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.Endemic plants of Aldabra, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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 – Aldabra
Asphodelaceae Aloe aldabrensis – Aldabra
Cucurbitaceae Peponium sublitorale – Aldabra
Cyperaceae Bulbostylis basalis – Aldabra Cyperus bigibbosa – Aldabra
Euphorbiaceae Acalypha claoxyloides – Aldabra
Fabaceae Chamaecrista aldabrensis – Aldabra
Myrtaceae Eugenia levinervis – Aldabra
Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia crispifolia – Aldabra
Pandanaceae Pandanus aldabraensis – Aldabra Pandanus grusonianus – Amirante Islands Pandanus kerchovei – Amirante Islands
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. frazieri – Aldabra
Poaceae Eragrostis decumbens – Aldabra Panicum aldabrense – Aldabra Sporobolus aldabrensis – Aldabra Sporobolus testudinum – Aldabra Stenotaphrum clavigerum – Aldabra to Assumption
Portulacaceae Portulaca mauritiensis var. aldabrensis – Aldabra Portulaca oleracea var. delicatula – Aldabra
Sapindaceae Allophylus aldabricus – Aldabra
Sapotaceae Sideroxylon inerme subsp. cryptophlebium – Aldabra
Solanaceae Solanum aldabrense – Aldabra
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