Plants native to Marianas

We document 251 of the 455 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Marianas. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 251 Native, per Kew 455 Coverage 55% TDWG MRN

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 251 native to Marianas

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Achyranthes bidentata Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. 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 opulentum (Kaulf.) J.P.Roux Thelypteridaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Moraceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium bulbiferum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Avicennia alba Blume Acanthaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Balanophoraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr. Asteraceae 8
Boehmeria densiflora Hook. & Arn. Urticaceae 8
Boerhavia glabrata Blume Nyctaginaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Bonnaya antipoda (L.) Druce Linderniaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Buddleja asiatica Lour. Scrophulariaceae 8
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars Fabaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cardiospermum corindum L. Sapindaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae 8
Celastrus hindsii Benth. Celastraceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Ceratophyllum demersum L. Ceratophyllaceae 8
Cerbera odollam Gaertn. Apocynaceae 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
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 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
Ctenitis subglandulosa (Hance) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Hypoxidaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cynometra iripa Kostel. Fabaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus difformis 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 polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyrtococcum patens (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Dalbergia candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain Fabaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr. Amaranthaceae 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
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Entada rheedei Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC. Myrtaceae 8
Eulophia graminea Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Eulophia nuda Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Eurya nitida Korth. Pentaphylacaceae 8
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae 8
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Gentianaceae 8
Ficus microcarpa L.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton Fabaceae 8
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp Asteraceae 8
Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Goniophlebium persicifolium (Desv.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae 8
Grewia prunifolia A.Gray Malvaceae 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
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
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 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 barbatum Retz. Poaceae 8
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew Urticaceae 8
Leptopetalum strigulosum (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Lindernia procumbens (Krock.) Philcox Linderniaceae 8
Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt Combretaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. Primulaceae 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
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Myoporum boninense Koidz. Scrophulariaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (Sw.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Lamiaceae 8
Odontosoria biflora (Kaulf.) C.Chr. Lindsaeaceae 8
Ophioderma falcatum (C.Presl) Deg. Ophioglossaceae 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
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
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae 8
Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth Poaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Potamogeton lucens L. Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton wrightii Morong Potamogetonaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pterocarpus indicus Willd. Fabaceae 8
Rhizophora apiculata Blume Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchosia acuminatissima Miq. Fabaceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 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
Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus maschalinus Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring Selaginellaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Sida fallax Walp. Malvaceae 8
Sida rhombifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis micronesiaca Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 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
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Linderniaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara Cannabaceae 8
Tribulus cistoides L. Zygophyllaceae 8
Tristellateia australasiae A.Rich. Malpighiaceae 8
Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. Moraceae 8
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Utricularia bifida L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia caerulea L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia uliginosa Vahl Lentibulariaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vitex negundo L. Lamiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Zehneria guamensis (Merr.) Fosberg Cucurbitaceae 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
Tectaria dissecta (G.Forst.) Lellinger Tectariaceae 7
Crateva religiosa G.Forst. Capparaceae 6
Cycas micronesica K.D.Hill Cycadaceae 6
Limnophila indica (L.) Druce Plantaginaceae 6
Lindsaea agatii (Brack.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers. Poaceae 6
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Dimeria ornithopoda Trin. Poaceae 5
Euphorbia bifida Hook. & Arn. Euphorbiaceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich. Rubiaceae 4
Cyanthillium patulum (Aiton) H.Rob. Asteraceae 4
Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew Urticaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. Pteridaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Mnesithea laevis (Retz.) Kunth Poaceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3
Tectaria crenata Cav. Tectariaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 204 more species as native to Marianas 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 (MRN). 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.