Plants native to Réunion

We document 329 of the 932 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Réunion. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 329 Native, per Kew 932 Coverage 35% TDWG REU

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 329 native to Réunion

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd. Fabaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Actiniopteris semiflabellata Pic.Serm. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum poiretii Wikstr. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum reniforme L. Pteridaceae 8
Agarista buxifolia (Lam.) G.Don Ericaceae 8
Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ammannia baccifera L. Lythraceae 8
Anthonya hirta (Sw.) Windham & Pryer Pteridaceae 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
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium mauritianum (C.Presl) Viane Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium monanthes L. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium theciferum (Kunth) Mett. Aspleniaceae 8
Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth Asteliaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Blechnum australe L. Blechnaceae 8
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake Poaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Bulbophyllum occlusum Ridl. Orchidaceae 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
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Carex brunnea Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Cenchrus setosus Sw. Poaceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Chloris barbata Sw. Poaceae 8
Chloris pycnothrix Trin. Poaceae 8
Choristosoria calomelanos (Sw.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Choristosoria viridis (Forssk.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 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 africana L. Commelinaceae 8
Cordylostigma virgatum (Willd.) Groeninckx & Dessein Rubiaceae 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
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. Apocynaceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. Boraginaceae 8
Cynorkis fastigiata Thouars Orchidaceae 8
Cynorkis peyrotii Bosser Orchidaceae 8
Cynorkis ridleyi T.Durand & Schinz 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 difformis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus flavidus Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus laevigatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mundii (Nees) Kunth Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 8
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteridaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Dactyloctenium australe Steud. 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 boryana (Willd.) M.Kato Athyriaceae 8
Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M.Kato Athyriaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 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
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Disperis woodii Bolus Orchidaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dracaena reflexa Lam. Asparagaceae 8
Dryopteris squamiseta (Hook.) Kuntze Dryopteridaceae 8
Ehrharta erecta Lam. Poaceae 8
Elaeodendron orientale Jacq. Celastraceae 8
Elaphoglossum acrostichoides (Hook. & Grev.) Schelpe Dryopteridaceae 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
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. Equisetaceae 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
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. Poaceae 8
Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. Ericaceae 8
Eulalia aurea (Bory) Kunth 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 indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle Phyllanthaceae 8
Forgesia racemosa J.F.Gmel. Escalloniaceae 8
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. Fabaceae 8
Gisekia pharnaceoides L. Gisekiaceae 8
Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm. Gleicheniaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl Heliotropiaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Poaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Holothrix villosa Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. Lycopodiaceae 8
Hymenophyllum peltatum (Poir.) Desv. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. Arecaceae 8
Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf Poaceae 8
Hypericum lanceolatum Lam. Hypericaceae 8
Hypolepis rugosula (Labill.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypoxis angustifolia Lam. Hypoxidaceae 8
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae 8
Indigofera spicata Forssk. Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) Tzvelev Asteraceae 8
Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew Urticaceae 8
Leea guineensis G.Don Vitaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepisorus excavatus (Bory ex Willd.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston Linderniaceae 8
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 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
Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. Primulaceae 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
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 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
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Oeonia rosea Ridl. Orchidaceae 8
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Oldenlandia herbacea (L.) Roxb. Rubiaceae 8
Olea europaea L. Oleaceae 8
Oleandra distenta Kunze Oleandraceae 8
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. Ophioglossaceae 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
Pavonia columella Cav. Malvaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Peperomia bangroana C.DC. Piperaceae 8
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet Acanthaceae 8
Phlegmariurus gnidioides (L.f.) A.R.Field & Bostock Lycopodiaceae 8
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) Holub 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
Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf. Polypodiaceae 8
Pleurostylia pachyphloea Tul. Celastraceae 8
Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchidaceae 8
Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng. Orchidaceae 8
Polystichum luctuosum (Kunze) T.Moore Dryopteridaceae 8
Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris cretica L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris dentata Forssk. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris vittata L. Pteridaceae 8
Rhipsalis baccifera (Sol. ex J.S.Muell.) Stearn Cactaceae 8
Rhynchospora brownii Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton Poaceae 8
Rubus apetalus Poir. Rosaceae 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 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 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
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Caryophyllaceae 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
Synostemon bacciformis (L.) G.L.Webster Phyllanthaceae 8
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia bentzoe (L.) L.f. Combretaceae 8
Tragus racemosus (L.) All. Poaceae 8
Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae 8
Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Poaceae 8
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Urochloa panicoides P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don Rutaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 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
Alsophila borbonica (Desv.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 6
Angraecum conchoglossum Schltr. Orchidaceae 6
Asplenium gemmiferum Schrad. Aspleniaceae 6
Cardamine africana L. Brassicaceae 6
Jumellea stenophylla (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 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
Amauropelta bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum Thelypteridaceae 5
Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp. Orchidaceae 5
Arthropteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) Posth. Arthropteridaceae 5
Cordyline mauritiana (Lam.) J.F.Macbr. Asparagaceae 5
Crotalaria uncinella Lam. Fabaceae 5
Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 5
Isachne mauritiana Kunth Poaceae 5
Nastus borbonicus J.F.Gmel. Poaceae 5
Pandanus purpurascens Thouars Pandanaceae 5
Sophora denudata Bory Fabaceae 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
Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Polypodiaceae 4
Oberonia disticha (Lam.) Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Pandanus montanus Bory Pandanaceae 4
Pellaeopsis pilosa (Poir.) Windham Pteridaceae 4
Piper borbonense (Miq.) C.DC. Piperaceae 4
Selaginella fruticulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Spring Selaginellaceae 4
Vittaria isoetifolia Bory Pteridaceae 4
Acmella caulirhiza Delile Asteraceae 3
Angiopteris madagascariensis de Vriese Marattiaceae 3
Arthropteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr. Arthropteridaceae 3
Asplenium lividum Mett.; Kuhn Aspleniaceae 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
Cynorkis lilacina Ridl. Orchidaceae 3
Cyrtococcum multinode (Lam.) Clayton Poaceae 3
Erica galioides Lam. Ericaceae 3
Erythroxylum laurifolium Lam. Erythroxylaceae 3
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae 3
Gaertnera vaginata Poir. Rubiaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Hubertia tomentosa Bory Asteraceae 3
Hymenophyllum hygrometricum (Poir.) Desv. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Hymenophyllum sibthorpioides (Bory) Mett. Hymenophyllaceae 3
Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J.Sm. Nephrolepidaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Phyllanthus revaughanii Coode Phyllanthaceae 3
Pilea urticifolia (L.f.) Blume Urticaceae 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 603 more species as native to Réunion 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 (REU). 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.