Located approximately 4000 km from the nearest continent, the Hawaiian Islands comprise
the most isolated archipelago on Earth. This isolation has resulted in a unique flora that …

The current high islands of the Hawaiian archipelago are among the most remote land
masses in the world. They lie 3500 km from California, the nearest continental source, and …

The fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) is represented in the Hawaiian Islands by 18
endemic taxa and one non-endemic, native species. The goals of this study were to …

Abstract The Hawaiian Islands are well known for having one of the highest documented
percentages of endemic plants in the world. Hawaiian ferns and lycophytes represent a …

Abstract The Hawaiian Islands are home to one of the most distinctive fern and lycophyte
floras in the world. Of the 144 native fern species, 76% are endemic and, including …

Population genetic analyses of four species of epiphytic ferns endemic to Hawaii were
conducted to assess the levels and patterns of genetic variability within and among …

A genus‐wide molecular phylogeny for Polystichum and allied genera (Dryopteridaceae)
was reconstructed to address the biogeographic origin and evolution of the three Hawaiian …

Recent studies of the phylogeny of several groups of native Hawaiian vascular plants have
led to significant insights into the origin and evolution of important elements of the Hawaiian …

Evolutionary and conservational differences between Hawaiian pteridophytes and
angiosperms involve differences in life histories (free-living generations, fertilization, and …

The endemic Hawaiian flora offers remarkable opportunities to study the patterns of plant
morphological and molecular evolution. The Hawaiian violets are a monophyletic lineage of …