Flora of Vanuatu

Clinostigma harlandii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pandanus halleorum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Vanuatu.

Bulbophyllum vutimenaense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum santoense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Agathis silbae is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is found only on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. The species is the Cumberland Peninsula and Mount Tabwemasana, also known as Santo Peak, on the west coast of Espiritu Santo, from 450 to 760 meters elevation. It is a large emergent tree in lower montain rainforest on the wetter western and northwestern slopes of Espiritu Santo's central mountain range, with an average annual rainfall of about 4,500 mm. Associated trees include Calophyllum neo-ebudicum, Cryptocarya turbinata, Dysoxylum sp., Myristica sp., and

Veitchia spiralis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Veitchia arecina, commonly known as Montgomery palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It grows up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall and has white or yellow blooms. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is being offered as a landscape design suggestion in areas of Florida where the annual low temperatures do not exclude it as a choice.

Ficus aspera, the mosaic fig, a plant native to Vanuatu in the south Pacific region. The plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1786, published by the German botanist Georg Forster, from a specimen collected from Tanna Island. The mosaic fig is used as an ornamental plant. The fruit are cauliflorous (fruit forming from their main stems or woody trunks rather than from new growth and shoots). It is also called the clown fig.

Cyphosperma voutmelensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Veitchia winin is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu.

Carpoxylon macrospermum is a species of palm tree endemic to Vanuatu, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is an IUCN Red List Critically endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

Veitchia metiti is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu, where it is native to the islands of Vanua Lava and Ureparapara.

Physokentia tete is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Vanuatu. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Palaquium neoebudicum is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Vanuatu.

Myristica guillauminiana is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae and in the order Magnoliales. It can be found in Fiji and the Solomon Islands.

Corynocarpus similis is a species of tree in the family Corynocarpaceae, reaching 13 metres (40 feet) in height. It is endemic to Vanuatu. It was first described by the British botanist William Hemsley in 1904 in his revision of the Corynocarpus genus. It is most closely related to C. laevigatus and C. disimilis, but differs due to its wider leaves and their shape. C. similis's seeds contain poisonous glucosides compounds of 3-nitropropionic acid, which are similar to those found in C. laevigatus.

Geissois denhamii is a species of forest trees endemic to the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific.

Diospyros acapulcensis is a species of tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is endemic to Torres Islands of Vanuatu.

Podocarpus vanuatuensis is a species of conifer in the podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. It is a small tree, up to 8 meters tall, which is endemic to Vanuatu. It grows in low-elevation rainforests on the islands of Aneityum and Erromango.

Pelagodoxa mesocarpa is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Vanuatu, where it native to the Banks Islands, Erromango, and southwestern Malakula. It has been introduced to the Solomon Islands.

Metrosideros tabwemasanaensis is species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to Mount Tabwemasana on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu.

Kava or kava kava (Piper methysticum: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a plant in the pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands. The name kava is from Tongan and Marquesan, meaning 'bitter'. Kava can refer to either the plant or a psychoactive beverage made from its root. The beverage is a traditional ceremonial and recreational drink from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Nakamals and kava bars exist in many countries. Traditional kava is made by grinding fresh or dried kava root, mixing it with water or coconut milk, and straining it into a communal bowl. Outside

Licuala grandis, the ruffled fan palm, Vanuatu fan palm, swamp palm or Palas palm, is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae, native to Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific. It grows in the understory of primary and secondary tropical rain forests. It produces hermaphroditic inflorescences. It bears round green fruit that redden as they ripen, each containing a single seed.

Megastylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Megastylis latilabris (Schltr.) Schltr. Megastylis latissima (Schltr.) Schltr. Megastylis montana (Schltr.) Schltr. Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé Megastylis rara (Schltr.) Schltr.

Neoveitchia is a genus of palm trees. It contains two known species, native to certain islands in the western Pacific: Neoveitchia brunnea Dowe - Vanuatu Neoveitchia storckii (H.Wendl.) Becc. - Fiji

Oceaniopteris gibba, the miniature tree fern (syn. Blechnum gibbum), is a tropical species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, native to New Caledonia and introduced in Fiji. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It grows to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft). With a vertical "trunk" (actually a rhizome), it has bright green fronds. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F), in temperate zones it must be cultivated under glass all year round. It is a suitable subject for a greenhouse or conservatory. It requires an acid soil and a partially shaded position.

Pseuderanthemum maculatum, commonly known as yellow-vein eranthemum or golden pseuderanthemum, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and has been introduced to other islands of Oceania and to some parts of Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America and South America.

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum minutipetalum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Barringtonia edulis is a species of tree with edible fruits from the southwestern Pacific region, being found on Fiji and Vanuatu. Common names include cut nut, pao nut, boxfruit tree, heart tree, and yum-yum tree. It was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seeman. In Fiji, it is known as vutu (term also used for Barringtonia asiatica), vutukala, kutuvala and vana.