Indigenous & Endemic plants of Mauritius

       Mauritius has lost most of its pristine forest during the French(1715-1810) and British(1810-1968) colonisation but fortunately enough the island still possesses a rich flora with more than 690 indigenous flowering plant species out of which around 250 are endemic.

Elaeocarpus bojeri
Only two individuals remaining in the wild

      Currently, some 100 endemic plant species are classified as critically endangered species in the IUCN red list and these are mostly found in small patches of Mauritian native forests and national park.

       Conservation work  in Mauritius is mostly done by the Forestry Service, National Park and Conservation Service and the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation.