Hawaiian angiosperm radiations of North American origin

• DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq052
• Publication Date: 2010-04-11T00:14:03Z
• Authors: B. G. Baldwin; W. L. Wagner
• Keywords: Vicariance

BackgroundPutative phytogeographical links between America (especially North America) and the Hawaiian Islands have figured prominently in disagreement debate about origin of Pacific floras efficacy long-distance (oversea) plant dispersal, given obstacles to explaining such major disjunctions by vicariance.