No strictly endemic plant species are recorded for Barbados under a strict “island-only” definition.
Define “endemic” as a species that lives naturally in one place and nowhere else. Use the strict scope here: species found only on Barbados and not on any other island or mainland. Apply that rule exactly and the list is empty. Do not include plants that are native to Barbados but also occur elsewhere. Do not count introduced species, or broad Caribbean endemics.
Explain why this strict rule produces no entries. Barbados is a small, low-lying coral island with a long history of human change. Plants move easily by wind, birds, and sea. Many species that live in Barbados also occur on nearby islands or the mainland. Taxonomy also changes over time: plants once thought unique to Barbados are later found elsewhere or reclassified as regional varieties. Check authoritative sources such as Kew’s Plants of the World Online, GBIF occurrence maps, the IUCN Red List, and the Barbados National Herbarium for the same outcome.
Offer close alternatives that do exist and will interest readers. Look for Lesser Antilles endemics (species limited to the island chain but not only Barbados). Look for Barbadian subspecies or varieties described from the island. Look for native plants that are locally rare or threatened in Barbados, and for invasive species that affect native flora. Use Kew, GBIF, IUCN, and the Barbados Herbarium to pull scientific names, common names, habitats, ranges, and conservation status.
Explore regional lists and conservation priorities instead. Check “Flora of the Lesser Antilles,” Barbados native plant guides, and IUCN species pages to find near-matches, rare natives, and priorities for protection.
