Lycopodium carinatum Desv. ex Poir. (Lycopodiaceae) is native to Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.