Flora of the Marquesas Islands

The Marquesas Islands have a diverse flora, with a high rate of endemism. They are in the floristic Polynesian subkingdom of the Oceanian realm.

## Contents

* 1 Food Plants
* 2 Other plants
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Food Plants

Most of the food plants are not endemic, and include:

* Avocados
* Bananas
* Breadfruit (mei) from which "mā" is made.
* Cashews
* Coconuts
* Jambul
* Grapefruits
* Guavas
* Lemons
* Mangos
* Pandanus
* Papayas
* Pineapples
* Plantains
* Soursops
* Sugar apples
* Taro (taʻo) from which "poke", similar to poi, is made.
* Vanilla

## Other plants

* Frangipani
* Hibiscus
* Mape
* Nono
* Tiara

Pelagodoxa henryana, the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa, is a palm tree that is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.[1]

## See also

* Marquesan Nature Reserves

## References

1. ↑ Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.

## External links

* Botany.si.edu: Flora of the Marquesas Islands website

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