list of endemic plants of aldabra
List of endemic plants of Aldabra GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21
Aldabra and adjacent coralline island groups, including the Amirante Islands, Farquhar Group, and Southern Coral Group (Coëtivy and Île Platte), are known as the Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles. They are home to several endemic plants.
These islands are politically part of Seychelles, but World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) treats them a separate botanical country from the Granitic Seychelles, the group of granitic islands which form the main part of the country. The Granitic Seychelles sit on the Seychelles Bank, and unlike the Outer Islands are made of granite derived from ancient continental crust.
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Plants endemic to specific islands or island groups are indicated.
Acanthaceae
Hypoestes aldabrensis Baker – Aldabra
Asphodelaceae
Aloe aldabrensis (Marais) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley – Aldabra
Cucurbitaceae
Peponium sublitorale C.Jeffrey & J.S.Page – Aldabra
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis basalis Fosberg – Aldabra
Cyperus bigibbosa Fosberg – Aldabra
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha claoxyloides Hutch. – Aldabra
Fabaceae
Chamaecrista aldabrensis (Hemsl.) Lock & H.E.Ireland – Aldabra
Myrtaceae
Eugenia levinervis Fosberg) A.J.Scott – Aldabra
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia crispifolia Fosberg – Aldabra
Pandanaceae
Pandanus aldabraensis H.St.John – Aldabra
Pandanus grusonianus L.Linden & Rodigas – Amirante Islands
Pandanus kerchovei L.Linden & Rodigas – Amirante Islands
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. frazieri Fosberg – Aldabra
Poaceae
Eragrostis decumbens Renvoize – Aldabra
Panicum aldabrense Renvoize – Aldabra
Sporobolus aldabrensis Renvoize – Aldabra
Sporobolus testudinum Renvoize – Aldabra
Stenotaphrum clavigerum Stapf – Aldabra to Assumption
Portulacaceae
Portulaca mauritiensis var. aldabrensis Fosberg – Aldabra
Portulaca oleracea var. delicatula Fosberg – Aldabra
Sapindaceae
Allophylus aldabricus Radlk. – Aldabra
Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. cryptophlebium (Baker) J.H.Hemsl. – Aldabra
Solanaceae
Solanum aldabrense C.H.Wright – Aldabra