Plants native to Bismarck Archipelago

We document 384 of the 1,692 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Bismarck Archipelago. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 384 Native, per Kew 1,692 Coverage 23% TDWG BIS

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 384 native to Bismarck Archipelago

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. Malvaceae 8
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Acalypha hispida Burm.f. Euphorbiaceae 8
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Acanthus ilicifolius L. Acanthaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Acriopsis liliifolia (J.Koenig) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Acrostichum speciosum Willd. Pteridaceae 8
Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson Cyperaceae 8
Adenanthera pavonina L. Fabaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey Araucariaceae 8
Aglaia rimosa (Blanco) Merr. Meliaceae 8
Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. Euphorbiaceae 8
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don Araceae 8
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. Zingiberaceae 8
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Apocynaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae 8
Antiaris toxicaria (J.F.Gmel.) Lesch. Moraceae 8
Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn. Phyllanthaceae 8
Antrophyum callifolium Blume Pteridaceae 8
Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker Meliaceae 8
Aphananthe philippinensis Planch. Cannabaceae 8
Aristolochia acuminata Lam. Aristolochiaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium nidus L. Aspleniaceae 8
Avicennia alba Blume Acanthaceae 8
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Acanthaceae 8
Azolla pinnata R.Br. Salviniaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Bombax ceiba L. Malvaceae 8
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg. Phyllanthaceae 8
Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. Simaroubaceae 8
Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume Rhizophoraceae 8
Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Buchanania arborescens (Blume) Blume Anacardiaceae 8
Burmannia longifolia Becc. Burmanniaceae 8
Calamus vitiensis Warb. ex Becc. Arecaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Callicarpa pedunculata R.Br. Lamiaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. Rhizophoraceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Carex rafflesiana Boott Cyperaceae 8
Cassia javanica L. Fabaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen Vitaceae 8
Celtis philippensis Blanco Cannabaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Cerbera floribunda K.Schum. Apocynaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. Rhizophoraceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f. Fabaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Clerodendrum paniculatum L. Lamiaceae 8
Clerodendrum speciosissimum Drapiez Lamiaceae 8
Cocos nucifera L. Arecaceae 8
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A.Juss. Euphorbiaceae 8
Coelogyne imbricata (Hook.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth. Lamiaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps Combretaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr. Malvaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. Asparagaceae 8
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume Orchidaceae 8
Cranfillia vulcanica (Blume) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Crotalaria calycina Schrank Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria linifolia L.f. Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria verrucosa L. Fabaceae 8
Cryptocarya laevigata Blume Lauraceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus diffusus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus haspan L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus pedunculatus (R.Br.) J.Kern Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Dalbergia candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain Fabaceae 8
Davallia denticulata (Burm.) Mett.; Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Digitaria heterantha (Hook.f.) Merr. Poaceae 8
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Poaceae 8
Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreaceae 8
Dioscorea hispida Dennst. Dioscoreaceae 8
Diplaziopsis javanica (Blume) C.Chr. Diplaziopsidaceae 8
Diplazium dilatatum Blume Athyriaceae 8
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. Athyriaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Diploblechnum fraseri (A.Cunn.) De Vol Blechnaceae 8
Dischidia nummularia R.Br. Apocynaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb. Asparagaceae 8
Drynaria rigidula (Sw.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Ehretia microphylla Lam. Ehretiaceae 8
Elaeagnus triflora Roxb. Elaeagnaceae 8
Elaeocarpus culminicola Warb. Elaeocarpaceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Entada rheedei Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Epicharis parasitica (Osbeck) Mabb. Meliaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 8
Eragrostis cumingii Steud. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Eucalyptus deglupta Blume Myrtaceae 8
Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae 8
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Gentianaceae 8
Falcataria falcata (L.) Greuter & R.Rankin Fabaceae 8
Fatoua villosa (Thunb.) Nakai Moraceae 8
Ficus ampelos Burm.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus benjamina L. Moraceae 8
Ficus congesta Roxb. Moraceae 8
Ficus copiosa Steud. Moraceae 8
Ficus microcarpa L.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus obliqua G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus pantoniana King Moraceae 8
Ficus septica Burm.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus variegata Blume Moraceae 8
Ficus virens Aiton Moraceae 8
Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton Fabaceae 8
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Asphodelaceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 8
Glochidion lobocarpum (Benth.) F.M.Bailey Phyllanthaceae 8
Glochidion philippicum (Cav.) C.B.Rob. Phyllanthaceae 8
Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss. Phyllanthaceae 8
Gnetum gnemon L. Gnetaceae 8
Goniocheton arborescens Blume Meliaceae 8
Gonostegia hirta (Hassk.) Miq. Urticaceae 8
Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Gouania microcarpa DC. Rhamnaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Gynochthodes umbellata (L.) Razafim. & B.Bremer Rubiaceae 8
Hackelochloa granularis (L.) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta Costaceae 8
Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Heritiera littoralis Aiton Malvaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Homalanthus novoguineensis K.Schum. Euphorbiaceae 8
Homalanthus populifolius Graham Euphorbiaceae 8
Hymenophyllum badium Hook. & Grev. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton Apocynaceae 8
Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull Balsaminaceae 8
Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera trifoliata L. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera tsiangiana Metcalf Fabaceae 8
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg Fabaceae 8
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Ischaemum muticum L. Poaceae 8
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew Urticaceae 8
Leea nova-guineensis Valeton Vitaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Lotus australis Andrews Fabaceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Lycianthes biflora (Lour.) Bitter Solanaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Macaranga involucrata (Roxb.) Baill. ex Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Macaranga tanarius Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw Euphorbiaceae 8
Mallotus paniculatus Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Melanolepis multiglandulosa Rchb. & Zoll. Euphorbiaceae 8
Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastomataceae 8
Melicope elleryana (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley Rutaceae 8
Melodinus australis (F.Muell.) Pierre Apocynaceae 8
Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn. Rutaceae 8
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. Poaceae 8
Morinda citrifolia L. Rubiaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan Commelinaceae 8
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack Rutaceae 8
Musa balbisiana Colla Musaceae 8
Myristica globosa Warb. Myristicaceae 8
Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. Rubiaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L.f.) Druce Rubiaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Neustanthus phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Nypa fruticans Wurmb Arecaceae 8
Ocimum americanum L. Lamiaceae 8
Ocimum basilicum L. Lamiaceae 8
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Lamiaceae 8
Odontosoria deltoidea (C.Chr.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 8
Olea paniculata R.Br. Oleaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. Lamiaceae 8
Oxalis chnoodes Lourteig Oxalidaceae 8
Oxera splendida (F.Muell.) Gâteblé & Barrabé Lamiaceae 8
Palaquium galactoxylum H.J.Lam Sapotaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. Apocynaceae 8
Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne Fabaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Persicaria barbata (L.) Hara Polygonaceae 8
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv. Fabaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Plagiogyria glauca (Blume) Mett. Plagiogyriaceae 8
Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Polhillides velutina (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms Araliaceae 8
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Sapindaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Potamogeton wrightii Morong Potamogetonaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris terminalis Wall. ex J.Agardh Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Pterocarpus indicus Willd. Fabaceae 8
Pyrrosia longifolia (Burm.f.) Morton Polypodiaceae 8
Pyrrosia piloselloides (L.) M.G.Price Polypodiaceae 8
Rhizophora apiculata Blume Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchoglossum obliquum Blume Gesneriaceae 8
Rhynchosia acuminatissima Miq. Fabaceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Rubus moluccanus L. Rosaceae 8
Rubus papuanus Schltr. ex Diels Rosaceae 8
Rubus rosifolius Sm. Rosaceae 8
Saccharum spontaneum L. Poaceae 8
Salacia chinensis L. Celastraceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. Schizaeaceae 8
Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C.F.Gaertn. Rubiaceae 8
Semecarpus australiensis Engl. Anacardiaceae 8
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal Solanaceae 8
Sonneratia alba Sm. Lythraceae 8
Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. Lythraceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. Blechnaceae 8
Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood Acanthaceae 8
Symplocos cochinchinensis S.Moore Symplocaceae 8
Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC. Myrtaceae 8
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry Myrtaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Terminalia microcarpa Decne. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. Poaceae 8
Ticanto crista (L.) R.Clark & Gagnon Fabaceae 8
Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr. Rubiaceae 8
Toona ciliata M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Tristellateia australasiae A.Rich. Malpighiaceae 8
Triumfetta pilosa Roth Malvaceae 8
Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Vandenboschia auriculata (Blume) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vitex quinata (Lour.) F.N.Williams Lamiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig Meliaceae 8
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Xylocarpus rumphii (Kostel.) Mabb. Meliaceae 8
Yamazakia pusilla (Willd.) W.R.Barker, Y.S.Liang & Wannan Linderniaceae 8
Bulbophyllum clandestinum Lindl. Orchidaceae 7
Cardiopteris moluccana Blume Cardiopteridaceae 7
Cynometra ramiflora L. Fabaceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem. Araliaceae 7
Nervilia plicata (Andrews) Schltr. Orchidaceae 7
Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb. Amaryllidaceae 7
Samadera indica Gaertn. Simaroubaceae 7
Cansjera leptostachya Benth. Opiliaceae 6
Cerbera inflata S.T.Blake Apocynaceae 6
Crateva religiosa G.Forst. Capparaceae 6
Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume Elaeocarpaceae 6
Flacourtia inermis Roxb. Salicaceae 6
Neonauclea forsteri (Seem. ex Havil.) Merr. Rubiaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr. Fabaceae 6
Oxera amicorum (Seem.) Gâteblé & Barrabé Lamiaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Pittosporum ferrugineum W.T.Aiton Pittosporaceae 6
Zehneria mucronata Miq. Cucurbitaceae 6
Archidendron lucyi F.Muell. Fabaceae 5
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench Lamiaceae 5
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe Anacardiaceae 5
Euphorbia bifida Hook. & Arn. Euphorbiaceae 5
Ficus glandifera Summerh. Moraceae 5
Hornstedtia scottiana (F.Muell.) K.Schum. Zingiberaceae 5
Isachne albens Trin. Poaceae 5
Lecanopteris sinuosa Copel. Polypodiaceae 5
Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott Araceae 5
Abrodictyum laetum (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Aglaia sapindina (F.Muell.) Harms Meliaceae 4
Canavalia papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry Fabaceae 4
Causonis maritima (Jackes) Jackes Vitaceae 4
Cayratia saponaria (Seem. ex Benth.) Domin Vitaceae 4
Chloranthus officinalis Blume Chloranthaceae 4
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Crotalaria alata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Fabaceae 4
Cryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk. Orchidaceae 4
Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) de Laub. Podocarpaceae 4
Dendrophthoe curvata Blume Loranthaceae 4
Drynaria sparsisora (Desv.) T.Moore Polypodiaceae 4
Globba marantina L. Zingiberaceae 4
Hymenophyllum pallidum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew Urticaceae 4
Lygodium circinnatum (Burm.f.) Sw. Lygodiaceae 4
Meliosma pinnata (Roxb.) Maxim. Sabiaceae 4
Nothocnide repanda (Blume) Blume Urticaceae 4
Rhaphidophora hayi P.C.Boyce & Bogner Araceae 4
Alsomitra macrocarpa (Blume) M.Roem. Cucurbitaceae 3
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Appendicula reflexa Blume Orchidaceae 3
Calophyllum soulattri Burm.f. Calophyllaceae 3
Calymmodon cucullatus (Nees & Blume) C.Presl Polypodiaceae 3
Causonis australasica L.M.Lu & Jackes Vitaceae 3
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. Pteridaceae 3
Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms Meliaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 3
Ficus adenosperma Miq. Moraceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Pandanus krauelianus K.Schum. Pandanaceae 3
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching Lycopodiaceae 3
Scleria ciliaris Nees Cyperaceae 3
Teratophyllum articulatum (Fée) Kuhn Dryopteridaceae 3
Tomophyllum subsecundodissectum (Zoll.) Parris Polypodiaceae 3
Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC. Fabaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 1,308 more species as native to Bismarck Archipelago that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (BIS). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.