A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae
Fosberg FR, Sachet M, Oliver R. 1979. A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica. 15(1-2):41-295
All species of dicotyledons known from Micronesia are listed along with their distribution by islands. Basionyms, synonyms and misapplied names that have been used for Micronesian plants are also listed. 1342 species and varieties are listed, 662 of them indigenous, 680 exotic. Of the indigenous ones, 78 are endemic to the Marianas, 267 endemic to the Carolines, 24 endemic to the two groups, the remainder are more widespread, 4 are named hybrids. The relationships of the flora are mostly Indo-Malesian and with the Melanesia-New Guinea area. The strand and coastal plants are mostly widespread, some of them pantropical.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fosberg, Francis; Sachet, Marie-Helene; Oliver, Royce
- Units
- AMME , PACN , WAPA
- Keywords
- Dicotyledonae, Guam, Micronesia, Plant Studies, Saipan, Vegetation