Plants Native to Pitcairn Islands
PlantoScan's database lists 29 plants native to Pitcairn Islands that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Solanaceae (10), Santalaceae (3) and Myrtaceae (2), and the largest genera include Solanum, Santalum and Abutilon.
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 Pitcairn Islands
Bearded Cyclophyllum
Cyclophyllum barbatum
RubiaceaeJon SullivanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Largeleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus macrophyllus
Cyperaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
ʻŌhiʻa
Metrosideros collina
MyrtaceaeSamuel BrownCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Bonin Island Hawthorn
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Rosaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
- Pitcairn Island MallowAbutilon pitcairnensePlantoScan
Pitcairn Island Mallow
Abutilon pitcairnense
Malvaceae - Rhomboid-leaved allophylusAllophylus rhomboidalisPlantoScan
Rhomboid-leaved allophylus
Allophylus rhomboidalis
Sapindaceae - None knownGlochidion comitumPlantoScan
None known
Glochidion comitum
Phyllanthaceae - HernandiaHernandia stokesiiPlantoScan
Hernandia
Hernandia stokesii
Hernandiaceae - None knownHomalium taypauPlantoScan
None known
Homalium taypau
Salicaceae - Leptospermum collinumLeptospermum collinumPlantoScan
Leptospermum collinum
Myrtaceae - PukaMeryta brachypodaPlantoScan
Puka
Meryta brachypoda
Araliaceae - Hosaka's colicwoodMyrsine hosakaePlantoScan
Hosaka's colicwood
Myrsine hosakae
Primulaceae - BeachberryPremna tahitensisPlantoScan
Beachberry
Premna tahitensis
Lamiaceae - Fire ChokecherryPyrus anthyllidifoliaPlantoScan
Fire Chokecherry
Pyrus anthyllidifolia
Rosaceae - Tahitian SandalwoodSantalum insularePlantoScan
Tahitian Sandalwood
Santalum insulare
Santalaceae - Mountain sandalwoodSantalum insulare var. alticolaPlantoScan
Mountain sandalwood
Santalum insulare var. alticola
Santalaceae - Santalum insulare var. raiateenseSantalum insulare var. raiateensePlantoScan
Santalum insulare var. raiateense
Santalaceae - Solanum anthropophagorumSolanum anthropophagorumPlantoScan
Solanum anthropophagorum
Solanaceae - - no synonyms recordedSolanum macdanielsiiPlantoScan
- no synonyms recorded
Solanum macdanielsii
Solanaceae - Solanum ornansSolanum ornansPlantoScan
Solanum ornans
Solanaceae - Solanum polynesicumSolanum polynesicumPlantoScan
Solanum polynesicum
Solanaceae - Solanum savaienseSolanum savaiensePlantoScan
Solanum savaiense
Solanaceae - Solanum tongaenseSolanum tongaensePlantoScan
Solanum tongaense
Solanaceae - Solanum tuamotuenseSolanum tuamotuensePlantoScan
Solanum tuamotuense
Solanaceae - Solanum upolenseSolanum upolensePlantoScan
Solanum upolense
Solanaceae - Solanum uporoSolanum uporoPlantoScan
Solanum uporo
Solanaceae - Green NightshadeSolanum viridePlantoScan
Green Nightshade
Solanum viride
Solanaceae
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