Flora of Seychelles

Lodoicea, commonly known as the sea coconut, coco de mer, or double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, Lodoicea maldivica, is endemic to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles, and was historically found on the neighboring small islets of St Pierre, Chauve-Souris, and Ile Ronde. The species has the largest seed in the plant kingdom.

Nepenthes pervillei (; after Auguste Pervillé, French plant collector) is the only pitcher plant found in the Seychelles, where it is endemic to the islands of Mahé and Silhouette. It grows in rocky areas near granitic mountain summits, its roots reaching deep into rock fissures. The species has an altitudinal range of 350–750 m above sea level. Like all members of the genus, N. pervillei is dioecious, having separate male and female plants. The mite Creutzeria seychellensis has been found in the pitchers of N. pervillei.

Verschaffeltia splendida ("Latanier Latte" or stilt palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is the only species in the genus Verschaffeltia. It is found only in Seychelles where it is threatened by habitat loss. The name comes from the Belgian Ambroise Verschaffelt.

Rothmannia annae is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Seychelles. It is found in its natural state only on Aride Island, where its habitat is protected by Island Conservation Society.

Roscheria is an endangered, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family. The genus is named for Albrecht Roscher, a 19th-century German explorer, and the epithet for its single species R. melanochaetes derives from Latin and Greek meaning 'black' and 'bristle', alluding to the spines covering the trunks. They naturally occur on the Mahé and Silhouette Islands of Seychelles where they grow in mountainous rainforest and are threatened by habitat loss.

Deckenia nobilis (cabbage palm or millionaire's salad) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is monotypic within the genus Deckenia, and is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It was described in 1870.

Phoenicophorium, the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is Phoenicophorium borsigianum. It is endemic to the Seychelles, being fairly widespread on the larger islands of the group, such as Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin, and La Digue. It is found in forests, but is one of only a few native plants in the Seychelles that can colonise dry and eroded areas, as it is capable of withstanding full sunlight and periods of drought. A palm growing in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1857 was stolen, giving rise to the common name of 'thief palm'.

Pandanus balfourii, also known as Vakwa bordmer, is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four species of the family that are endemic to the Seychelles.

Protarum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. It contains only Protarum sechellarum, which is endemic to Seychelles and the only Araceae native to the Seychelles Islands. It is known locally in French as arouroute de linde marron (brown Indian arrowroot) or in Seychellois Creole as larourout dilenn maron (brown eggplant).

Mimusops sechellarum is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Vanilla phalaenopsis, vanille sauvage, is a leafless scrambling succulent plant belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and endemic to the Seychelles Islands. The flower is about three inches (eight centimeters) wide. The five flat tepals are white, while the labellum has an apricot-colored throat. The vanilla bean is up to 6.5 inches (16 cm) in length. All the flowers on one stem bloom simultaneously.

Pandanus sechellarum ("Vakwa maron", also spelled "Vacoa marron") is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is one of four species in the family that are endemic to the Seychelles.

Pandanus multispicatus (Vakwa de Montanny) is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four species in this family that are endemic to the Seychelles.

Martellidendron hornei (Vakwa parasol, or Vacoa parasol) is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of several species in this family that are endemic to the Seychelles.

Ixora pudica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Vateriopsis seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae, and is the only species in the genus Vateriopsis. It is endemic to Seychelles. It has been labeled as a critically endangered species due to climate change.

Polyscias lionnetii is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Northia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae. The name was first published by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in Hooker's Icones Plantarum (Sep 1884), in his description of Northia seychellana. The spelling was given as Northia on the plate, but the variant Northea in the text. Hooker gave the genus name in honour of the botanical illustrator and painter, Marianne North. It has very large seeds, up to 8 cm (3 in) long, and nearly as wide. Northia seychellana (common name capucin) is the only species accepted in the genus. It is endemic to the Seychelles Islands. A few other species were

Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Nephrosperma. It is found only in Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss.

Impatiens gordonii also known as the Seychelles bizzie lizzie is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is critically endangered. There is a species action plan.

Syzygium wrightii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Soulamea terminalioides is a species of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Mahé, of the Seychelles. It is the only member of the genus Medusagyne of the tropical tree and shrub family Ochnaceae. The plant, thought to be extinct until a few individuals were found in the 1970s, gets its common name from the distinctive jellyfish-like shape of its dehisced fruit.

Grisollea thomassetii is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonuraceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Erythroxylum sechellarum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Campnosperma seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Vernonia sechellensis was a species of plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It has not been seen since its original discovery on the island of Mahé in 1874. It was endemic to the Seychelles.

Vateriopsis seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae, and is the only species in the genus Vateriopsis. It is endemic to Seychelles. It has been labeled as a critically endangered species due to climate change.

Polyscias crassa is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Paragenipa lancifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Seychelles. It is the sole species in genus Paragenipa.