The Tubuai Islands are home to several dozen endemic species and subspecies of plants, including two endemic genera, Apostates and Pacifigeron.[1] The World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats the Tubuai Islands as a botanical country. Politically the islands are part of French Polynesia.
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Taxa endemic to a specific island are noted.
Araliaceae
Argophyllaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asteliaceae
Asteraceae
Campanulaceae
Celastraceae
Combretaceae
Cunoniaceae
Cyatheaceae
Cyperaceae
Ericaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Gesneriaceae
Hymenophyllaceae
Loganiaceae
Marattiaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Pandanaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Pittosporaceae
Plantaginaceae
Polypodiaceae
Primulaceae
Pteridaceae
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Urticaceae
References
- ^ Endemic plants of Tubuai Is., World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.