The Flora of Samoa Research Checklist: Flora of Samoa

Flora of Samoa

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Authors: W.A. Whistler

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Locality: Samoa Archipelago (-14.316880, -170.761250)

Notes: Scientific names have been updated to follow the APG IV system of flowering plant classification.

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Families: 81

Genera: 220

Species: 310 (species rank)

Total Taxa: 317 (including subsp. and var.)

Abutilon whistleri Fosb.

Tree

Acacia simplex (Sparr.) L. Pedley

Tree, source: View PDF

Acalypha sp.

Shrub

Acalypha grandis Benth.

Shrub

Acalypha lanceolata Willd.

Herb

Achyranthes aspera L.

Herb

Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn.

Herb, source: View PDF

Adenostemma viscosum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Herb

Agrostophyllum megalurum Rchb.f.

Orchid

Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng.

Shrub

Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd.

Tree

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Herb

Alpinia samoensis Reinecke

Herb

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicholson

Herb

Anacardium occidentale L.

Tree

Anacolosa insularis Christoph.

Tree

Aneilima vitiense (Seem.) Faden

Herb

Appendicula bracteosa Rchb.f.

Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg

Tree

Asplenium excisum Lam.

Fern

Asplenium unilaterale Lam.

Fern

Atuna racemosa Raf.

Tree

Balaka samoensis Becc.

Tree

Balaka tahitensis Christoph.

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Tree

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Vine

Bischofia javanica Blume

Tree

Blumea milnei Seem.

Herb

Boehmeria sp.

Shrub

Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill.

Herb

Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg

Herb

Boerhavia repens L.

Herb

Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Her. ex Vent.

Tree

Bulbophyllum apodum Hook.f.

Bulbophyllum atrorubens Schltr.

Bulbophyllum betchei F.Muell.

Orchid

Bulbophyllum distichobulbum P.J.Cribb

Orchid

Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

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Bulbophyllum longiscapum Rolfe

Bulbophyllum pachyanthum Schltr.

Orchid

Bulbophyllum rosticeps Rchb.f.

Bulbophyllum samoanum Schltr.

Bulbophyllum savaiiense Schltr.

Orchid

Bulbophyllum trachyanthum Kraenzl.

Orchid

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.

Shrub

Calanthe hololeuca Rchb. f.

Orchid

Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames

Calophyllum inophyllum L.

Tree

Calymmodon latealatus Copeland

Fern

Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Tree

Canavalia sericea A. Gray

Vine

Capparis cordifolia Lam.

Shrub

Capsicum frutescens L.

Herb

Carica papaya L.

Herb

Casearia samoensis Whistler

Tree

Cenchrus caliculatus Cav.

Herb

Cenchrus calyculatus Cav.

Herb

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Herb

Centipeda minima (L.) A. Braun & Ascherson

Herb

Ceratophyllum demersum L.

Herb

Cerbera manghas L.

Tree

Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.

Herb

Chionanthus vitiensis (Seem.) A.C.Sm.

Tree

Christella pacifica Holttum

Fern

Chrysoglossum ornatum Bl.

Orchid

Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle

Tree

Citrus medica L.

Tree

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

Tree

Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.

Shrub

Clinostigma onchorhynchum Becc.

Clinostigma samoense H.Wendl.

Clinostigma warburgii Becc.

Cocos nucifera L.

Tree

Coelogyne lycastoides F.Muell. & Kraenzl.

Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.

Herb

Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn.

Shrub

Commelina diffusa Burm.f.

Herb

Cordia aspera G.Forst.

Tree

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Shrub

Corybas betchei (F. Muell.) Schltr.

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Crateva religiosa G. Forst.

Tree

Cryptostylis arachnites (Blume) Hassk.

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Ctenitis samoensis (C. Chr.) Holttum

Fern

Cucumis melo L.

Vine

Curcuma longa L.

Herb

Cyathula prostrata (L.) Bl.

Herb

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Herb

Cymbopogon refractus (R.Br.) A.Camus

Herb

Cyrtandra campanulata Reinecke

Shrub

Cyrtandra funkii Reinecke

Shrub

Cyrtandra geminata Reinecke

Shrub

Cyrtandra guerkeana Lauterb.

Shrub

Cyrtandra mamolea Reinecke

Shrub

Dendrobium biflorum (G.Forst.) Sw.

Dendrobium calcaratum A.Rich.

Dendrobium catillare Rchb.f.

Orchid

Dendrobium dactylodes Rchb.f.

Dendrobium goldfinchii F.Muell.

Dendrobium samoense P.J.Cribb

Dendrobium scirpoides Schltr.

Orchid

Dendrobium sladei J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb

Dendrobium whistleri Cribb

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Dendrocnide harveyi (Seem.) Chew

Tree

Didymoplexis micradenia (Rchb.f.) Hemsl.

Dioclea wilsonii Standl.

Vine

Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Vine

Diplazium dilatatum Blume

Fern

Diplocaulobium fililobum F.Muell.

