Tonga Flora & information
About
Tonga has many tropical plants, flowers, and trees which are also found elsewhere in the South Pacific. Common flora includes: banana trees, hibiscus, frangipani, pandanus palms, and many other tropical plants including ferns. The most common tree are coconut palms which often accompany most people's view of a South Pacific paradise. They are grown in plantations throughout the islands of Tonga.
Read more →
Coconut Palms
Pandanus
Banyan
Tongan Rainforest
Coastal Plants
Flowers
More Tongan Plants
Coconut palms rise as high as 30m (100 ft) and often fringe the coastlines of most islands because they are extremely salt-tolerant. Pandanus Palms, another common tree in Tonga, vary in size from small shrubs which are less than one metre tall to medium-sized trees around 20 metres in height. Small forests of pandanus can often be found on the coast.
Author & photographer: David Johnson (Virtual Tonga). Providing a credit or link is appreciated.
Our content: logos, site names, text, photos, and website design are protected by international copyright law.
Original versions of our photos can be purchased / licensed & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.