Plants native to New Caledonia

We document 488 of the 3,213 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to New Caledonia. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 488 Native, per Kew 3,213 Coverage 15% TDWG NWC

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 488 native to New Caledonia

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abrodictyum caudatum (Brack.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Abutilon auritum (Wall. ex Link) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Acanthus ilicifolius L. Acanthaceae 8
Acronychia laevis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Rutaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Acrostichum speciosum Willd. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum aethiopicum L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum caudatum L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum ciliatum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth. Meliaceae 8
Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc. Poaceae 8
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. Zingiberaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Amblovenatum immersum (Blume) Mazumdar Thelypteridaceae 8
Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel. Thelypteridaceae 8
Amyema scandens (Tiegh.) Danser Loranthaceae 8
Amylotheca dictyophleba Tiegh. Loranthaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Anthocarapa nitidula (Benth.) T.D.Penn. ex Mabb. Meliaceae 8
Antrophyum callifolium Blume Pteridaceae 8
Apluda mutica L. Poaceae 8
Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Araucaria columnaris (G.Forst.) Hook. Araucariaceae 8
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston Arthropteridaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium attenuatum R.Br. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium obtusatum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium tenerum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Acanthaceae 8
Azolla pinnata R.Br. Salviniaceae 8
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Balanophoraceae 8
Baloghia inophylla (G.Forst.) P.S.Green Euphorbiaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Blumea axillaris DC. Asteraceae 8
Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Blumea riparia DC. Asteraceae 8
Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr. Asteraceae 8
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják Cyperaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Breynia disticha J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Brownseya serpentina (Kunze) Li Bing Zhang, L.D.Sheph., D.K.Chen, X.M.Zhou & H.He Lycopodiaceae 8
Caladenia carnea R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce Orchidaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Callitriche muelleri Sond. Plantaginaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. Gentianaceae 8
Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake Poaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Carex appressa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae 8
Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen Vitaceae 8
Celastrus subspicatus Hook. Celastraceae 8
Celtis paniculata (Endl.) Planch. Cannabaceae 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
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Cerbera odollam Gaertn. Apocynaceae 8
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. Rhizophoraceae 8
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett. Pteridaceae 8
Cheilanthes nudiuscula (R.Br.) T.Moore Pteridaceae 8
Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze Pteridaceae 8
Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Cissus repens Lam. Vitaceae 8
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl Cyperaceae 8
Coelogyne imbricata (Hook.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr. Malvaceae 8
Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. Cordiaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Croton insularis Baill. Euphorbiaceae 8
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Hypoxidaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. Apocynaceae 8
Cynometra iripa Kostel. Fabaceae 8
Cyperus gracilis R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyrtococcum patens (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Dalbergia candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain Fabaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Dendrobium aemulum R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Dendrobium bowmanii Benth. Orchidaceae 8
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell. Orchidaceae 8
Dendrobium linguiforme Sw. Orchidaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Rubiaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn. Asphodelaceae 8
Dichanthium sericeum (R.Br.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Dictymia brownii (Wikstr.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Dienia ophrydis (J.Koenig) Seidenf. Orchidaceae 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
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey Cucurbitaceae 8
Dipodium squamatum (G.Forst.) R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Dipteris conjugata Reinw. Dipteridaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn & Decken Pteridaceae 8
