Plants native to Comoros

We document 384 of the 1,068 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Comoros. 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 1,068 Coverage 36% TDWG COM

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 384 native to Comoros

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum poiretii Wikstr. Pteridaceae 8
Aeschynomene brevifolia Poir. Fabaceae 8
Aeschynomene indica L. Fabaceae 8
Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch Rubiaceae 8
Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin Cornaceae 8
Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach.) J.Léonard Fabaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ammannia multiflora Roxb. Lythraceae 8
Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre Apocynaceae 8
Annona senegalensis Pers. Annonaceae 8
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg Gentianaceae 8
Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn. Aphloiaceae 8
Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey. ex Arn. Metteniusaceae 8
Aristolochia albida Duch. Aristolochiaceae 8
Arthraxon lancifolius (Trin.) Hochst. Poaceae 8
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston Arthropteridaceae 8
Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagaceae 8
Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Asparagaceae 8
Asplenium mauritianum (C.Presl) Viane Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium theciferum (Kunth) Mett. Aspleniaceae 8
Asystasia intrusa (Forssk.) Blume Acanthaceae 8
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Acanthaceae 8
Azima tetracantha Lam. Salvadoraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth Acanthaceae 8
Blumea axillaris DC. Asteraceae 8
Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Borassus aethiopum Mart. Arecaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Brexia madagascariensis (Lam.) Ker Gawl. Celastraceae 8
Brocchia cinerea Vis. Asteraceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Buchnera hispida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Orobanchaceae 8
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars Fabaceae 8
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Carex spicatopaniculata Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke Cyperaceae 8
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Celtis africana Burm.f. Cannabaceae 8
Celtis mildbraedii Engl. Cannabaceae 8
Cenchrus setosus Sw. Poaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. Rhizophoraceae 8
Choristosoria calomelanos (Sw.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Choristosoria quadripinnata (Forssk.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Choristosoria viridis (Forssk.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Cissampelos pareira L. Menispermaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commelina africana L. Commelinaceae 8
Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Coptosperma supra-axillare (Hemsl.) Degreef Rubiaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Cordylostigma virgatum (Willd.) Groeninckx & Dessein Rubiaceae 8
Crassocephalum rubens (Jacq.) S.Moore Asteraceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crotalaria pallida Aiton Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae 8
Cussonia spicata Thunb. Araliaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Cynanchum gerrardii (Harv.) Liede Apocynaceae 8
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. Apocynaceae 8
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. Boraginaceae 8
Cynorkis fastigiata Thouars Orchidaceae 8
Cynorkis ridleyi T.Durand & Schinz Orchidaceae 8
Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus articulatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus haspan L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus hyalinus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus iria L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus ligularis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus pumilus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyphochlaena madagascariensis Hack. Poaceae 8
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteridaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Dalechampia scandens L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Deparia boryana (Willd.) M.Kato Athyriaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Dicliptera heterostegia Nees Acanthaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax Dioscoreaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn & Decken Pteridaceae 8
Dracaena reflexa Lam. Asparagaceae 8
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link Poaceae 8
Elaphoglossum acrostichoides (Hook. & Grev.) Schelpe Dryopteridaceae 8
Elephantopus scaber L. Asteraceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Entada rheedei Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Eulophia cucullata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. Orchidaceae 8
Eulophia maculata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae 8
Ficus lutea Vahl Moraceae 8
Ficus sycomorus L. Moraceae 8
Filicium decipiens Thwaites Sapindaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis polytrichoides (Retz.) R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Salicaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle Phyllanthaceae 8
