Papua New Guinea Endemic Vascular Plant Genera Checklist

Papua New Guinea

Checklist of Endemic Vascular Plant Genera

This list of vascular plant genera found exclusively in Papua New Guinea is based on the taxonomy used in POWO (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

POWO (2024) Plants of the World Online. Version accessed 25 August 2024. The current version can be accessed here

A database listing all of New Guinea's native vascular plants that includes 4901 species endemic solely to Papua New Guinea (but not including those species in Bougainville Province) can be downloaded as Supplementary Table 1 at (Nature).

Gymnophragma 1 spp. (Acanthaceae)

Jadunia 2 spp. (Acanthaceae)

Papuahoya 3 spp. (Apocynaceae)

Brassiophoenix 2 spp. (Arecaceae)

Piora 1 spp. (Asteraceae)

Lamiodendron 1 spp. (Bignoniaceae)

Crucicaryum 1 spp. (Boraginaceae)

Rosselia 1 spp. (Burseraceae)

Ruthiella 4 spp. (Campanulaceae)

Decatoca 1 spp. (Ericaceae)

Papuodendron 2 spp. (Malvaceae)

Bamlera 2 spp. (Melastomataceae)