Plants native to Rodrigues

We document 106 of the 182 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Rodrigues. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 106 Native, per Kew 182 Coverage 58% TDWG ROD

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 106 native to Rodrigues

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ammannia baccifera L. Lythraceae 8
Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn. Aphloiaceae 8
Aristida setacea Retz. Poaceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake Poaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Carex brunnea Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Chloris barbata Sw. Poaceae 8
Chloris pycnothrix Trin. Poaceae 8
Choristosoria viridis (Forssk.) Windham & Schuettp. Pteridaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae 8
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. Apocynaceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus laevigatus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dichondra repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Convolvulaceae 8
Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler Poaceae 8
Digitaria didactyla Willd. Poaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dracaena reflexa Lam. Asparagaceae 8
Elaeodendron orientale Jacq. Celastraceae 8
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. Poaceae 8
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Fernelia buxifolia Lam. Rubiaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 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
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf Poaceae 8
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae 8
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs Poaceae 8
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Phragmites mauritianus Kunth Poaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteris dentata Forssk. Pteridaceae 8
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Scutia myrtina Kurz Rhamnaceae 8
Senecio madagascariensis Poir. Asteraceae 8
Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Sida spinosa L. Malvaceae 8
Sigesbeckia orientalis L. Asteraceae 8
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae 8
Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (L.) Brongn. Poaceae 8
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze Orobanchaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 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
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae 8
Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don Rutaceae 8
Zannichellia palustris L. Potamogetonaceae 8
Zanthoxylum asiaticum (L.) Appelhans, Groppo & J.Wen Rutaceae 8
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr Cyperaceae 7
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae 6
Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp Poaceae 6
Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. Malvaceae 6
Grona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 4
Buddleja indica Lam. Scrophulariaceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 76 more species as native to Rodrigues 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 (ROD). 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.