Plants native to Fiji

We document 333 of the 1,663 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Fiji. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 333 Native, per Kew 1,663 Coverage 20% TDWG FIJ

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 333 native to Fiji

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abrodictyum caudatum (Brack.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Acrostichum speciosum Willd. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Antrophyum callifolium Blume Pteridaceae 8
Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston Arthropteridaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium amboinense Willd. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium normale D.Don Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium tenerum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Balanophoraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia edulis Seem. Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Calamus vitiensis Warb. ex Becc. Arecaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae 8
Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. Poaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch. Asteraceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Ceratophyllum demersum L. Ceratophyllaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Cheilanthes nudiuscula (R.Br.) T.Moore Pteridaceae 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
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A.Juss. Euphorbiaceae 8
Coelogyne imbricata (Hook.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 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
Coriaria ruscifolia L. Coriariaceae 8
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume Orchidaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Ctenitis subglandulosa (Hance) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 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
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr. Amaranthaceae 8
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell. Orchidaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Deparia boryana (Willd.) M.Kato Athyriaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diospyros fasciculosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Ebenaceae 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
Dipteris conjugata Reinw. Dipteridaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn & Decken Pteridaceae 8
Drynaria rigidula (Sw.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Ehrharta diplax F.Muell. Poaceae 8
Elatine gratioloides A.Cunn. Elatinaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 8
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. Equisetaceae 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
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Gentianaceae 8
Ficus obliqua G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi Salicaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Asphodelaceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 8
Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp Asteraceae 8
Glossocarya hemiderma (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks. Lamiaceae 8
Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Gnetum gnemon L. Gnetaceae 8
Goniophlebium persicifolium (Desv.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae 8
Grewia prunifolia A.Gray Malvaceae 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
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. Hernandiaceae 8
Halodule pinifolia (Miki) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Harpullia arborea (Blanco) Radlk. Sapindaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heritiera littoralis Aiton Malvaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill Apocynaceae 8
Hymenasplenium excisum (C.Presl) S.Linds. Aspleniaceae 8
Hymenophyllum flabellatum Labill. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum multifidum (G.Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg Fabaceae 8
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Isachne globosa (Thunb.) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Ischaemum barbatum Retz. Poaceae 8
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Jasminum simplicifolium G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Kleinhovia hospita L. Malvaceae 8
Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A.C.Sm. Sapindaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Lastreopsis tenera (R.Br.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Leea nova-guineensis Valeton Vitaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin Cyperaceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Liparis elliptica Wight Orchidaceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt Combretaceae 8
Lycopodium clavatum L. Lycopodiaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Lygodium reticulatum Schkuhr Lygodiaceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Melastoma denticulatum Labill. Melastomataceae 8
Microlepia strigosa Prantl Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn. Rutaceae 8
Microschizaea fistulosa (Labill.) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 8
Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. Poaceae 8
Momordica charantia L. Cucurbitaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis flexuosa Colenso Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze Menyanthaceae 8
Oberonia titania Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Panicum decompositum R.Br. Poaceae 8
Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. Poaceae 8
Passiflora aurantia G.Forst. Passifloraceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich. Piperaceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia aculeata L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella chartacea H.J.Lam Sapotaceae 8
Pleiogynium timoriense (DC.) Leenh. Anacardiaceae 8
Pleocnemia irregularis (C.Presl) Holttum Dryopteridaceae 8
Polyphlebium endlicherianum (C.Presl) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Sapindaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulacaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris terminalis Wall. ex J.Agardh Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tremula R.Br. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Pyrrosia serpens (G.Forst.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Santaloides minor (Gaertn.) G.Schellenb. Connaraceae 8
Scaevola floribunda A.Gray Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. Gentianaceae 8
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. Schizaeaceae 8
Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Scleromitrion galioides (F.Muell.) K.L.Gibbons Rubiaceae 8
Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Fabaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis pacifica Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f. Rubiaceae 8
Sphaeropteris medullaris (G.Forst.) Bernh. Cyatheaceae 8
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. Blechnaceae 8
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Symplocos cochinchinensis S.Moore Symplocaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tectaria decurrens (C.Presl) Copel. Tectariaceae 8
Tectaria stearnsii Maxon Tectariaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. Poaceae 8
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Linderniaceae 8
Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. Moraceae 8
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Viscum articulatum Burm.f. Santalaceae 8
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. 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
Abrodictyum dentatum (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 7
Asplenium lobulatum Mett. Aspleniaceae 7
Bulbophyllum clandestinum Lindl. Orchidaceae 7
Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. Ceratophyllaceae 7
Clematis pickeringii A.Gray Ranunculaceae 7
Ficus prolixa G.Forst. Moraceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Operculina codonantha (Benth.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 7
Tectaria dissecta (G.Forst.) Lellinger Tectariaceae 7
Asplenium gibberosum (Forst.) Mett. Aspleniaceae 6
Crateva religiosa G.Forst. Capparaceae 6
Doodia media R.Br. Blechnaceae 6
Hellwigia boia (Seem.) Senjaya & A.D.Poulsen Zingiberaceae 6
Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merr. Plantaginaceae 6
Lindsaea agatii (Brack.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 6
Neonauclea forsteri (Seem. ex Havil.) Merr. Rubiaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Oxera amicorum (Seem.) Gâteblé & Barrabé Lamiaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Sterculia vitiensis Seem. Malvaceae 6
Zehneria mucronata Miq. Cucurbitaceae 6
Abebaia dissecta (L.f.) Randriarisoa & K.Armstr. Sapotaceae 5
Acacia simplex (Sparrm.) Pedley Fabaceae 5
Actinostachys melanesica (Selling) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 5
Cyclophyllum barbatum (G.Forst.) N.Hallé & J.Florence Rubiaceae 5
Dasygrammitis crassifrons (Baker) Parris Polypodiaceae 5
Dictymia mckeei Tindale Polypodiaceae 5
Dryopteris hasseltii (Blume) C.Chr. Dryopteridaceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum (A.Gray) F.T.Hubb. Acanthaceae 5
Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr. Cyperaceae 5
Asplenium insiticium Brack. Aspleniaceae 4
Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich. Rubiaceae 4
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Cryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk. Orchidaceae 4
Cycas seemannii A.Braun Cycadaceae 4
Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) de Laub. Podocarpaceae 4
Dianella adenanthera (G.Forst.) R.J.F.Hend. Asphodelaceae 4
Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr. Fabaceae 4
Hymenophyllum pallidum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Ischaemum aristatum L. Poaceae 4
Leucosyke corymbulosa (Wedd.) Wedd. Urticaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Zeuxine samoensis Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Appendicula reflexa Blume Orchidaceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Canarium pilosum A.W.Benn. Burseraceae 3
Cypholophus macrocephalus (Blume) Wedd. Urticaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Diplazium echinatum C.Chr. Athyriaceae 3
Fimbristylis velata R.Br. Cyperaceae 3
Homalanthus nutans Guill. Euphorbiaceae 3
Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Leptopteris wilkesiana (Brack.) Christ Osmundaceae 3
Lindsaea cultrata (Willd.) Sw. Lindsaeaceae 3
Macaranga harveyana Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching Lycopodiaceae 3
Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza Rhizophoraceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3
Tapeinidium moorei (Hook.) Hieron. Lindsaeaceae 3
Tectaria crenata Cav. Tectariaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 1,330 more species as native to Fiji 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 (FIJ). 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.