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.Most of the food plants are not endemic, and include:
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Breadfruit from which "mā" is made.
- Cashews
- Coconuts
- Jambul
- Grapefruits
- Guavas
- Lemons
- Mangos
- Pandanus
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Plantains
- Soursops
- Sugar apples
- Taro from which "poke", similar to poi, is made.
- Vanilla
- Frangipani
- Hibiscus
- Mape
- Nono
- Tiara
