Plants native to Mauritius

We document 327 of the 904 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Mauritius. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 327 Native, per Kew 904 Coverage 36% TDWG MAU

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 327 native to Mauritius

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd. Fabaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Actiniopteris semiflabellata Pic.Serm. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum reniforme L. Pteridaceae 8
Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ammannia baccifera L. Lythraceae 8
Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel. Thelypteridaceae 8
Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn. Aphloiaceae 8
Apluda mutica L. Poaceae 8
Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey. ex Arn. Metteniusaceae 8
Aristida setacea Retz. Poaceae 8
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino Poaceae 8
Asphodelus fistulosus L. Asphodelaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium mauritianum (C.Presl) Viane Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze Aspleniaceae 8
Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth Asteliaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G.Sm. Cyperaceae 8
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake Poaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke Cyperaceae 8
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. Capparaceae 8
Capparis tomentosa Lam. Capparaceae 8
Cardamine hirsuta L. Brassicaceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Carex brunnea Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Chloris barbata Sw. Poaceae 8
Chloris pycnothrix Trin. Poaceae 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
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Cissampelos pareira L. Menispermaceae 8
Cissus rotundifolia Lam. Vitaceae 8
Cnestis polyphylla Lam. Connaraceae 8
Cochlidium serrulatum (Sw.) L.E.Bishop Polypodiaceae 8
Coleus madagascariensis (Pers.) A.Chev. Lamiaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Commelina forskaolii Vahl Commelinaceae 8
Crassocephalum rubens (Jacq.) S.Moore Asteraceae 8
Crepidomanes melanotrichum (Schltdl.) J.P.Roux Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae 8
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don Commelinaceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. Boraginaceae 8
Cynorkis fastigiata Thouars 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 conglomeratus Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth 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 flavidus Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus hyalinus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus laevigatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus lanceolatus Poir. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus prolifer Lam. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M.Kato Athyriaceae 8
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté Asphodelaceae 8
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Dichondra repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Convolvulaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler Poaceae 8
Digitaria didactyla Willd. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diospyros egrettarum I.Richardson Ebenaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dracaena reflexa Lam. Asparagaceae 8
Elaeodendron orientale Jacq. Celastraceae 8
Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Eulophia maculata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Fernelia buxifolia Lam. Rubiaceae 8
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Flagellaria guineensis Schumach. Flagellariaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. Fabaceae 8
Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori Malvaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir. Hypericaceae 8
Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench Asteraceae 8
Helichrysum stoechas (L.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Poaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf Poaceae 8
Hypolepis rugosula (Labill.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypoxis angustifolia Lam. Hypoxidaceae 8
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae 8
Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera spicata Forssk. Fabaceae 8
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Juncus bufonius L. Juncaceae 8
Juncus effusus L. Juncaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) Tzvelev Asteraceae 8
Laurembergia repens P.J.Bergius Haloragaceae 8
Leea guineensis G.Don Vitaceae 8
Leersia hexandra Sw. Poaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. Lamiaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link Lamiaceae 8
Lindernia parviflora (Roxb.) Haines Linderniaceae 8
Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston Linderniaceae 8
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Lomaridium attenuatum (Sw.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Lomariocycas tabularis (Thunb.) Gasper & A.R.Sm. Blechnaceae 8
Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara Onagraceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Lycopodium clavatum L. Lycopodiaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 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
Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Microsorum punctatum Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Mussaenda arcuata Poir. Rubiaceae 8
Najas marina L. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Nephrolepis abrupta (Bory) Mett. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Nymphoides thunbergiana (Griseb.) Kuntze Menyanthaceae 8
Ocimum gratissimum L. Lamiaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Oldenlandia herbacea (L.) Roxb. Rubiaceae 8
Olea europaea L. Oleaceae 8
Oleandra distenta Kunze Oleandraceae 8
Oplismenus burmanni (Retz.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus undulatifolius Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Osmunda regalis L. Osmundaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Panicum brevifolium L. Poaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Phlegmariurus gnidioides (L.f.) A.R.Field & Bostock Lycopodiaceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phragmites mauritianus Kunth Poaceae 8
