List of endemic plants of New Caledonia

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New Caledonia is an archipelago in the South Pacific. It includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. Politically New Caledonia is a sui generis collectivity of France, while it is recognized as a distinct botanical country by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. [1]

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New Caledonia is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of vascular plants, including the endemic plant families Amborellaceae, Oncothecaceae, and Phellinaceae, and the endemic genera Achlydosa , Acropogon , Amborella , Amphorogyne , Apiopetalum , Arillastrum , Arthroclianthus , Artia , Austrotaxus , Basselinia , Beauprea , Beaupreopsis , Bocquillonia , Bopopia , Burretiokentia , Campynemanthe , Canacomyrica , Cerberiopsis , Chamaedendron , Chambeyronia , Clematepistephium , Clinosperma , Cloezia , Cocconerion , Codia , Coilochilus, Comptonella , Crossosperma , Cyathopsis , Cyphokentia , Cyphophoenix , Daenikera, Deltaria , Depanthus , Dicarpellum , Dutailliopsis , Dutaillyea , Eriaxis , Eucarpha , Gastrolepis , Gonatostylis , Gongrodiscus , Greslania , Hachettea , Hooglandia , Jaffrea , Kanakomyrtus , Kibaropsis , Longetia , Loxodiscus , Mangenotiella , Maxwellia , Menepetalum , Montrouziera , Myodocarpus , Myrtastrum , Myrtopsis , Myricanthe , Nemuaron , Neoguillauminia , Neoschmidia , Nephrodesmus , Normandia , Oncotheca , Pachyplectron , Pancheria , Paracryphia , Parasitaxus , Peripterygia , Phelline , Picrella , Platyspermation , Pleurocalyptus , Podonephelium , Purpureostemon , Pycnandra , Salaciopsis , Scagea , Solmsia , Sparattosyce , Storthocalyx , Strasburgeria , Stromatopteris , Thiollierea , and Virotia . [2]

Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Extinct and presumed extinct species are indicated with †. [2]

Acanthaceae

Alseuosmiaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amborellaceae

Anacardiaceae

Annonaceae

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Aquifoliaceae

Araliaceae

Araucariaceae

Arecaceae

Argophyllaceae

Asparagaceae

Asphodelaceae

Aspleniaceae

Asteliaceae

Asteraceae

Atherospermataceae

Balanopaceae

Bignoniaceae

Brassicaceae

Burseraceae

Calophyllaceae

Campynemataceae

Cannabaceae

Capparaceae

Cardiopteridaceae

Casuarinaceae

Celastraceae

Chloranthaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Clusiaceae

Combretaceae

Connaraceae

Convolvulaceae

Corynocarpaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Cunoniaceae

Cupressaceae

Cyatheaceae

Cyperaceae

Dilleniaceae

Droseraceae

Ebenaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Ericaceae

Eriocaulaceae

Erythroxylaceae

Escalloniaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Gesneriaceae

Gleicheniaceae

Goodeniaceae

Hernandiaceae

Hymenophyllaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae

Lauraceae

Lecythidaceae

Linaceae

Lindsaeaceae

Loganiaceae

Loranthaceae

Lycopodiaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

Marattiaceae

Meliaceae

Menispermaceae

Metteniusaceae

Molluginaceae

Monimiaceae

Moraceae

Myodocarpaceae

Myricaceae

Myrtaceae

Nepenthaceae

Nothofagaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Olacaceae

Oleaceae

Oncothecaceae

Orchidaceae

Oxalidaceae

Pandanaceae

Paracryphiaceae

Phellinaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Picrodendraceae

Piperaceae

Pittosporaceae

Poaceae

Podocarpaceae

Polygalaceae

Polypodiaceae

Primulaceae

Proteaceae

Psilotaceae

Pteridaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rhizophoraceae

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Salicaceae

Santalaceae

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Schizaeaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Selaginellaceae

Simaroubaceae

Smilacaceae

Solanaceae

Stemonuraceae

Symplocaceae

Taxaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Trimeniaceae

Violaceae

Winteraceae

Xeronemataceae

Xyridaceae

References

  1. Brummitt, R. K. (2001). World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases For Plant Sciences (TDWG). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Endemic plants of New Caledonia, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2025.