Futuna and Alofi lie close to one another, approximately 400 km northeast of Vanua Levu.

Rotuma is a volcanic island 500 km north of Viti Levu and politically part of Fiji.

Common trees include Degeneria vitiensis, Pandanus joskei, Myristica macrantha, Endiandra gillespiei, Agathis macrophylla, Calophyllum vitiense, Canarium vitiense, Calophyllum neo-ebudicum, Syzygium spp., and Garcinia myrtifolia.

[1] Montane rain forests are found on windy slopes from 400 to 600 meters elevation.

The windy conditions creates a low, stunted forest characterized by the trees Agathis vitiensis, Podocarpus spp., Calophyllum vitiense, Endospermum macrophyllum, Myristica castaneifolia, Didymocheton spp., and Metrosideros vitiensis.

[1] The cloud forests occur between 600 and 900 meters elevation on the larger Fijian islands and on Futuna.

The cloud forest trees form a dense canopy about seven meters high.

), Epicharis gillespieana, Hernandia moerenhoutiana, Fagraea spp., Syzygium spp., and Macaranga seemannii.

Fiji has one endemic plant family, Degeneriaceae, which includes two species of trees distantly related to magnolias.

The collared lory (Phigys solitarius), red-throated lorikeet (Charmosyna amabilis), and masked shining parrot (Prosopeia personata), are endemic; the red shining parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) is a Fijian endemic that was introduced to Tonga in ancient times.

The long-legged warbler (Cincloramphus rufus) and pink-billed parrotfinch (Erythrura kleinschmidti) are also endemic.