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L. Phyllanthaceae 8
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. Phyllanthaceae 8
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae 8
Polhillides velutina (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchidaceae 8
Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng. Orchidaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Pseudarthria hookeri Wight & Arn. Fabaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris dentata Forssk. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Rhipsalis baccifera (Sol. ex J.S.Muell.) Stearn Cactaceae 8
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchospora brownii Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter Cyperaceae 8
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton Poaceae 8
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Scleria distans Poir. Cyperaceae 8
Scleria gaertneri Raddi Cyperaceae 8
Scutia myrtina Kurz Rhamnaceae 8
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight Fabaceae 8
Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz Poaceae 8
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Sida rhombifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Sida spinosa L. Malvaceae 8
Sigesbeckia orientalis L. Asteraceae 8
Smilax anceps Willd. Smilacaceae 8
Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae 8
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae 8
Spermacoce articularis L.f. Rubiaceae 8
Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (L.) Brongn. Poaceae 8
Sticherus flagellaris (Bory ex Willd.) Ching Gleicheniaceae 8
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner Potamogetonaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Synostemon bacciformis (L.) G.L.Webster Phyllanthaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia bentzoe (L.) L.f. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae 8
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Urochloa panicoides P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Utricularia gibba L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia stellaris L.f. Lentibulariaceae 8
Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don Rutaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Viola inconspicua Blume Violaceae 8
Vitex negundo L. Lamiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Zanthoxylum asiaticum (L.) Appelhans, Groppo & J.Wen Rutaceae 8
Zornia gibbosa Span. Fabaceae 8
Acampe pachyglossa Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 7
Acanthophoenix rubra (Bory) H.Wendl. Arecaceae 7
Christella hispidula (Decne.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 7
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr Cyperaceae 7
Cyperus intactus Vahl Cyperaceae 7
Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. Poaceae 7
Erythroxylum sideroxyloides Lam. Erythroxylaceae 7
Pteris linearis Poir. Pteridaceae 7
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 7
Alsophila borbonica (Desv.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 6
Asplenium gemmiferum Schrad. Aspleniaceae 6
Asplenium sandersonii Hook. Aspleniaceae 6
Dracaena concinna Kunth Asparagaceae 6
Machaerina iridifolia (Bory) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 6
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae 6
Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp Poaceae 6
Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. Malvaceae 6
Acalypha integrifolia Willd. Euphorbiaceae 5
Actiniopteris australis (L.f.) Link Pteridaceae 5
Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp. Orchidaceae 5
Arthropteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) Posth. Arthropteridaceae 5
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench Lamiaceae 5
Cordyline mauritiana (Lam.) J.F.Macbr. Asparagaceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Isachne mauritiana Kunth Poaceae 5
Pandanus vandermeeschii Balf.f. Pandanaceae 5
Paramollugo nudicaulis (Lam.) Thulin Molluginaceae 5
Psiadia arguta Voigt Asteraceae 5
Blotiella pubescens (Kaulf.) R.M.Tryon Dennstaedtiaceae 4
Corymborkis corymbis Thouars Orchidaceae 4
Cossinia pinnata Comm. ex Lam. Sapindaceae 4
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Grona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 4
Latania loddigesii Mart. Arecaceae 4
Lilaeopsis mauritiana G.Petersen & Affolter Apiaceae 4
Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Polypodiaceae 4
Oberonia disticha (Lam.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Pellaeopsis pilosa (Poir.) Windham Pteridaceae 4
Piper borbonense (Miq.) C.DC. Piperaceae 4
Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston Celastraceae 4
Polyscias maraisiana Lowry & G.M.Plunkett Araliaceae 4
Schoenoplectiella articulata (L.) Lye Cyperaceae 4
Selaginella fruticulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Spring Selaginellaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Acmella caulirhiza Delile Asteraceae 3
Actinoschoenus aphyllus (Vahl) Larridon Cyperaceae 3
Angiopteris madagascariensis de Vriese Marattiaceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Buddleja indica Lam. Scrophulariaceae 3
Clematis mauritiana Lam. Ranunculaceae 3
Coptosperma borbonicum (Hend. & Andr.Hend.) De Block Rubiaceae 3
Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 3
Cyrtococcum multinode (Lam.) Clayton Poaceae 3
Erythroxylum laurifolium Lam. Erythroxylaceae 3
Eugenia lucida Lam. Myrtaceae 3
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Hymenophyllum hygrometricum (Poir.) Desv. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Hymenophyllum sibthorpioides (Bory) Mett. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Phyllanthus revaughanii Coode Phyllanthaceae 3
Polystichum ammifolium C.Chr. Dryopteridaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 577 more species as native to Mauritius 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 (MAU). 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.