A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae

Fosberg, Francis; Sachet, Marie-Helene; Oliver, Royce

The monocotyledonous plants known to us as occurring or reported to have occurred in Micronesia are listed systematically by families and alphabetically under the families. They belong to 272 genera (in a broad sense). Of the 677 species and varieties included, 367 are considered indigenous, 308 exotic (indicated by an asterisk). Of the indigenous ones, 166 are endemic in Micronesia, so far as we know. The other 204 extend to other Indo-Pacific islands or countries bordering the Indo-Pacific region. The strand and coastal plants are mostly widespread, some are pan-tropical. Of the endemics, 135 are restricted to the Caroline Islands, 19 to the Marianas, 11 to both groups, and one to Wake and the northern Marshalls. There are no endemics, (with the possible exception of the poorly known Crinum bakeri) in the central and southern Marshalls, the Gilberts, or the other isolated islands. The affinities of the species are mostly Indo-Malaysian and New Guinean-Melanesian, a few are Australian. For each species and smaller taxon the known distribution by islands is given, as well as basionyms, synonyms, misapplications or misidentifications that have appeared in the Micronesian literature known to us.

A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae

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