Dodonaea viscosa Jacq.

Shrub

Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn

Fern

Dracontomelon vitiense Engl.

Tree

Elatostema tutuilense Whistler

Shrub

Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Herb

Epiblastus sciadanthus (F.Muell.) Schltr.

Orchid

Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. - pothos

Vine

Eria robusta (Blume) Lindl.

Erythrina fusca Lour.

Tree

Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.)Merr.

Tree

Erythrina variegata L.

Shrub

Erythrodes oxyglossa Schltr.

Orchid

Erythrodes parvula Kores

Erythrodes purpurascens Schltr.

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Etlingera cevuga (Seem.) R.M.Sm.

Herb

Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) A.Cunn. ex DC.

Tree

Euodia hortensis J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Tree

Euphorbia reineckei Pax

Shrub

Ficus obliqua G.Forst.

Tree

Ficus prolixa G.Forst.

Tree

Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.

Tree

Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi

Tree

Gahnia vitiensis Rendle

Herb

Gardenia taitensis DC.

Tree

Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Tree

Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.

Orchid

Glochidion ramiflorum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Tree

Glomera montana Rchb.f.

Goodyera sp.

Orchid

Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl.

Orchid

Gossypium hirsutum L.

Shrub

Grammitis hookeri Copel.

Fern

Guioa rhoifolia (A.Gray) Radlk.

Tree

Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.

Tree

Habenaria monogyne Schltr.

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Hedyotis romanzoffiensis Cham. & Schltdl.

Shrub

Hernandia nymphaeifolia (J.Presl) Kubitzki

Tree

Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume

Hetaeria whitmeei Rchb. f.

Orchid

Heteropogon contortus (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & Schultes

Herb

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Tree

Hibiscus tiliaceus L.

Tree

Homalanthus nutans (G. Forst.) Guillaumin

Tree

Hoya australis R.Br. ex Traill

Vine

Hoya whistleri Kloppenburg

Vine

Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson)Fosberg

Tree

Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.

Herb

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.

Vine

Ischaemum stokesii G.Forst.

Herb

Ixora elegans Gillespie

Tree

Joinvillea plicata (Hook.f.) Newell & B.C.Stone

Herb

Kleinhovia hospita L.

Tree

Korthalsella horneana (Tiegh.) Molvray

Shrub

Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew

Tree

Lepturopetium kuniense Morat

Herb

Leucas decemdentata (Willd.) Sm.

Herb

Limnophila fragrans (G.Forst.) Seem.

Herb

Lindsaea repens (Bory) Thwaites

Fern

Lindsaea tetragona Kramer

Fern

Liparis alavaensis Lindl.

Orchid

Liparis caespitosa (Lam.) Lindl.

Orchid

Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.f.

Liparis gibbosa (Finet) J.J.Wood

Orchid

Luisia teretifolia (G.Forst.) Hook.f.

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Macaranga harveyana (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg.

Tree

Macharina falcata (Nees) T.Koyama

Herb

Macropiper puberulum Benth.

Shrub

Macropiper timothianum (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.

Shrub

Mangifera indica L.

Tree

Manilkara dissecta (L.f.) Dubard

Tree

Manilkara samoensis H. J. Lam & B. Meeuse

Tree

Mapania parvibracteata (C.B. Clarke) Uittien

Herb

Mariscus whitmeei C. B. Clarke

Herb

Mediocalcar paradoxum (Kraenzl.) Schltr.

Melicope retusa (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley

Tree

Melicope richii (A. Gray) T.G. Hartley

Shrub

Melicope sulcata T. G. Hartley

Tree

Melicope vatiana Setchell) T.G. Hartley

Tree

Melodinus vitiense Rolfe

Liana

Metrosideros gregoryi Christoph.

Tree

Metroxylon paulcoxii McClatchey

Metroxylon upoluense Becc.

Metroxylon warburgii (Heimerl) Becc.

Micromelum minutum Wight & Arn.

Tree

Microstylis samoensis Schltr.

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Microstylis taurina Rchb. f.

Orchid

Microtatorchis samoensis Schltr.

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Mikania micrantha Kunth

Vine

Milletia pinnata (L.) Panigrani

Tree

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrani

Tree

Morinda citrifolia L.

Tree

Morinda myrtifolia A.Gray

Vine

Mucuna glabra (Rein.) Wilmot-Dear.

Vine

Musa x paradisiaca L.

Herb

Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore

Tree

Nervilia aragoana (Blume) Schltr.

Orchid

Nervilia grandiflora Schltr.

Orchid

Oberonia equitans (G.Forst.) Mutel

Oberonia heliophila Rchb.f.

Ophioglossum reticulatum L.

Fern

Orthiopteris tenuis (Brackenridge) Brownlie

Fern

Pandanus sp.

Tree

Pandanus reineckei Warb.

Tree

Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi

Tree

Pandanus whitmeeanus Martelli

Tree

Parasponia andersonii (Planch.) Planch.

