Plants native to Wallis-Futuna Is.

We document 154 of the 299 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Wallis-Futuna Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 154 Native, per Kew 299 Coverage 52% TDWG WAL

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 154 native to Wallis-Futuna Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral Cyperaceae 8
Acrostichum aureum 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
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium laserpitiifolium Lam. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Balanophoraceae 8
Barringtonia asiatica Kurz Lecythidaceae 8
Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae 8
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake Poaceae 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 rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canavalia sericea A.Gray Fabaceae 8
Capparis spinosa L. Capparaceae 8
Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae 8
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae 8
Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Cerbera manghas L. Apocynaceae 8
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Colubrina asiatica Brongn. Rhamnaceae 8
Commelina diffusa Burm.f. Commelinaceae 8
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr. Malvaceae 8
Cordia subcordata Lam. Cordiaceae 8
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. Asparagaceae 8
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume Orchidaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 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
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
Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq. Poaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diplazium proliferum (Lam.) Thouars Athyriaceae 8
Dipteris conjugata Reinw. Dipteridaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Araceae 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 complanata (Retz.) Link Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. Cyperaceae 8
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi Salicaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae 8
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K.Schum. Rubiaceae 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
Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki Hernandiaceae 8
Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume Orchidaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill Apocynaceae 8
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg Fabaceae 8
Ipomoea littoralis Blume Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea violacea L. Convolvulaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Lindernia procumbens (Krock.) Philcox Linderniaceae 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 grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews Polypodiaceae 8
Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. Poaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr. Orchidaceae 8
Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm. Lindsaeaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi Pandanaceae 8
Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Lythraceae 8
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. Phyllanthaceae 8
Piper lanatum Roxb. Piperaceae 8
Piper macropiper Pennant Piperaceae 8
Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. Urticaceae 8
Pisonia grandis R.Br. Nyctaginaceae 8
Planchonella chartacea H.J.Lam Sapotaceae 8
Pleocnemia irregularis (C.Presl) Holttum Dryopteridaceae 8
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Sapindaceae 8
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Fabaceae 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
Ruellia prostrata Poir. Acanthaceae 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 pacifica Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Spathoglottis plicata Blume Orchidaceae 8
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. Blechnaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Dioscoreaceae 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
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Linderniaceae 8
Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf Poaceae 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
Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume Elaeocarpaceae 6
Neonauclea forsteri (Seem. ex Havil.) Merr. Rubiaceae 6
Ochrosia oppositifolia K.Schum. Apocynaceae 6
Pandanus dubius Spreng. Pandanaceae 6
Acacia simplex (Sparrm.) Pedley Fabaceae 5
Davallia pectinata Sm. Davalliaceae 5
Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr. Cyperaceae 5
Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich. Rubiaceae 4
Leucosyke corymbulosa (Wedd.) Wedd. Urticaceae 4
Triumfetta procumbens G.Forst. Malvaceae 4
Antrophyum plantagineum Kaulf. Pteridaceae 3
Appendicula reflexa Blume Orchidaceae 3
Cypholophus macrocephalus (Blume) Wedd. Urticaceae 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
Phaius amboinensis Blume Orchidaceae 3
Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching Lycopodiaceae 3
Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza Rhizophoraceae 3
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. Cyperaceae 3
Tectaria crenata Cav. Tectariaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 145 more species as native to Wallis-Futuna Is. 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 (WAL). 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.