Summary
Included here is the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands and the Solomon Islands, all of which lie within the Pacific zone of Melanesia.
Of the endemic and near endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are 82 species in 41 genera and 23 families. There are 6 endemic genera (shown red) but no endemic families.
References
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Hunt, P. F. 1969. Orchids of the Solomon Islands. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B255: 581-587.
Moore, H. E. 1969. A preliminary analysis of the palm flora of the Solomon Islands. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B255: 589-593.
Thorne, R. F. 1969. Floristic relationships between New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B255: 595-602.
Whitmore, T. C. 1969. Land Flora (Solomon Islands) Geography of the flowering plants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B255: 549-566.