Plants native to Samoa

We document 249 of the 832 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Samoa. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 249 Native, per Kew 832 Coverage 30% TDWG SAM

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 249 native to Samoa

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Abrodictyum caudatum (Brack.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum philippense L. Pteridaceae 8
Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng. Rubiaceae 8
Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult. Apocynaceae 8
Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae 8
Antrophyum callifolium Blume Pteridaceae 8
Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston Arthropteridaceae 8
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium amboinense Willd. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium tenerum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Austroblechnum lanceolatum (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny Rhizophoraceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calophyllaceae 8
Canavalia cathartica Thouars Fabaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae 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
Ceratophyllum demersum L. Ceratophyllaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Cerbera odollam Gaertn. Apocynaceae 8
Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Cocos nucifera L. Arecaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr. Malvaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Coriaria ruscifolia L. Coriariaceae 8
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume Orchidaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume Amaranthaceae 8
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô Thelypteridaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott Araceae 8
Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn Davalliaceae 8
Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. Davalliaceae 8
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples Convolvulaceae 8
Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Derris trifoliata Lour. Fabaceae 8
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae 8
Didymoglossum tahitense (Nadeaud) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diplaziopsis javanica (Blume) C.Chr. Diplaziopsidaceae 8
Diplazium dilatatum Blume Athyriaceae 8
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. Athyriaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dipteris conjugata Reinw. Dipteridaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn & Decken Pteridaceae 8
Drynaria rigidula (Sw.) Bedd. Polypodiaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 8
Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae 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
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi Salicaceae 8
Freycinetia arborea Gaudich. Pandanaceae 8
Garuga floribunda Decne. Burseraceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 8
Gleichenia dicarpa R.Br. Gleicheniaceae 8
Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae 8
Grewia prunifolia A.Gray Malvaceae 8
Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Fabaceae 8
Guettarda speciosa L. Rubiaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. Hernandiaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Harpullia arborea (Blanco) Radlk. Sapindaceae 8
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 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
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill Apocynaceae 8
Hymenophyllum dilatatum (Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum flabellatum Labill. Hymenophyllaceae 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
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Kleinhovia hospita L. Malvaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado Fabaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Melastoma denticulatum Labill. Melastomataceae 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
Musa banksii F.Muell. Musaceae 8
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis flexuosa Colenso Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L.f.) Druce Rubiaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Convolvulaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Parablechnum procerum (G.Forst.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst. Poaceae 8
Passiflora aurantia G.Forst. Passifloraceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich. Piperaceae 8
Phlegmariurus squarrosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lycopodiaceae 8
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Verbenaceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Piper macropiper Pennant Piperaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Polyphlebium endlicherianum (C.Presl) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Sapindaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 8
Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulacaceae 8
Premna serratifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteris biaurita L. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris ensiformis Burm. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tripartita Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton Cyperaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 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
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. Blechnaceae 8
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers Menispermaceae 8
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. Convolvulaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 8
Tectaria decurrens (C.Presl) Copel. Tectariaceae 8
Tectaria stearnsii Maxon Tectariaceae 8
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Fabaceae 8
Terminalia catappa L. Combretaceae 8
Thespesia populnea Sol. ex Corrêa Malvaceae 8
Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. Poaceae 8
Tmesipteris tannensis (Spreng.) Bernh. Psilotaceae 8
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Linderniaceae 8
Trema orientale (L.) Blume Cannabaceae 8
Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara Cannabaceae 8
Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. Moraceae 8
Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. Lamiaceae 8
Vitex trifolia L. Lamiaceae 8
Volkameria inermis L. Lamiaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Ximenia americana L. Olacaceae 8
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. Meliaceae 8
Asplenium lobulatum Mett. Aspleniaceae 7
Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore Nyctaginaceae 7
Ficus prolixa G.Forst. Moraceae 7
Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Loganiaceae 7
Huperzia javanica (Sw.) C.Y.Yang Lycopodiaceae 7
Tectaria dissecta (G.Forst.) Lellinger Tectariaceae 7
Trichosanthes quinquangulata A.Gray Cucurbitaceae 7
Crateva religiosa G.Forst. Capparaceae 6
Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merr. Plantaginaceae 6
Lindsaea agatii (Brack.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaeaceae 6
Neonauclea forsteri (Seem. ex Havil.) Merr. Rubiaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Oxera amicorum (Seem.) Gâteblé & Barrabé Lamiaceae 6
Zehneria mucronata Miq. Cucurbitaceae 6
Abebaia dissecta (L.f.) Randriarisoa & K.Armstr. Sapotaceae 5
Acacia simplex (Sparrm.) Pedley Fabaceae 5
Cyclophyllum barbatum (G.Forst.) N.Hallé & J.Florence Rubiaceae 5
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr. Cyperaceae 5
Asplenium insiticium Brack. Aspleniaceae 4
Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg Nyctaginaceae 4
Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.Lam.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Cryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk. Orchidaceae 4
Cycas seemannii A.Braun Cycadaceae 4
Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr. Fabaceae 4
Hymenophyllum pallidum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 4
Ischaemum aristatum L. Poaceae 4
Leucosyke corymbulosa (Wedd.) Wedd. Urticaceae 4
Teratophyllum wilkesianum (Brack.) Holttum Dryopteridaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Zeuxine samoensis Schltr. Orchidaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill. Urticaceae 3
Carex maculata Boott Cyperaceae 3
Cypholophus macrocephalus (Blume) Wedd. Urticaceae 3
Davallia heterophylla Sm. Davalliaceae 3
Diplazium echinatum C.Chr. Athyriaceae 3
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 3
Homalanthus nutans Guill. Euphorbiaceae 3
Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Lastreopsis decomposita (R.Br.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 3
Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. Rubiaceae 3
Leptopteris wilkesiana (Brack.) Christ Osmundaceae 3
Lycopodium venustulum Gaudich. Lycopodiaceae 3
Macaranga harveyana Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae 3
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching Lycopodiaceae 3
Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza Rhizophoraceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Strophocaulon unitum (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 3
Tectaria crenata Cav. Tectariaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 583 more species as native to Samoa 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 (SAM). 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.