Tree

Parinari insularum A.Gray

Tree

Passiflora aurantia Raf.

Vine

Pemphis acidula Forst.

Tree

Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

Herb

Peperomia pallida (Forst. f.) Dietr.

Herb

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth

Herb

Peristylus tradescantifolius (Rchb. f.) Kores

Orchid

Peristylus whistleri P.J.Cribb

Orchid

Phaius amboinensis Blume

Phaius tancarvilleae (Banks) Blume

Phaleria disperma (G. Forst.) Baill.

Shrub

Phreatia matthewsii Rchb.f.

Phreatia micrantha (A.Rich.) Lindl.

Phreatia minima Schltr.

Orchid

Phreatia paleata (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Orchid

Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.

Herb

Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

Fern

Physalis angulata L.

Herb

Piper graeffei Warb.

Vine

Piper methysticum G.Forst.

Shrub

Plumbago zeylanica L.

Shrub

Plumeria rubra L.

Tree

Pneumatopteris costata (Brackenridge) Holttum

Fern

Pneumatopteris rodigasiana (T. Moore) Holttum

Fern

Polyalthia sp.

Tree

Polyscias reineckei Harms

Tree

Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg

Shrub

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth ex Mert.

Fern

Portulaca quadrifida L.

Herb

Premna serratifolia L.

Tree

Pseuderia ramosa L. O. Williams

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Psidium guajava L.

Tree

Psilotum nudum (L.) Grisebach

Fern

Psychotria bristolii Whistler

Tree

Psychotria chlorocalyx K. Schum.

Tree

Psychotria insularum A.Gray

Tree

Psychotria juddii Christoph.

Tree

Ramalina sp.

Lichen

Rorippa sarmentosa (Soland. ex Forst.) J.F. Macbr.

Herb

Saccharum maximum (Brongn.) Trin.

Herb

Saccharum officinarum L.

Herb

Sapindus saponaria L.

Tree

Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro

Bamboo

Schoenorchis micrantha Reinw. ex Bl.

Orchid

Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr.

Herb

Senna alata (L.)Roxb.

Shrub

Senna sophera (L.)Roxb.

Shrub

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

Herb

Sida rhombifolia L.

Shrub

Sida samoensis Rechinger

Shrub

Sigesbeckia orientalis L.

Herb

Solanum ferox L.

Shrub

Solanum viride Forst. f. ex Spreng.

Shrub

Sophora tomentosa L.

Shrub

Spathoglottis plicata Blume

Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon

Fern

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

Orchid

Spondias dulcis Parkinson

Tree

Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray

Vine

Strychnos vitiensis A. W. Hill

Liana

Suriana maritima L.

Shrub

Syzygium christophersenii Whistler

Tree

Syzygium corynocarpum (A.Gray) Mull.Stuttg.

Tree

Syzygium effusum (A. Gray) Walp.

Tree

Syzygium graeffei Whistler

Tree

Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Tree

Syzygium neurocalyx (A.Gray) Christoph.

Tree

Syzygium vaupelii Whistler

Tree

Tacca maculata Seem.

Herb

Taeniophyllum fasciola (G.Forst.) Seem.

Taeniophyllum gracile (Rolfe) Garay

Taeniophyllum savaiiense Cribb and Whistler

Orchid

Taeniophyllum whistleri P.J.Cribb

Orchid

Tagetes erecta L.

Herb

Tarenna sambucina (G.Forst.) T.Durand ex Drake

Tree

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.

Shrub

Terminalia catappa L.

Tree

Thelasis carinata Bl.

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Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa

Tree

Thrixspermum graeffei Rchb.f.

Trema cannabina Lour.

Tree

Trichomanes taeniatum Copeland

Fern Ally

Trichosanthes reineckeana Cogn.

Vine

Tropidia effusa Rchb. f.

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Uraria lagopodoides (L.)DC.

Shrub

Urena lobata L.

Herb

Vavaea amicorum Benth.

Tree

Vigna adenantha (G.F.W. Meyer) Marechal, Mascherpa & Stanier

Vine

Vigna marina (Burm.)Merr.

Vine

Vitex trifolia L.

Herb

Vrydagzynea samoana Schltr.

Orchid

Vrydagzynea vitiensis Rchb.f.

Orchid

Waltheria indica L.

Shrub

Wedelia biflora (L.) DC.

Herb

Ximenia americana L.

Shrub

Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem.

Tree

Zanthoxylum pinnatum (Forst.) Oliver

Tree

Zeuxine plantaginea Schltr.

Orchid

Zeuxine stenophylla (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake

Zeuxine vieillardii (Rchb. f.) Schltr.

Orchid

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Herb

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

Herb

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Copyright ©2018 W.A Whistler. Data portal development has been supported through the cooperation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, The Government of Samoa.
We are currently actively uploading datasets for this project.

Powered by Symbiota software.Usage Policy.