Reduction of the Hawaiian genus Platydesma into Melicope section Pelea (Rutaceae) and notes on the monophyly of the section

Platydesma, an endemic genus to the Hawaiian Islands containing four species, has long been considered of obscure origin. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have unequivocally placed Platydesma within the widespread genus Melicope as sister to the rest of the Hawaiian...

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Main Authors: Marc S. Appelhans, Kenneth R. Wood, Warren Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21363