dombeya rodriguesiana by Francis Friedmann in 1981. In 2024 Timothée Le Péchon and Cynthia Skema placed the species in the new monotypic genus Friedmanniodendron as F. rodriguesiana.

Myoporum mauritianum is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to a few volcanic islands in the Indian Ocean. It is a small, low-branched shrub with serrated leaves and small white flowers and usually grows on calcarenite within 20 metres (70 ft) of the sea.

Pandanus utilis, commonly known as common screwpine or pimento thatch, is a species of monocot in the genus Pandanus, native to the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion, and naturalised in Madagascar (where it has often been thought native), the Seychelles, and elsewhere.

Latania, commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the palm tree family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean.

Hyophorbe is a genus of five known species of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. All five species can attain heights of over 6 meters, and two of the species develop swollen trunks that have made them popular as ornamentals, but all of them are endangered in the wild. It contains the following species: Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) – Réunion Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) – Mauritius Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius

Dictyosperma is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The sole species, Dictyosperma album, is widely cultivated in the tropics but has been farmed to near extinction in its native habitat. It is commonly called princess palm or hurricane palm, the latter owing to its ability to withstand strong winds by easily shedding leaves. It is closely related to, and resembles, palms in the genus Archontophoenix. The genus is named from two Greek words meaning "net" and "seed" and the epithet is

Fernelia buxifolia is a shrub belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is found in the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodrigues.

Bulbophyllum incurvum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar.

Fernelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands.

Zanthoxylum heterophyllum is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion. It is threatened by habitat loss. A large tree reaching 30 to 50 cm in diameter, the timber was formerly used for house construction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as critically endangered since 1998. This species also occurred in Rodrigues, where it had been eradicated. In Mauritius, in 2013, less than 40 individuals were known in the wild. Schmelzer and Gurib-Fakim record that Zanthoxylum heterophyllum, known as bois de poivre (pepper wood), in

Aeranthes arachnites is an orchid native to the Mascarene Islands of the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues).

Jumellea recta is a species of orchid endemic to Réunion and Mauritius.

Antirhea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

Camptocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. Its native range is the islands of the western Indian Ocean – Comoros, Madagascar, Rodrigues, and Réunion. Species: Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter Camptocarpus cornutus Klack. Camptocarpus crassifolius Decne. Camptocarpus decaryi (Choux) Venter Camptocarpus lanceolatus Klack. Camptocarpus linearis Decne. Camptocarpus mauritianus (Lam.) Decne. Camptocarpus semihastatus (Decne.) Klack. Camptocarpus sphenophyllus (Balf.f.) Venter