Pouteria of Australasia
Introduction
Pouteria is a pantropical genus of c. 400 species although there are doubts over whether it is monophyletic. This project is a study of the phylogeny and biogeography of Pouteria (Sapotaceae) in Malesia and Australia. The aims of his research are to investigate the taxonomic delimitation and the evolutionary relationship of Malesian Pouteria in its current broad sense as well as investigate its pattern of distribution. This research is expected to provide greater understanding of the circumscription of all taxa currently included in Pouteria throughout the Australasian and Malesian regions.
Authors
Teguh Triono, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian National Herbarium.
Judy West, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian National Herbarium.
Tony Brown, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian National Herbarium.
Mike Crisp, School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University.
Judy West, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian National Herbarium.
Tony Brown, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian National Herbarium.
Mike Crisp, School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University.
Scheduling
Completed 2007.
Publications arising from this work
Triono, T., Brown, A.H.D., West, J.G. & Crisp, M.D. 2007. A phylogeny of Pouteria (Sapotaceae) from Malesia and Australasia. Australian Systematic Botany 20: 107-118.