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.

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 (tao) 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.