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Resurrection of Eurya degeneri (Pentaphylacaceae), endemic to Kaua‘i, Hawaiian Islands

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Eurya degeneri Kobuski (Pentaphylacaceae), a dioecious shrub endemic to Kaua‘i, is resurrected from synonymy with E. sandwicensis A. Gray. Eurya degeneri is distributed in montane mesic to wet forests in central and northwestern Kaua‘i. It can be distinguished from E. sandwicensis by its glabrous young stems, leaves and pedicels, linear-elliptic to ovate-elliptic leaves, longer pedicels (5–11 mm long), and shorter petals (4.5–7 mm long). A key to Hawaiian Eurya is provided. Two lectotypes are here assigned. Eurya degeneri is preliminarily designated as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List guidelines.

Source: PhytoKeys

DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.249.131778

Authors: J. Christopher Havran, Kenneth R. Wood, David H. Lorence

Institutions: Campbell University, National Tropical Botanical Garden

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $754

Funder: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service