Moʻorea, also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word Moʻoreʻa, meaning "yellow lizard": Moʻo = lizard ; Reʻa = yellow. An older name for the island is ʻAimeho, sometimes spelled ʻAimeo or ʻEimeo. Early Western colonists and voyagers also referred to Moʻorea as York Island or Santo Domingo.
Astronidium fraternum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Glochidion grantii, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus grantii, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Tahaa and Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is restricted to montane plateaus and ridge forests at elevations of 435–730 meters.
Glochidion longfieldiae, or kaema in the Rapa language, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rapa in the Austral Islands in French Polynesia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is extremely closely related to the tree Glochidion rapaense, which is also endemic to Rapa.
Phyllanthus manono, also known as manono or mahame in Tahitian, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Windward Society Islands in French Polynesia, where it is found on the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. Compared to other species of Phyllanthus in the Society Islands, P. manono is found in relatively low-elevation areas, including some disturbed environments.
Phyllanthus marchionicus is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, where it grows on the islands of Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, and Fatu Hiva, in a variety of habitats.
Phyllanthus raiateaensis is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Te Mehani Plateau on the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Phyllanthus st-johnii is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Moorea.
Phyllanthus nadeaudii is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, where it is found on several mountains above 420 meters elevation.
Glochidion papenooense, also known by its synonym Phyllanthus papenooense, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is restricted to wetland habitats. Because of its rarity, it is protected by law in French Polynesia.
Glochidion raivavense, also known by its synonym Phyllanthus raivavense or by the local name mahame on the island of Tubuai, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Austral Islands in French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Rurutu, Tubuai, and Raivavae.
Glochidion rapaense, also known by its synonym Phyllanthus rapaense, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rapa in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is extremely closely related to Glochidion longfieldiae, which is also endemic to Rapa.
Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Like all other species of Glochidion, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.
Glochidion tooviianum is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Toovii Plateau on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Wagner and Lorence (2011) consider this species to be the same as Phyllanthus marchionicus, as both species are indistinguishable except for the presence of pubescence on G. tooviianum and the absence of pubescence on P. marchionicus/G. marchionicum.
Lepinia taitensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the islands of Moorea and Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.
Macaranga attenuata is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is found on Moorea, Raiatea, and Tahiti.
Pittosporum taitense is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is a tree endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Partula is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae.
Sclerotheca is a genus of plants native to various islands in the South Pacific. Nine of the ten known species are French Polynesia, the tenth to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
- Sclerotheca arborea(G.Forst.) DC - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca forsteriDrake - Moorea, Tahiti
- Sclerotheca jayorumJ.Raynal - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca longistigmataF.Br. - Marquesas
- Sclerotheca margaretaeR.Br. - Rapa
- Sclerotheca magdalenaeJ.Florence - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca oreadesE.Willm. - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca raiateensis(Baill.) Pillon & Florence - Raiatea
- Sclerotheca seigelii(Florence) Pillon & Florence - Marquesas
- Sclerotheca viridifloraCheeseman - Rarotonga
Pterophylla parviflora, formerly known as Weinmannia parviflora, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
