Summary
Included here are the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll. Situated in the mid-Pacific these are the World’s most isolated islands
Of the endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 881 species in 195 genera and 77 families. There are about 39 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families. However, there is reported to be about 2700 endemic species so further information is required.
References
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Campbell, D. H. 1933. The flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Quarterly Review of Biology, 8: 164-184.
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