Flora of Society Islands

Epipremnum aureum is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions, but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, including northern South Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Pacific Islands and the West Indies, where it has caused severe ecological damage in some cases. The plant has a number of common names including golden pothos, Ceylon creeper, hunter's robe, ivy arum, silver vine, Solomon Islands ivy, and taro vine. It

Psychotria tahitensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Psychotria cookei is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Psychotria atricaulis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Ixora setchellii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Psychotria speciosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Psychotria grantii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Psychotria franchetiana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Ixora temehaniensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Ixora st-johnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island Huahine in French Polynesia.

Ixora raiateensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, hence its name.

Bulbophyllum tahitense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in East Polynesia and the Society Island (Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Huahine, Bora Bora) at elevations of 70–800 meters.

Astronidium fraternum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea) of French Polynesia.

Erythrina tahitensis is a tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Astronidium ovalifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a shrub or small tree, which grows from 1.5 to 6 meters in height. It is endemic to the islands of Tahiti and Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It grows in dry forests or in forest edges from 50 to 600 meters elevation.

Astronidium glabrum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands (Raiatea and Tahiti) of French Polynesia.

Lepinia taitensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the islands of Moorea and Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Endangered. The species was described in 1849 by Joseph Decaisne.

Hernandia drakeana is a species of plant in the Hernandiaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Moorea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It was last collected in 1981, and likely extinct.

Fuchsia cyrtandroides is a species of tree in the family Onagraceae. It reaches 7 metres (23 feet) in height. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, where it is found at the highest elevations of the western side of the island. It was first described by John William Moore in 1940. The conservation status of F. cytandroides in the IUCN Red List was assessed in 2015 as "Vulnerable", and its population trend was evaluated as "Decreasing".

Christiana vescoana is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands (Moorea and Tahiti) in French Polynesia.

Astronidium saccatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is native to the islands of Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaʻa, and Tahiti, where it grows in mountain forest and elfin scrub from 350 to 1000 meters elevation.

Astronidium ligulatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it grows in mountain forest on wet clay soil around 460 metres (1,500 ft) elevation.

Acalypha lepinei is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Bora Bora, Raiatea, and Tahiti.

Sideroxylon nadeaudii is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia.

Polyscias verrucosa is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is listed as a species of "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.

Meryta salicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Meryta raiateensis is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Meryta mauruensis is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Meryta lucida is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Raiatea and Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Meryta lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the islands of Bora Bora and Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.