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. Fabaceae 8
Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson Clusiaceae 8
Glinus oppositifolius Aug.DC. Molluginaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn Asteraceae 8
Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm. Apocynaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Heliotropium zeylanicum Lam. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hemarthria compressa (L.f.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Heritiera littoralis Aiton Malvaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hibiscus vitifolius L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hylodesmum repandum (Vahl) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill Fabaceae 8
Hymenophyllum capense Schrad. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf Poaceae 8
Hypericum lanceolatum Lam. Hypericaceae 8
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn. Arecaceae 8
Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae 8
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Jacquemontia paniculata (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Lagenaria sphaerica E.Mey. Cucurbitaceae 8
Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood Asteraceae 8
Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd Asteraceae 8
Leea guineensis G.Don Vitaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepisorus excavatus (Bory ex Willd.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) R.Br. Lamiaceae 8
Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston Linderniaceae 8
Lomaridium attenuatum (Sw.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. Combretaceae 8
Lycopodium clavatum L. Lycopodiaceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Macrotyloma axillare (E.Mey.) Verdc. Fabaceae 8
Marsilea minuta L. Marsileaceae 8
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs Poaceae 8
Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) Kuntze Asteraceae 8
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Monopsis stellarioides (C.Presl) Urb. Campanulaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Myrsine melanophloeos (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet Primulaceae 8
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. Celastraceae 8
Nephrolepis abrupta (Bory) Mett. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. Nymphaeaceae 8
Ocimum americanum L. Lamiaceae 8
Ocimum gratissimum L. Lamiaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Oldenlandia affinis (Roem. & Schult.) DC. Rubiaceae 8
Olea capensis L. Oleaceae 8
Oleandra distenta Kunze Oleandraceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Oplismenus burmanni (Retz.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Panicum brevifolium L. Poaceae 8
Paullinia pinnata L. Sapindaceae 8
Pedalium murex L. Pedaliaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers Rubiaceae 8
Peperomia bangroana C.DC. Piperaceae 8
Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják Polygonaceae 8
Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet Acanthaceae 8
Phlegmariurus dacrydioides (Baker) A.R.Field & Bostock Lycopodiaceae 8
Phlegmariurus gnidioides (L.f.) A.R.Field & Bostock Lycopodiaceae 8
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phoenix reclinata Jacq. Arecaceae 8
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. Phyllanthaceae 8
Piper capense L.f. Piperaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae 8
Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf. Polypodiaceae 8
Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae 8
Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchidaceae 8
Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng. Orchidaceae 8
Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae 8
Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulacaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Pothos scandens L. Araceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott Araceae 8
Rhipsalis baccifera (Sol. ex J.S.Muell.) Stearn Cactaceae 8
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhoicissus revoilii Planch. Vitaceae 8
Rhynchosia caribaea (Jacq.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton Poaceae 8
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Sanicula elata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Apiaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. Anacardiaceae 8
Senecio littoreus Thunb. Asteraceae 8
Senna singueana (Delile) Lock Fabaceae 8
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight Fabaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Setaria barbata (Lam.) Kunth Poaceae 8
Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Sida cordifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Sideroxylon inerme L. Sapotaceae 8
Sirochloa parvifolia (Munro) S.Dransf. Poaceae 8
Smilax anceps Willd. Smilacaceae 8
Solanum scabrum Mill. Solanaceae 8
Solanum terminale Forssk. Solanaceae 8
Sonneratia alba Sm. Lythraceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore Blechnaceae 8
Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (L.) Brongn. Poaceae 8
Sticherus flagellaris (Bory ex Willd.) Ching Gleicheniaceae 8
