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Our understanding of the biogeographical history of the flora of the Pacific is hampered by limited geographical sampling, and the evolutionary history for many species‐rich lineages in the Pacific remain poorly known. Here, we examine the spatial and temporal context of the evolutionary history of Peperomia (Piperaceae) in the Pacific, where it is one of the largest angiosperm groups (c. 100 species) and a ubiquitous part of wet forests. We focus on the native taxa on the Hawaiian Islands (25 species) where they represent a hotspot of diversity for the genus in the Pacific.

Islands of the Pacific, with focus on the Hawaiian Islands.

Peperomia (Piperaceae).

Phylogenetic analyses of Pacific taxa were performed using full chloroplast genomes for 115 accessions of Peperomia, including 42 Pacific species (∼40% of the diversity in the Pacific). To examine the timing of colonization and …