Podostemaceae of Malesia: taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography
Two genera and four species of Podostemaceae in Malesia are enumerated and a key to the species is provided. They are morphologically distinct from each other. Cladopus javanicus and C. nymanii are endemic to Java and Malesia, respectively, and C. queenslandicus
occurs in eastern Papua New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Terniopsis malayana, formerly called Malaccotristicha malayana, is distributed in Peninsular Malaysia to Peninsular Thailand. Asian Podostemoideae including Cladopus are a product of secondary diversification
following a single migration, while Tristichoideae with Terniopsis show primary diversification in Asia.
Keywords: BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADOPUS (SYN. TORRENTICOLA); MALESIA; PHYLOGENY; PODOSTEMACEAE; TAXONOMY; TERNIOPSIS (SYN. MALACCOTRISTICHA)
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 October 2009
- Blumea is an international journal on the biodiversity, evolution and biogeography of plants, including topics on systematics, floristics, phylogeny, morphology and anatomy. For floristic studies, the focus is on tropical Africa south of the Sahara, tropical Southeast Asia with a strong emphasis on Malesia, and South America with emphasis on the Guianas. Papers in Blumea are subjected to peer review and are in English. Blumea is published three times a year, comprising c. 300 pages in total.
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