New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Received 18 July 1996; accepted 12 March 1997

Reinstatement of Raukaua, a genus of the Araliaceae centred in New Zealand

A. D. MITCHELL

Landcare Research
P. O. Box 69
Lincoln, New Zealand

D. G. FRODIN

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AE, United Kingdom

M. J. HEADS

Botany Department
University of Otago
P. O Box 56
Dunedin, New Zealand
Present address:
Department of Conservation, P. O. Box 842, Whangarei, New Zealand

Abstract  The genus Pseudopanax is recognised as polyphyletic. Morphological and anatomical characters are described that support the monophyly of Pseudopanax anomalus, P. edgerleyi, and P. simplex. Reinstatement of the genus Raukaua is recommended to accommodate these species. The new combinations R. anomalus and R. simplex are made.

Keywords  Araliaceae; Pseudopanax anomalus; P. edgerleyi var. serratus; P. simplex var. sinclairii; Raukaua anomalus; R. edgerleyi var. serratus; R. simplex var. sinclairii; taxonomy

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