Plants native to Laccadive Is.

We document 153 of the 181 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Laccadive 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 153 Native, per Kew 181 Coverage 85% TDWG LDV

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 153 native to Laccadive Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Acalypha indica L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen Asteraceae 8
Adenostemma lavenia (L.) Kuntze Asteraceae 8
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Apocynaceae 8
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Amaranthaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ammannia baccifera L. Lythraceae 8
Anaphyllum wightii Schott Araceae 8
Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae 8
Apluda mutica L. Poaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Barleria prionitis L. Acanthaceae 8
Blumea obliqua (L.) Druce Asteraceae 8
Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume Rhizophoraceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Apocynaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen Vitaceae 8
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. Rhizophoraceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Cissus quadrangularis L. Vitaceae 8
Cleome viscosa L. Cleomaceae 8
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Cucurbitaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commelina undulata R.Br. Commelinaceae 8
Corchorus aestuans L. Malvaceae 8
Corchorus capsularis L. Malvaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Crotalaria medicaginea Lam. Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae 8
Crotalaria verrucosa L. Fabaceae 8
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don Commelinaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus hyalinus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus nutans Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus pumilus L. Cyperaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Rubiaceae 8
Dicliptera paniculata (Forssk.) I.Darbysh. Acanthaceae 8
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler Poaceae 8
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Poaceae 8
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscoreaceae 8
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey Cucurbitaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Entada rheedei Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Ficus benghalensis L. Moraceae 8
Ficus microcarpa L.f. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Salicaceae 8
Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus lobatus (Murray) Kuntze Malvaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hibiscus vitifolius L. Malvaceae 8
Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth Fabaceae 8
Indigofera tinctoria L. Fabaceae 8
Ischaemum ciliare Retz. Poaceae 8
Ischaemum muticum L. Poaceae 8
Justicia procumbens L. Acanthaceae 8
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew Urticaceae 8
Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze Asteraceae 8
Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Vitaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Morinda citrifolia L. Rubiaceae 8
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Neptunia oleracea Lour. Fabaceae 8
Ocimum gratissimum L. Lamiaceae 8
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Oplismenus burmanni (Retz.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze Pandanaceae 8
Pavetta indica L. Rubiaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Persicaria barbata (L.) Hara Polygonaceae 8
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Verbenaceae 8
Phyllanthus fraternus G.L.Webster Phyllanthaceae 8
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L. Phyllanthaceae 8
Phyllanthus urinaria L. Phyllanthaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae 8
Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Polygala erioptera DC. Polygalaceae 8
Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulacaceae 8
Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. Urticaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz Apocynaceae 8
Ruellia prostrata Poir. Acanthaceae 8
Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees Acanthaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight Fabaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borss.Waalk. Malvaceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski Asteraceae 8
Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr. Poaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Myrtaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng. Fabaceae 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
Trichosanthes cucumerina L. Cucurbitaceae 8
Typhonium roxburghii Schott Araceae 8
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vincetoxicum indicum (Burm.f.) Mabb. Apocynaceae 8
Vitex negundo L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. Poaceae 7
Erythrina stricta Roxb. Fabaceae 7
Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi Fabaceae 7
Acalypha malabarica Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Micrococca mercurialis Benth. Euphorbiaceae 5
Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff Asteraceae 4
Digera muricata (L.) Mart. Amaranthaceae 4
Euphorbia rosea Retz. Euphorbiaceae 4
Nanorrhinum ramosissimum (Wall.) Betsche Plantaginaceae 4
Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston Celastraceae 4
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton Lamiaceae 3
Tragia involucrata L. Euphorbiaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 28 more species as native to Laccadive 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 (LDV). 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.