Plants native to Caroline Is.

We document 366 of the 1,012 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Caroline Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 366 Native, per Kew 1,012 Coverage 36% TDWG CRL

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 366 native to Caroline Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abrodictyum obscurum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Achyranthes bidentata Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Acriopsis liliifolia (J.Koenig) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Acrostichum speciosum Willd. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng. Rubiaceae 8
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. Euphorbiaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Amblovenatum immersum (Blume) Mazumdar Thelypteridaceae 8
Amblovenatum opulentum (Kaulf.) J.P.Roux Thelypteridaceae 8
Ammannia multiflora Roxb. Lythraceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Antrophyum callifolium Blume Pteridaceae 8
Apluda mutica L. Poaceae 8
Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Arachniodes cornucervi (D.Don) Fraser-Jenk. Dryopteridaceae 8
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Moraceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium nidus L. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium tenerum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Avicennia alba Blume Acanthaceae 8
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Balanophoraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr. Asteraceae 8
Blyxa aubertii Rich. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Bolbitis heteroclita (Pr.) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Bonnaya antipoda (L.) Druce Linderniaceae 8
Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. Simaroubaceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Burmannia coelestis D.Don Burmanniaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Camonea pilosa (Houtt.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake Poaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae 8
Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen Vitaceae 8
Celtis paniculata (Endl.) Planch. Cannabaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Cerbera floribunda K.Schum. Apocynaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Cerbera odollam Gaertn. Apocynaceae 8
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. Rhizophoraceae 8
Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Claoxylon carolinianum Pax & K.Hoffm. Euphorbiaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 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
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Hypoxidaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus haspan L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus iria L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus pilosus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyrtococcum patens (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott Araceae 8
Dalbergia candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain Fabaceae 8
Davallia fejeensis Hook. Davalliaceae 8
Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Davallia trichomanoides Blume Davalliaceae 8
Dendrobium adamsii A.D.Hawkes Orchidaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Rubiaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Dienia ophrydis (J.Koenig) Seidenf. Orchidaceae 8
Digitaria heterantha (Hook.f.) Merr. Poaceae 8
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscoreaceae 8
Dioscorea pentaphylla L. Dioscoreaceae 8
Disperis neilgherrensis Wight Orchidaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Drosera spatulata Labill. Droseraceae 8
Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze Dryopteridaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Eriachne pallescens R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eriocaulon sexangulare L. Eriocaulaceae 8
Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC. Myrtaceae 8
Eulophia nuda Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Eurya nitida Korth. Pentaphylacaceae 8
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Gentianaceae 8
Ficus copiosa Steud. Moraceae 8
Ficus microcarpa L.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus virens Aiton Moraceae 8
Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis nutans (Retz.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi Salicaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton Fabaceae 8
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 8
Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp Asteraceae 8
Gnetum gnemon L. Gnetaceae 8
Goniophlebium persicifolium (Desv.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard Haloragaceae 8
Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Grypothrix triphylla (Sw.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Hackelochloa granularis (L.) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Halodule pinifolia (Miki) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Helicteres angustifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Heritiera littoralis Aiton Malvaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Isachne globosa (Thunb.) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Ischaemum muticum L. Poaceae 8
Ischaemum setaceum Honda Poaceae 8
Kleinhovia hospita L. Malvaceae 8
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew Urticaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin Cyperaceae 8
Leptopetalum strigulosum (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Lomariopsis boninensis Nakai Lomariopsidaceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt Combretaceae 8
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. Lygodiaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Macaranga carolinensis Volkens Euphorbiaceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Melanolepis multiglandulosa Rchb. & Zoll. Euphorbiaceae 8
Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastomataceae 8
Melochia corchorifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 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
Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br. Loganiaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan Commelinaceae 8