Dracophyllum ramosum Pancher ex Brongn. & Gris Ericaceae 8
Dracophyllum verticillatum Labill. Ericaceae 8
Drosera neocaledonica Raym.-Hamet Droseraceae 8
Drynaria rigidula (Sw.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Drypetes deplanchei (Brongn. & Gris) Merr. Putranjivaceae 8
Duboisia myoporoides R.Br. Solanaceae 8
Elatine gratioloides A.Cunn. Elatinaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Epaltes australis Less. Asteraceae 8
Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 8
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. Equisetaceae 8
Eragrostis elongata (Willd.) J.Jacq. Poaceae 8
Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Euchiton japonicus (Thunb.) Holub Asteraceae 8
Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. Euphorbiaceae 8
Eustrephus latifolius R.Br. Asparagaceae 8
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Gentianaceae 8
Fatoua pilosa Gaudich. Moraceae 8
Ficus fraseri Miq. Moraceae 8
Ficus microcarpa L.f. Moraceae 8
Ficus obliqua G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. Moraceae 8
Ficus virens Aiton Moraceae 8
Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume Moraceae 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
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Freycinetia arborea Gaudich. Pandanaceae 8
Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Gahnia sieberiana Kunth Cyperaceae 8
Geijera salicifolia Schott Rutaceae 8
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Asphodelaceae 8
Gleichenia dicarpa R.Br. Gleicheniaceae 8
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br. Gleicheniaceae 8
Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp Asteraceae 8
Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Glycine tomentella Hayata Fabaceae 8
Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Grewia prunifolia A.Gray Malvaceae 8
Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Grona varians (Labill.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. Hernandiaceae 8
Halfordia kendack (Montrouz.) Guillaumin Rutaceae 8
Halodule pinifolia (Miki) Hartog Cymodoceaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 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
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
Huberantha nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku Annonaceae 8
Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 8
Hypericum gramineum G.Forst. Hypericaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze Fabaceae 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 muticum L. Poaceae 8
Jacquemontia paniculata (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Jasminum simplicifolium G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Juncus usitatus L.A.S.Johnson Juncaceae 8
Korthalsella lindsayi (Oliv. ex Hook.f.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Korthalsella salicornioides (A.Cunn.) Tiegh. Santalaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) Tzvelev Asteraceae 8
Lastreopsis tenera (R.Br.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin Cyperaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Lindsaea linearis Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Liparis elliptica Wight Orchidaceae 8
Ludwigia perennis L. Onagraceae 8
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. Combretaceae 8
Lycopodium clavatum L. Lycopodiaceae 8
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. Lygodiaceae 8
Lygodium reticulatum Schkuhr Lygodiaceae 8
Lysimachia decurrens G.Forst. Primulaceae 8
Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. Primulaceae 8
Machaerina articulata (R.Br.) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Machaerina rubiginosa (Biehler) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner Moraceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Maekawaea rhytidophylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Mallotus repandus (Rottler) Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 8
Marsilea mutica Mett. Marsileaceae 8
Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake Myrtaceae 8
Melastoma denticulatum Labill. Melastomataceae 8
Melicope triphylla (Lam.) Merr. Rutaceae 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
Microtis parviflora R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Mimusops elengi L. Sapotaceae 8
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. Poaceae 8
Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br. Loganiaceae 8
Monococcus echinophorus F.Muell. Petiveriaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.f. Nepenthaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Nicotiana forsteri Roem. & Schult. Solanaceae 8
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze Menyanthaceae 8
Oberonia titania Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Ochrosia elliptica Labill. Apocynaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Odontosoria deltoidea (C.Chr.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 8
Olea paniculata R.Br. Oleaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Orthoceras strictum R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Oxytes brachypoda (A.Gray) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis Bignoniaceae 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 urvilleana A.Rich. Piperaceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Pisonia aculeata L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella chartacea H.J.Lam Sapotaceae 8
Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C.Chr. Polypodiaceae 8
Pleiogynium timoriense (DC.) Leenh. Anacardiaceae 8
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms Araliaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Pseuderanthemum variabile (R.Br.) Radlk. Acanthaceae 8
Pseudodiphasium volubile (G.Forst.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Pseudolycopodium densum (Rothm.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Psychotria rupicola (Baill.) Schltr. Rubiaceae 8
Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris terminalis Wall. ex J.Agardh Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Pterocaulon redolens (Willd.) Fern.-Vill. Asteraceae 8
Pterocaulon serrulatum Guillaumin Asteraceae 8
Pterocaulon sphacelatum (Labill.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex F.Muell. Asteraceae 8
Pterostylis curta R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Ptisana attenuata (Labill.) Murdock Marattiaceae 8
Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock Marattiaceae 8
Pullenia gunnii (Benth. ex Hook.f.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Pyrrosia confluens (R.Br.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Pyrrosia longifolia (Burm.f.) Morton Polypodiaceae 8
Reholttumia truncata (Poir.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 8
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rubus moluccanus L. Rosaceae 8
Ruellia prostrata Poir. Acanthaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers. Primulaceae 8
Santaloides minor (Gaertn.) G.Schellenb. Connaraceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. Gentianaceae 8
Schizaea bifida Willd. Schizaeaceae 8
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. Schizaeaceae 8
Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye Cyperaceae 8
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Scleria levis Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Scleromitrion galioides (F.Muell.) K.L.Gibbons Rubiaceae 8
Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C.F.Gaertn. Rubiaceae 8
Secamone elliptica R.Br. Apocynaceae 8
Semecarpus australiensis Engl. Anacardiaceae 8
Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Fabaceae 8
Setaria distans (Trin.) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Sonneratia alba Sm. Lythraceae 8
Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. Lythraceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Spinifex sericeus R.Br. Poaceae 8
Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers Menispermaceae 8
Sticherus flabellatus (R.Br.) St.John Gleicheniaceae 8
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood Acanthaceae 8
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner Potamogetonaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey Blechnaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Tetracera sarmentosa (L.) Vahl Dilleniaceae 8
Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Aizoaceae 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
Tmesipteris lanceolata P.A.Dang. Psilotaceae 8
Tmesipteris sigmatifolia Chinnock Psilotaceae 8
Tragus australianus S.T.Blake Poaceae 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
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Utricularia dichotoma Labill. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia gibba L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Utricularia uliginosa Vahl Lentibulariaceae 8
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. Lamiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Wahlenbergia gracilis (G.Forst.) A.DC. Campanulaceae 8
Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey. Thymelaeaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig Meliaceae 8
Xylocarpus rumphii (Kostel.) Mabb. Meliaceae 8
Abrodictyum dentatum (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 7
Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. Ceratophyllaceae 7
Clematis pickeringii A.Gray Ranunculaceae 7
Cynometra ramiflora L. Fabaceae 7
Ficus prolixa G.Forst. Moraceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Huperzia javanica (Sw.) C.Y.Yang Lycopodiaceae 7
Oceaniopteris obtusata (Labill.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 7
Operculina codonantha (Benth.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 7
Achlydosa glandulosa (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Orchidaceae 6
Bergera crenulata (Turcz.) F.J.Mou Rutaceae 6
Diospyros hebecarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth. Ebenaceae 6
Doodia media R.Br. Blechnaceae 6
Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume Elaeocarpaceae 6
Hypolepis resistens Hook. Dennstaedtiaceae 6
Lindsaea agatii (Brack.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 6
Lomandra banksii (R.Br.) Ewart Asparagaceae 6
Myodocarpus fraxinifolius Brongn. & Gris Myodocarpaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Potamogeton ochreatus Raoul Potamogetonaceae 6
Pteris vieillardii Mett. Pteridaceae 6
Stromatopteris moniliformis Mett. Gleicheniaceae 6
Abebaia dissecta (L.f.) Randriarisoa & K.Armstr. Sapotaceae 5
Acacia simplex (Sparrm.) Pedley Fabaceae 5
Actinostachys melanesica (Selling) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 5
Amborella trichopoda Baill. Amborellaceae 5
Asplenium oligolepidum C.Chr. Aspleniaceae 5
Asplenium pseudobulbiferum Brownlie Aspleniaceae 5
Cunonia macrophylla Brongn. & Gris Cunoniaceae 5
Cyathopsis albicans (Brongn. & Gris) Quinn Ericaceae 5
Dasygrammitis crassifrons (Baker) Parris Polypodiaceae 5
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Dendroconche latilobata (Mett.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field Polypodiaceae 5
Dictymia mckeei Tindale Polypodiaceae 5
Eragrostis parviflora (R.Br.) Trin. Poaceae 5
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl Cyperaceae 5
Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. Cymodoceaceae 5
Lindsaea nervosa Mett. Lindsaeaceae 5
Liparis laxa Schltr. Orchidaceae 5
Normandia neocaledonica Hook.f. Rubiaceae 5
Oreogrammitis neocaledonica (Copel.) Parris Polypodiaceae 5
Paspalum forsterianum Flüggé Poaceae 5
Saccoloma firmum (Kuhn) C.Chr. Saccolomataceae 5
Taeniophyllum muelleri Lindl. ex Benth. Orchidaceae 5
Xanthostemon aurantiacus (Brongn. & Gris) Schltr. Myrtaceae 5
Abrodictyum laetum (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Asplenium pteridoides Baker Aspleniaceae 4
Asplenium subflexuosum Ros 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
Dacrydium araucarioides Brongn. & Gris Podocarpaceae 4
Dennstaedtia maxima (E.Fourn.) L.A.Triana & Sundue Dennstaedtiaceae 4
Dianella adenanthera (G.Forst.) R.J.F.Hend. Asphodelaceae 4
Dicksonia munzingeri Noben & Lehnert Dicksoniaceae 4
Elaphoglossum vieillardii (Mett.) T.Moore Dryopteridaceae 4
Garcinia amplexicaulis Vieill. ex Pierre Clusiaceae 4
Hymenophyllum pallidum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Montrouziera sphaeroidea Pancher ex Planch. & Triana Clusiaceae 4
Nothocnide repanda (Blume) Blume Urticaceae 4
Oceaniopteris gibba (Labill.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 4
Odontosoria alutacea (Mett.) Perrie & L.D.Sheph. Lindsaeaceae 4
Paphia neocaledonica (Guillaumin) P.F.Stevens Ericaceae 4
Parablechnum chauliodontum (Copel.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 4
Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston Celastraceae 4
Rorippa sarmentosa (G.Forst. ex DC.) J.F.Macbr. Brassicaceae 4
Sannantha leratii (Schltr.) Peter G.Wilson Myrtaceae 4
Scaevola beckii Zahlbr. Goodeniaceae 4
Selaginella hordeiformis Baker Selaginellaceae 4
Sphaeropteris intermedia (Mett.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 4
Teratophyllum wilkesianum (Brack.) Holttum Dryopteridaceae 4
Thalassogrammitis deplanchei (Baker) Parris, Sundue, Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Polypodiaceae 4
Thiollierea campanulata (Brongn.) Baum.-Bod. Rubiaceae 4
Tmesipteris vieillardii Dangeard Psilotaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Zeuxine samoensis Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Acacia spirorbis Labill. Fabaceae 3
Adiantum novae-caledoniae Keyserl. Pteridaceae 3
Alphitonia neocaledonica (Schltr.) Guillaumin Rhamnaceae 3
Alsophila vieillardii (Mett.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 3
Anoectochilus subregularis (Rchb.f.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 3
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Appendicula reflexa Blume Orchidaceae 3
Argophyllum vernicosum Däniker Argophyllaceae 3
Calymmodon cucullatus (Nees & Blume) C.Presl Polypodiaceae 3
Campecarpus fulcitus (Brongn.) H.Wendl. ex Becc. Arecaceae 3
Carex maculata Boott Cyperaceae 3
Causonis australasica L.M.Lu & Jackes Vitaceae 3
Coryphopteris fasciculata (Fourn.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 3
Dendrobium poissonianum Schltr. Orchidaceae 3
Dendroconche varians (Mett.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field Polypodiaceae 3
Diplazium echinatum C.Chr. Athyriaceae 3
Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae 3
Homalanthus nutans Guill. Euphorbiaceae 3
Hymenophyllum dimidiatum Mett.; Kuhn Hymenophyllaceae 3
Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Leptopteris wilkesiana (Brack.) Christ Osmundaceae 3
Lindsaea prolongata E.Fourn. Lindsaeaceae 3
Lindsaea rufa K.U.Kramer Lindsaeaceae 3
Lomariopsis novae-caledoniae Mett Lomariopsidaceae 3
Lygodium hians E.Fourn. Lygodiaceae 3
Pancheria elegans Brongn. & Gris Cunoniaceae 3
Pancheria hirsuta Vieill. ex Pamp. Cunoniaceae 3
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching Lycopodiaceae 3
Polyphlebium vieillardii (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Porpax karikouyensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen Orchidaceae 3
Pteris balansae E.Fourn. Pteridaceae 3
Ptisana rolandi-principis (Rosenst.) Christenh. Marattiaceae 3
Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza Rhizophoraceae 3
Selaginella neocaledonica Baker Selaginellaceae 3
Sphaeropteris albifrons (Fourn.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 3
Tapeinidium moorei (Hook.) Hieron. Lindsaeaceae 3
Tomophyllum subsecundodissectum (Zoll.) Parris Polypodiaceae 3
Tristaniopsis glauca Brongn. & Gris Myrtaceae 3
Virotia francii (Guillaumin) P.H.Weston & A.R.Mast Proteaceae 3
Xyris neocaledonica Rendle Xyridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 2,725 more species as native to New Caledonia 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 (NWC). 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.