Plants Native to Palau
PlantoScan's database lists 14 plants native to Palau that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Apocynaceae (7), Fabaceae (2) and Elaeocarpaceae (1), and the largest genera include Tabernaemontana, Rejoua and Dipodium.
Native ranges come from each species' recorded natural distribution, so the list includes wild species alongside familiar garden plants and houseplants. Plants with complete care profiles and photos are listed first; each card links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature and toxicity data.
Plants native to Palau
Dipodium freycinetioides
OrchidaceaeAI generated
Joga
Elaeocarpus joga
ElaeocarpaceaefletchermooreCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Finschia
Finschia chloroxantha
ProteaceaeAI generated
Horsfieldia palauensis
MyristicaceaeSiphonophoreSlingerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Small-leaved Parkia
Parkia parvifoliola
FabaceaeAI generated
Ceylon Teak
Pericopsis mooniana
FabaceaeAI generated
Orange bulbine
Rejoua aurantiaca
ApocynaceaeAI generated
New Guinea impatiens
Rejoua novoguineensis
ApocynaceaeAI generated
Forest bell bush
Tabernaemontana anguinea
ApocynaceaeAI generated
Orange Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana aurantiaca
ApocynaceaeAI generated
Orange Dogbane
Tabernaemontana aurantiaca f. anguinea
ApocynaceaeAI generated
New Guinea Gardenia
Tabernaemontana novoguineensis
ApocynaceaeAI generated
Tabernaemontana pentasticta
ApocynaceaeAI generated
Branched bladderwort
Utricularia bifida
LentibulariaceaeLawrence HyltonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
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