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Strychnos spinosa Lam. Loganiaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tamarindus indica L. Fabaceae 8
Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston Tectariaceae 8
Tephrosia noctiflora Bojer ex Baker Fabaceae 8
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f. Fabaceae 8
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae 8
Tribulus cistoides L. Zygophyllaceae 8
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. Boraginaceae 8
Tristellateia australasiae A.Rich. Malpighiaceae 8
Tristemma mauritianum J.F.Gmel. Melastomataceae 8
Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott Araceae 8
Urochloa deflexa (Schumach.) H.Scholz Poaceae 8
Utricularia stellaris L.f. Lentibulariaceae 8
Vangueria madagascariensis J.F.Gmel. Rubiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria glabra (E.Mey.) Mabb. & Y.W.Yuan Lamiaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz Lythraceae 8
Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Ximenia afra Sond. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig Meliaceae 8
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Acampe pachyglossa Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 7
Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari Annonaceae 7
Asplenium dregeanum Kunze Aspleniaceae 7
Christella hispidula (Decne.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 7
Cynorkis flexuosa Lindl. Orchidaceae 7
Hibiscus physaloides Guill. & Perr. Malvaceae 7
Ipomoea rubens Choisy Convolvulaceae 7
Menisorus unitus (Kunze) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 7
Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq. Sapotaceae 7
Olyra latifolia L. Poaceae 7
Platycerium stemaria (Beauv.) Desv. Polypodiaceae 7
Pteris linearis Poir. Pteridaceae 7
Ptisana fraxinea (Sm.) Murdock Marattiaceae 7
Samadera indica Gaertn. Simaroubaceae 7
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 7
Aristida rufescens Steud. Poaceae 6
Asplenium sandersonii Hook. Aspleniaceae 6
Cardamine africana L. Brassicaceae 6
Cyperus amabilis Vahl Cyperaceae 6
Dracaena xiphophylla Baker Asparagaceae 6
Euclea racemosa L. Ebenaceae 6
Gambeya boiviniana Pierre Sapotaceae 6
Ipomoea pileata Roxb. Convolvulaceae 6
Leptaspis zeylanica Nees ex Steud. Poaceae 6
Neyraudia arundinacea (L.) Henrard Poaceae 6
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae 6
Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood Apocynaceae 6
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman Rosaceae 6
Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl. Arecaceae 6
Satyrium trinerve Lindl. Orchidaceae 6
Solanum anguivi Lam. Solanaceae 6
Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. Malvaceae 6
Acroceras boivinii (Mez) A.Camus Poaceae 5
Amauropelta bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 5
Antherotoma naudinii Hook.f. Melastomataceae 5
Arthropteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) Posth. Arthropteridaceae 5
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench Lamiaceae 5
Bulbophyllum coriophorum Ridl. Orchidaceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Hibiscus platanifolius Sweet Malvaceae 5
Hyparrhenia cymbaria (L.) Stapf Poaceae 5
Lygodium lanceolatum Desv. Lygodiaceae 5
Paramollugo nudicaulis (Lam.) Thulin Molluginaceae 5
Salacia leptoclada Tul. Celastraceae 5
Sorindeia madagascariensis DC. Anacardiaceae 5
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Heliotropium bacciferum Forssk. Heliotropiaceae 4
Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Polypodiaceae 4
Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. Sapotaceae 4
Oberonia disticha (Lam.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D.Jacks. Urticaceae 4
Odontosoria melleri (Hook.) C.Chr. Lindsaeaceae 4
Sacciolepis curvata (L.) Chase Poaceae 4
Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla Cyperaceae 4
Vittaria isoetifolia Bory Pteridaceae 4
Angiopteris madagascariensis de Vriese Marattiaceae 3
Arthropteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr. Arthropteridaceae 3
Blotiella natalensis (Hook.) R.M.Tryon Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Brachylaena ramiflora (DC.) Humbert Asteraceae 3
Buddleja indica Lam. Scrophulariaceae 3
Corallocarpus bainesii (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse Cucurbitaceae 3
Cycas thouarsii R.Br. Cycadaceae 3
Cynorkis lilacina Ridl. Orchidaceae 3
Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 3
Cyrtococcum multinode (Lam.) Clayton Poaceae 3
Dracaena canaliculata (Carrière) Byng & Christenh. Asparagaceae 3
Entada chrysostachys (Benth.) Drake Fabaceae 3
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae 3
Habenaria incarnata (Lyall ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 3
Hymenophyllum sibthorpioides (Bory) Mett. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J.Sm. Nephrolepidaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Sclerodactylon macrostachyum (Benth.) A.Camus Poaceae 3
Strongylodon craveniae R.Baron & Baker Fabaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3
Zostera capensis Setch. Zosteraceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 684 more species as native to Comoros 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 (COM). 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.