Mussaenda frondosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce Nepenthaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Nypa fruticans Wurmb Arecaceae 8
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Lamiaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Olax imbricata Roxb. Olacaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. Poaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Philydrum lanuginosum Banks ex Gaertn. Philydraceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Verbenaceae 8
Phyllanthus urinaria L. Phyllanthaceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Piper latifolium L.f. Piperaceae 8
Piper macropiper Pennant Piperaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Pleocnemia irregularis (C.Presl) Holttum Dryopteridaceae 8
Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Polygala chinensis L. Polygalaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. Urticaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris fauriei Hieron. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pterocarpus indicus Willd. Fabaceae 8
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Rhizophora apiculata Blume Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Rubus moluccanus L. Rosaceae 8
Salacia chinensis L. Celastraceae 8
Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. Polygalaceae 8
Salomonia ciliata (L.) DC. Polygalaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. Schizaeaceae 8
Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus calostachyus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Scleria levis Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Scleria rugosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang Rubiaceae 8
Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C.F.Gaertn. Rubiaceae 8
Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring Selaginellaceae 8
Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring Selaginellaceae 8
Sida fallax Walp. Malvaceae 8
Smilax bracteata C.Presl Smilacaceae 8
Sonneratia alba Sm. Lythraceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis micronesiaca Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Sphaerostephanos taiwanensis (C.Chr.) Holttum ex Kuo Thelypteridaceae 8
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. Blechnaceae 8
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood Acanthaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. 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
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Linderniaceae 8
Torenia polygonoides Benth. Linderniaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara Cannabaceae 8
Tristellateia australasiae A.Rich. Malpighiaceae 8
Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. Moraceae 8
Uraria crinita (L.) Desv. ex DC. Fabaceae 8
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Utricularia bifida L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia caerulea L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia gibba L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia uliginosa Vahl Lentibulariaceae 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
Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig Meliaceae 8
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Yamazakia pusilla (Willd.) W.R.Barker, Y.S.Liang & Wannan Linderniaceae 8
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. Poaceae 8
Bulbophyllum clandestinum Lindl. Orchidaceae 7
Cynometra ramiflora L. Fabaceae 7
Ficus prolixa G.Forst. Moraceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem. Araliaceae 7
Samadera indica Gaertn. Simaroubaceae 7
Tectaria dissecta (G.Forst.) Lellinger Tectariaceae 7
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 7
Crateva religiosa G.Forst. Capparaceae 6
Cycas micronesica K.D.Hill Cycadaceae 6
Flacourtia inermis Roxb. Salicaceae 6
Lindsaea agatii (Brack.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Pittosporum ferrugineum W.T.Aiton Pittosporaceae 6
Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers. Poaceae 6
Zehneria mucronata Miq. Cucurbitaceae 6
Angiopteris palmiformis (Cav.) C.Chr. Marattiaceae 5
Cyclophyllum barbatum (G.Forst.) N.Hallé & J.Florence Rubiaceae 5
Cyperus zollingeri Steud. Cyperaceae 5
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Dimeria ornithopoda Trin. Poaceae 5
Dryopteris hasseltii (Blume) C.Chr. Dryopteridaceae 5
Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng Poaceae 5
Euphorbia bifida Hook. & Arn. Euphorbiaceae 5
Ficus sagittata Vahl Moraceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott Araceae 5
Rhynchospora rugosa (Vahl) Gale Cyperaceae 5
Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr. Cyperaceae 5
Symplocos racemosa Roxb. Symplocaceae 5
Adenosma javanica (Blume) Koord. Plantaginaceae 4
Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich. Rubiaceae 4
Causonis maritima (Jackes) Jackes Vitaceae 4
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Cyanthillium patulum (Aiton) H.Rob. Asteraceae 4
Hymenophyllum pallidum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Ischaemum aristatum L. Poaceae 4
Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew Urticaceae 4
Lygodium circinnatum (Burm.f.) Sw. Lygodiaceae 4
Nothocnide repanda (Blume) Blume Urticaceae 4
Selaginella arbuscula (Kaulf.) Spring Selaginellaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Appendicula reflexa Blume Orchidaceae 3
Blumea hieraciifolia (Spreng.) DC. Asteraceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Calophyllum soulattri Burm.f. Calophyllaceae 3
Carex hattoriana Nakai ex Tuyama Cyperaceae 3
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. Pteridaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 3
Glochidion littorale Blume Phyllanthaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Homalanthus nutans Guill. Euphorbiaceae 3
Horsfieldia irya (Gaertn.) Warb. Myristicaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Lindsaea cultrata (Willd.) Sw. Lindsaeaceae 3
Mnesithea laevis (Retz.) Kunth Poaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Scleria ciliaris Nees Cyperaceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3
Tectaria crenata Cav. Tectariaceae 3
Yamazakia viscosa (Hornem.) W.R.Barker, Y.S.Liang & Wannan Linderniaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 646 more species as native to Caroline Is. 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 (CRL). 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.