Plants native to Ogasawara-shoto

We document 195 of the 335 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Ogasawara-shoto. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 195 Native, per Kew 335 Coverage 58% TDWG OGA

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 195 native to Ogasawara-shoto

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abrodictyum obscurum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Achyranthes bidentata Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson Cyperaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Aeginetia indica L. Orobanchaceae 8
Alsophila spinulosa (Hook.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 8
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Amaranthaceae 8
Angelica japonica A.Gray Apiaceae 8
Ardisia sieboldii Miq. Primulaceae 8
Artemisia princeps Pamp. Asteraceae 8
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino Poaceae 8
Arundo donax L. Poaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium ritoense Hayata Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium setoi N.Murak. & Seriz. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium tenerum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Aster indicus L. Asteraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Boehmeria densiflora Hook. & Arn. Urticaceae 8
Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Boerhavia repens L. Nyctaginaceae 8
Bothriospermum zeylanicum (J.Jacq.) Druce Boraginaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia lineata (Thunb.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Carex wahuensis C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Causonis japonica (Thunb.) Raf. Vitaceae 8
Celastrus hindsii Benth. Celastraceae 8
Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb. Poaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. Caryophyllaceae 8
Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl Cyperaceae 8
Clematis terniflora DC. Ranunculaceae 8
Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae 8
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume Orchidaceae 8
Crepidomanes latealatum (Bosch) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Ctenitis subglandulosa (Hance) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus flavidus Retz. 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 accrescens (Trin.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Cyrtococcum patens (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.) C.Presl Dryopteridaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté Asphodelaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler Poaceae 8
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Digitaria violascens Link Poaceae 8
Diplazium virescens Kunze Athyriaceae 8
Diplazium wichurae (Mett.) Diels Athyriaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link Poaceae 8
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Orchidaceae 8
Euonymus carnosus Hemsl. Celastraceae 8
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Convolvulaceae 8
Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitam. Asteraceae 8
Ficus pumila L. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis bisumbellata (Forssk.) Bubani Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis sieboldii Miq. Cyperaceae 8
Freycinetia formosana Hemsl. Pandanaceae 8
Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Grona heterophylla (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Saururaceae 8
Hydrocotyle ramiflora Maxim. Araliaceae 8
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam. Araliaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Ixeris japonica (Burm.f.) Nakai Asteraceae 8
Ixeris stolonifera A.Gray Asteraceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Lamium amplexicaule L. Lamiaceae 8
Lepisorus fortuni (T.Moore) C.M.Kuo Polypodiaceae 8
Leptochilus decurrens Blume Polypodiaceae 8
Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi Poaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Leucas chinensis (Retz.) Sm. Lamiaceae 8
Lomariopsis boninensis Nakai Lomariopsidaceae 8
Lycianthes biflora (Lour.) Bitter Solanaceae 8
Lycium carolinianum Walter Solanaceae 8
Lysimachia japonica Thunb. Primulaceae 8
Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. Primulaceae 8
Machaerina rubiginosa (Biehler) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Microlepia strigosa Prantl Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson Poaceae 8
Morinda citrifolia L. Rubiaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Murdannia loriformis (Hassk.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy Commelinaceae 8
Myoporum boninense Koidz. Scrophulariaceae 8
Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Odontosoria biflora (Kaulf.) C.Chr. Lindsaeaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Onychium japonicum (Thunb.) Kunze Pteridaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Paederia foetida L. Rubiaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. Poaceae 8
Paspalum thunbergii Kunth ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre Polygonaceae 8
Phyllanthus urinaria L. Phyllanthaceae 8
Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi Piperaceae 8
Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Plantago asiatica L. Plantaginaceae 8
Plenasium banksiifolium (C.Presl) C.Presl Osmundaceae 8
Portulaca psammotropha Hance Portulacaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Ranunculus cantoniensis DC. Ranunculaceae 8
Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. Rosaceae 8
Rumex japonicus Houtt. Polygonaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Sagina japonica (Sw. ex Steud.) Ohwi Caryophyllaceae 8
Sagina maxima A.Gray Caryophyllaceae 8
Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Blume Viburnaceae 8
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl Goodeniaceae 8
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Goodeniaceae 8
Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Scirpus ternatanus Reinw. ex Miq. Cyperaceae 8
Scleria levis Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Selaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring Selaginellaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Setaria distans (Trin.) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Sida acuta Burm.f. Malvaceae 8
Sida rhombifolia L. Malvaceae 8
Smilax china L. Smilacaceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zucc. Stachyuraceae 8
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Aizoaceae 8
Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. Poaceae 8
Torenia anagallis (Burm.f.) Wannan, W.R.Barker & Y.S.Liang Linderniaceae 8
Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze Anacardiaceae 8
Trachelospermum asiaticum Nakai Apocynaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Typhonium roxburghii Schott Araceae 8
Veronica javanica Blume Plantaginaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Viola mandshurica W.Becker Violaceae 8
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. Lamiaceae 8
Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. Campanulaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Siebold & Zucc. Rutaceae 8
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. Poaceae 8
Corydalis heterocarpa Siebold & Zucc. Papaveraceae 7
Eulophia zollingeri (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm. Orchidaceae 7
Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl Cyperaceae 5
Leptochilus ellipticus (Thunb.) Noot. Polypodiaceae 5
Limonium wrightii (Hance) Kuntze Plumbaginaceae 4
Allium thunbergii G.Don Amaryllidaceae 3
Carex hattoriana Nakai ex Tuyama Cyperaceae 3
Cymbopogon goeringii (Steud.) A.Camus Poaceae 3
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 140 more species as native to Ogasawara-shoto 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 (OGA). 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.