New combinations for Pacific endemic species: Marquesan Poaceae, and Micronesian Myrtaceae

By

Tornabene, Michael
Wagner, Warren Lambert

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

28

Pages

1-7

Subjects

Cenchrus , Eugenia , Marquesas Islands , Micronesia , Myrtaceae , Pacific , Pennisetum , Poaceae , Syzygium

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.28.6139

 

Abstract

As part of the preparation for a comprehensive online flora of Pacific oceanic islands, numerous taxonomic changes have been necessary, primarily due to a new wealth of global molecular phylogenetic studies on genera that include Pacific islands species. In order to compile an accurate checklist of the Pacific island flora with up-to-date taxonomies, we are moving several species to their currently accepted genera. Two Marquesan Pennisetum Rich. are transferred to Cenchrus L. with the new combinations Cenchrus articularis (Trin.) M. Tornabene & W.L. Wagner, and Cenchrus henryanus (F. Br.) M. Tornabene & W.L. Wagner. A key to Marquesas Cenchrus is also provided to differentiate the two species. Additionally, one species of Eugenia L. that should be included within Syzygium, if that genus is separated from Eugenia, with the new combination Syzygium stelechanthoides (Kaneh.) M. Tornabene & W.L. Wagner.