Editing Oceanian realm (section)

===Flora===

Land [[plant]]s disperse by several different means. Many plants, mostly ferns and mosses but also some flowering plants, disperse on the wind, relying on tiny spores or feathery seeds that can remain airborne over long distances notably ''[[Metrosideros]]'' trees from New Zealand spread on the wind across Oceania. Other plants, notably [[coconut palm]]s and [[mangroves]], produce seeds that can float in salt water over long distances, eventually washing up on distant beaches, and thus ''[[Coconut|Cocos]]'' trees are ubiquitous across Oceania. [[Bird]]s are also an important means of dispersal; some plants produce sticky seeds that are carried on the feet or feathers of birds, and many plants produce fruits with seeds that can pass through the digestive tracts of birds. ''[[Pandanus]]'' trees are fairly ubiquitous across Oceania.

Botanists generally agree that much of the flora of Oceania is derived from the [[Malesia]]n Flora of the [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Philippines]], and [[New Guinea]], with some plants from Australasia and a few from the [[Americas]], particularly in Hawaii. [[Easter Island]] has some plants from [[South America]] such as the [[totora (plant)|totora reed]].