www.mobot.org Research Home | Search | Contact | Site Map  
 
Research
W³TROPICOS
QUICK SEARCH

MO PROJECTS:
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Mesoamerica
North America
South America
General Taxonomy
Photo Essays
Training in Latin
  America

MO RESEARCH:
Wm. L. Brown Center
Bryology
GIS
Graduate Studies
Research Experiences
  for Undergraduates

Imaging Lab
Library
MBG Press
Publications
Climate Change
Catalog Fossil Plants
MO DATABASES:
W³MOST
Image Index
Rare Books
Angiosperm
  Phylogeny

Res Botanica
All Databases
INFORMATION:
What's New?
People at MO
Visitor's Guide
Herbarium
Jobs & Fellowships
Symposium
Research Links
Site Map
Search

Projects

Malagasy/Indo-australo-malesian Phytogeographic Connections


Home | Introduction | Gondwanan Relicts | "Lemurian Stepping Stones"
Long Distance Dispersal | Conclusion | References

Canarium denticulatum Group

Canarium sp. Canarium "madagascariense" fruit after being handled and parasitized by Daubentonia madagascariensis, the Aye-aye.

The revision of Canarium (Burseraceae) by Leenhouts (1959) identifies a group of related species ("denticulatum Group") that include: endemic species on the Andamans (C. manii), Sri Lanka (C. zeylanicum), Mauritius (C. paniculatum), as well as C. madagascariense in Madagascar and E. Africa (further taxonomic work is needed in Madagascar to delimit additional species within highly variable "madagascariense"), and C. schweinfurthii in C. and W. Africa. A combination of both primitive and advanced features in C. schweinfurthii suggest long isolation from the rest of the group. On 7.8 MY Mauritius, C. paniculatum probably represents a recent dispersal from Madagascar.

Distribution map

<< BACK | TABLE OF CONTENTS | TOP | NEXT >>

 
 
© 1995-2024 Missouri Botanical Garden, All Rights Reserved
4344 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 577-5100

E-mail
Technical Support