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. 2010 Apr 9;105(6):849–879. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcq052

Assignments of native Hawaiian angiosperms to potential New World source areas under conservative (CE), moderate (ME) and liberal (LE) estimates (see Fig. 8 for methods of estimation). += assignment; −= non-assignment. See Appendix 1 for details of lineages.

New World
Neotropics
North America
Temperate North America
Temperate New World
South America
Hawaiian taxa constituting a lineage LE ME CE LE ME CE LE ME CE LE ME CE LE ME CE LE ME CE
Abutilon incanum + + + + + + + + + + + +
Abutilon eremitopetalum and A. menziesii + + + +
Abutilon sandwicense + + + +
Acaena exigua + + + + + + + + +
Argemone glauca + + + + + + + + + + + +
Argyroxiphium/Dubautia/ Wilkesia (endemic genera) + + + + + + + + + + + +
Bacopa monnieri + + + + + +
Bidens + + + + + + + + + +
Bobea (endemic genus) + + + + + + + + +
Bonamia menziesii + + + + + + + + + +
Bulboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus + + + + + + + + + + + +
Caesalpinia bonduc + + + + + +
Calamagrostis expansa + + + + + +
Carex alligata and C. kauaiensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Carex echinata + + + +
Carex nealae + + + + + + + + + + + +
Carex subfusca + + + + + + + + + + + +
Cassytha filiformis + + + +
Chenopodium oahuense + + + + + +
Cladium jamaicense + + + +
Colubrina oppositifolia + + + + + + + + + +
Cressa truxillensis + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Cuscuta sandwichiana + + + + + + + + + + + +
Cyperus laevigatus + + + +
Cyperus trachysanthos + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Daucus pusillus + + + + + + + + + + + +
Deschampsia nubigena + + + + + + + + + + + +
Dichanthelium + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Dodonaea viscosa + + + + + +
Drosera anglica + + + +
Eleocharis erythropoda + + + + + + + + + + + +
Eleocharis obtusa + + + + + + + + + + + +
Eragrostis + + + +
Erythrina sandwicensis + + + +
Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce + + + + + + + + + + + +
Fimbristylis cymosa + + + +
Fimbristylis dichotoma + + + +
Fimbristylis hawaiiensis + + + +
Fragaria chiloensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Geranium + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Gossypium tomentosum + + + + + + + + +
Gunnera + + + + + + + + + +
Haplostachys/Phyllostegia/ Stenogyne + + + + + + + + + + + +
Heliotropium curassavicum + + + + + +
Hesperocnide sandwicensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Hibiscus furcellatus + + + + + + + + + +
Ilex anomala + + + + + + + + + + + +
Ipomoea imperati + + + + + +
Ipomoea pes–caprae subsp. brasiliensis + + + + + +
Ipomoea tuboides + + + +
Isodendrion (endemic genus) + + + + + + + + + + + +
Jacquemontia sandwicensis + + + + + + + + +
Kanaloa kahoolawensis + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Lepechinia hastata + + + + + + + + +
Lepidium + + + + + + + +
Lipochaeta (endemic genus)/Melanthera + + + +
Luzula hawaiiensis + + + + + +
Lycium sandwicense + + + + + + + +
Mucuna sloanei var. persericea and M. sloanei var. sloanei + + + + + + + + +
Myrsine + + + +
Nama sandwicensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Panicum faurieri and P. nephelophilum + + + +
Peperomia (endemic spp. except P. remyi) + + + + + + + +
Peperomia tetraphylla + + + +
Perrottetia sandwicensis + + + +
Phytolacca sandwicensis + + + +
Pilea peploides + + + + + + + + +
Plantago + + + + + + + + + + + +
Platanthera holochila + + + + + + + + + + + +
Poa + + + + + +
Portulaca lutea and P. molokiniensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Portulaca sclerocarpa and P. villosa + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Potamogeton foliosus + + + + + + + + + + +
Pritchardia + + + + + + + + + + + +
Pycreus polystachyos + + + +
Ranunculus + + + + + +
Rauvolfia sandwicensis + + + +
Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. lavarum + + + + + + + + + +
Rubus hawaiiensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Rubus macraei + + + + + + + + + + + +
Rumex + + + + + +
Ruppia maritima + + + + + +
Sanicula + + + + + + + + + + + +
Sapindus saponaria + + + +
Schiedea (including Alsinidendron) + + + + + + + + + + + +
Schoenoplectus lacustris + + + +
Scleria testacea + + + + + + + + + +
Sesuvium portulacastrum + + + + + +
Sicyos + + + + + + + + + + + +
Silene + + + + + + + + + + + +
Sisyrinchium acre + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Spermolepis hawaiiensis + + + + + + + + + + + +
Sporobolus virginicus + + + + + +
Touchardia latifolia and Urera glabra + + + + + + + + + +
Trisetum + + + + + +
Uncinia brevicaulis + + + + + + + + +
Urera kaalae + + + + + + + + + +
Vaccinium + + + +
Vicia menziesii + + + + + + + + + + + +
Vigna marina + + + +
Viola + + + + + + + + + + + +
Waltheria indica + + + +