Plants native to Niue

We document 105 of the 210 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Niue. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 105 Native, per Kew 210 Coverage 50% TDWG NUE

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 105 native to Niue

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Amblovenatum opulentum (Kaulf.) J.P.Roux Thelypteridaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. Poaceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Didymoplexis pallens Griff. Orchidaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Erythrina variegata L. Fabaceae 8
Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC. Myrtaceae 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
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi Salicaceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 8
Grewia prunifolia A.Gray Malvaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn. Rutaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. Poaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. Poaceae 8
Passiflora aurantia G.Forst. Passifloraceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella chartacea H.J.Lam Sapotaceae 8
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Sapindaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Santaloides minor (Gaertn.) G.Schellenb. Connaraceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. Schizaeaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara Cannabaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Ficus prolixa G.Forst. Moraceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Tectaria dissecta (G.Forst.) Lellinger Tectariaceae 7
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Zehneria mucronata Miq. Cucurbitaceae 6
Glochidion ramiflorum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 5
Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich. Rubiaceae 4
Ischaemum aristatum L. Poaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Zeuxine samoensis Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Homalanthus nutans Guill. Euphorbiaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Macaranga harveyana Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 105 more species as native to Niue 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 (NUE). 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.