Which plants grow on the high islands of the Federated States of Micronesia?

On the high islands of the Federated States of Micronesia, the vegetation varies significantly based on elevation and terrain due to the islands' richer volcanic soil.1

The plant life is distributed in the following zones:

• Coastal Areas: Mangrove swamps are found growing along the shorelines.1
• Interior Areas: As the terrain rises, the landscape transitions from grasslands or scrub into tropical rainforests in the interior mountain regions.1

Because these volcanic islands possess more fertile soil than the low-lying coral atolls, they are able to support a large variety of plant species. While the broader Polynesian subkingdom, which includes Micronesia, is noted for a high number of endemic taxa—particularly within the Arecaceae (palm) family—the specific high-island environments of the Federated States of Micronesia are characterized by this distinct progression from coastal mangroves to dense mountain rainforests.12