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 …

Botanists have long considered the origins of the Hawaiian flora in terms of long‐distance
dispersal from particular source areas. We extensively reviewed phylogenetic studies of the …

Aim A detailed database of distributions and phylogenetic relationships of native Hawaiian
flowering plant species is used to weigh the relative influences of environmental and …

Chris Simon the world, lying 4000 km from the nearest major land mass and 1600 km from
the nearest island groups. Individual islands possess habitats ranging from below sea level …

Background Putative phytogeographical links between America (especially North America)
and the Hawaiian Islands have figured prominently in disagreement and debate about the …

Abstract The biota of Hawaiian Islands is derived entirely from long distance dispersal, often
followed by in situ speciation. Species descended from each colonist constitute …

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 …

As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian
natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that …

Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in
Hawai 'i's natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms …