A redefinition of Gastonia and related genera (Araliaceae) W.R. of Department Botany, Philipson of University New Canterbury, Zealand Summary The a six natural which genera have Gastonia been and distributed on monotypic comprises all from East Africa thought useful Tetraplasandra fruit rather than The Gastonia, Tetraplasandra, Reynoldsia, complex of the stamens. of the Munroidendron, Peekeliopanax, Marquesas these genera On this basis and Indokingia complex west of Samoa. Peekeliopanax genera species distinguishing the and the Hawaiian are redefined, emphasis being placed is pleiomery in to radiating stigmatic Tetraplasandrais reduced are the to Indokingia The distinction re-examined. on and confined to under synonymy form Islands. The characters between arms in the the Hawaiian group. Gastonia, which thus Introduction Araliads with Samoa, the Society within this natural in the Malesian clearly defined a group The reason Comm. in ex Here, no articulation between the pedicel nearly continuous distribution from Ocean and Malesia, the Hawaiian to group. the Solomons, Generic centre of the range, the Indian Ocean or species have been referred according underlying much of this confusion Lamk is is some A. Gray is also other species these fruiting material being described as were two solomonensis Philipson, same species another a Harms. as species as that the fruit of Gastonia Gastonia. numerous as In the present complex genera, study of and Peekeliopanax a from same (T. paucidens koordersii Indeed, Miquel fruiting specimen of the this T. and G. Miq., papuana G. winkleri Harms) Gastonia on species as a used present in the following has been account. regarded as consecutive delimit the monotypic. genera. For purposes of confined to new monotypic genus pages and- Harms described years later described Gastonia. have been re-examined. The to Binn.) and fruiting material of the flowering material, and several remarks included in the last column of Table I at the as described flowering diree of moderate size and three acters or & philippinensis Merr., T. Miq., the characters which have been used species stamens. together. This has resulted occur all described from specimens lacking floral parts. On Tetraplasandra Tetraplasandra a true genera and that the flower found distinctive, having features species of arms, the other hand, flowering material (with the exception of G. eupteronoides Teysm. has been described either T. to the characters available in to undoubtedly distinctive, having radiating stigmatic Harms, and G. boridiana Harms Peekeliopanax limits studied. In the Malesian and in the at species of Tetraplasandra many a of species have always been confused, and this is especially characteristic of the Pacific the material being with the Marquesas, and Islands, area. with pedicels group the islands of the Indian Africa, through East leaves and imparipinnate and the flower form are to species These intended diagnose the are are to genera currently placed set out indicate in Table some within in I. six The of the char- These and other characters will be discussed presentation of data, the genus Tetraplasandra the Hawaiian Islands. This practice is justifiable because BLUMEA 498 all the Malesian in no way Tetraplasandra can any decisions prejudices VOL. be referred on No. XVIII, to 2, 1970 existing species of generic limits that may Gastonia. This course be drawn after the data have been presented. TABLE CURRENTLY CURRENTLY GENERA 1. RECOGNIZED Number Remarks Distribution Genus of spp. Gastonia East 7 Africa, Seychelles, Malesia, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Solomons. At defined present radiating the and fruit, (supposedly) to Tetraplasandra Hawaiian 19 and ded see — (Malesian group Solomons exclu- spp. text). the Stigmatic fruit, mery of and 17 Reynoldsia Hawaiian Marque- group, Society sas, Islands, Samoa. to aims petals, in pleioovary (10—)5—2, not radiate equal ovaiy in without some in number rather cells (6—)10—24, numerous rarely radiate entire. stamens fruit, number with few leaflets Stigmatic in stamens, rather cells stamens not spp. the in aims segments. arms some the equal corolla the by stigmatic leaves denticula- tions. Munroidendron Hawaiian 1 group. Stigmas not stamens not ribs, radiate more cells ovaiy inflorescence in than fruit, corolla about branches 13, long- -racemose. 1 Peekeliopanax New Britain, New Guinea, Radiating known Solomons. stigmatic stamens calyptrate, Seychelles. 1 Indokingia Radiating cleft trate, DESCRIPTION Vegetative OF THE are trees with thick branches. The majority stamens numerous. with arms calyp- numerous. CHARACTERS imparipinnate exstipulate leaves are kauaiensis (H. Mann) Tetraplasandra A. Gray, from entire range. Sherff, to In and T. as turbans Sherff. The crenate, Peekeliopanax leaflets of the Hawaiian species at the ends of of margin the leaflets A. are most crenate, Gray are T. of the leaflets is entire in Gastonias. G. both conditions occurring Reynoldsia Harms do Tetraplasandra hawaiiensis A. Gray, Munroidendron Sherff, and also in strongly clustered glabrous but the single species of Peekeliopanax and Munroidendron Sherffhave indumentum of its wide corolla corolla morphology All the species varies stigmatic tips, (un- arms described), when at usually the two strongly papuana extremes so. The distinctive, being borne on R. W. A shape, and with an Gastonia redefinition of with the lamina petioles long Philipson: in papery undulate and dentate ing those found in the other when texture 499 (e.g. of Reynoldsia species the Hawaiian type to of the complex genera (Araliaceae) dry, somewhat rhomboidal The southern margin. varied leaflets, ranging from those similar more and related genera to leaflets approach- pleiosperma R. in have Gray). A. The inflorescence The inflorescences terminate the principal branches be may leafy shoots. They strictly umbellate, thrice umbellate inflorescences (fig. i) and this Seem. (Society Islands). 2) (rhachids) branches borne along them in also nodes bearing Gastonia or racemose the less distinctly manner Hemsl. 3) may between develop clusters, so that these (fig. 4). This character racemose In Munroidendron the appears in inflorescence (e.g. least at or the outer umbellules but not a be develop between may all, are to inflorescences are few species of Tetra- long pendulous rhachids bear striking very arranged flowers. pedicel The One important character that distinguishes this the lack of its allies is Polyscias there is an of genera from Polyscias Forst. and articulation below the flower which is and fruits. flowers yoimg group constriction between the flower and the top a fresh material of the In at occurs of the the top of the hypanthium. longer develops In pedicel. This on genera identifications due being a considered few species a In no such constriction the drying of the fleshy tissue to pedicel. in fresh material at the base these tissues become and the constriction stronger This artifact drying. [e.g. Tetraplasandra waialealea Rock, incorrect is fruiting material of the clearly visible articulation is visible. However, in dried material of flowers of no Such paniculate a or verrucosa is for the main genera (fig. 2). Internodes (fig. 3), giving internodes of the ultimate flower plasandra and Reynoldsia. racemosely of branches Reynoldsia in recurs i) The with twice but for the ultimate umbellules subverticillate or Tetraplasandra arrangement in these common and Indokingia main papuana). 4) Finally, (lower) pedicels more a more character umbellately arranged, Peekeliopanax in occur the A be to take four main forms: may in species of as can T. meiandra become (Hillebr.) so noticeable in Harms and T. some species kauaiensis] that occur. may calyx The The calyx undulate. In lobes, usually Reynoldsia any irregular. In irregular. I consist of may most species of rim with a the margin entire and straight Tetraplasandra, if not alternating with the petals, and suggestion Gastonia and of lobing or each bearing of the toothing or the undulations form all, calyx a minute rim is even apical more Peekeliopanax undulations of the calyx rim, when have been unable to this check irregularly more regular tooth. In obscure and present, are feature in Indokingia. The corolla The general features of the corolla are similar typical of the Schefflereae. Those features which here, the number of petals are Table 2 indicates the relate either to Complete fusion trate, but The range the free petals sutures occurs in which do and the are or to the more or Indokingia Hemsl. reach the are group, being those degree of their separation. of merism observed in the not petals of Munroidendron throughout the variable, and which will be considered outer variously In less genera. Peekeliopanax surface of the free or The numbers of petals united segments of the corolla. the corolla is also calyp- cap united into are clearly developed. groups. The petals of BLUMEA 500 Fig. 1—4. spectabilis, an sandwicensis, Inflorescence umbellate ultimate types. — 1. arrangement of branches. VOL. XVIII, No. 2, 1970 Tetraplasandra meiandra, compound racemes of umbels. — umbel. 3. Gastonia papuana, — 2. panicle. Peekeliopanax — 4. Reynoldsia W. TABLE Philipson: R. A MERISTIC 2. VARIATION Petals Genus Castonia redefinition of IN and related GENERA (AraHaceae) genera ALLIED GASTONIA or Stamens corolla TO 501 Ovary segments cells 5—13 7—55 7—12 Tetraplasandra 5—9 5 —60 2—10 Reynoldsia 8—12 8—12 6 —24 16—20 5 —20 12—14 6—12 25—66 6—22 6 93 Gastonia Munroidendron Peekeliopanax Indolcingia frequently The fail to separate number of Reynoldsia In and Tetraplasandra Gastonia, (Table 2), not appear equal the petals do also Tetraplasandra (e.g. in some and G. 14—19 spp. count of the equal to, or is papuana of Gastonia (e.g. Sherff, 1955). in extremely In other variable, equally variable with is Peekeliopanax united in number and alternate species androecium is pleiomerous (e.g. Gastonia seychellarum stamens be to organically, but completely. stamens stamens they as do Reynoldsia 13 25 —66. the result G. regularly species of these Baker has five with 7 to 55 It has been The with them cutispongia Lamk) two and the genera petals and eighteen stamens). possible to make only one in Munroidendron are fewer than, the number of petal ribs evident in the corolla. Since these are stamens irregularly united Indokingia, in into lobes of being varying size, the 93. stamens stamens outnumber the free portions of the corolla. The hypanthium As in the family generally, throughout the family, insertion of the case ovary the the is ovary inferior, though, disk and stylopodium calyx, corolla, and cells and placentae stamens may be as so in two species, superior T. (Eyde Number of Tseng, ovary The observed where few & gymnocarpa is well below the summit of the ovary. In that (Hillebr.) 1969), a Sherff and T. turbans, as the the fruit develops. ovary is completely feature unknown elsewhere in the family. cells range counts genera developed that the extend well above the level of insertion of the perianth (e.g. Tetraplasandra kauaiensis) and this feature becomes emphasized In several other well (Table 2) were possible). is considerable in all the genera Most species of Tetraplasandra (except have five for Indokingia or fewer cells, the higher numbers occurring in T. hawaiiensis and T. waimeae Wawra. The species of Reynoldsia exhibit an interesting geographical variation in the number of ovary cells. BLUMEA 502 Fig. fruit. at 5 —10. — 7. Stylopodia Reynoldsia anthesis. — 10. of flowers venusta, at and anthesis. VOL. fruits. — 8. Tetraplasandra pupukeensis, — 5. XVIII, No. 2, Peekeliopanax spectabilis, Reynoldsia pleiosperma, in 1970 fruit. in fruit. at — anthesis. 9. — 6. Ditto, in Tetraplasandra lihuensis, R. W. At end of their one whereas and ten fewer or the Marquesas The central cavity above short the at projections rays a more outwards anthesis, or to ellipse an In rim of a In the with these two Only some genera bears (fig. arms pore (1926) Harms having a parallel two over a rows, there being a separate double ridge of shorter, are the by project or may free as be raised with the these show short very hollow column (stylopodium) radiating as a ridge a few usually very slight arms. or as a The fruit in slightly crenulate margin (fig. 9). tipped resem- Reynoldsia the disk surrounded pore is a The (fig. 6). arms a stylar bulges. development of two lines, of Indokingia one of the stigmatic along each margin terminal cleft a can be regarded as a arm or bulge. development of these stigmatic lines. Vascular of the system flower No attempt has been made the floral vascular system hi to and Tetraplasandra, two of the study these flowers of the three monotypic complete the pattern characteristic of the to most of their opposite the septa until the ovule, been examined of In all species of these the top near genera the reduced ovule, of the and to examined the dorsals and several carpellary bundles course sometimes (e.g. Indokingia) course family (Philipson, 1970). the great meristic variation in and between between these and the ventrals. The ventrals bundles for have and also of three species of Gastonia, six species of genera for the greater part of their pendent of variability in the pattern of sections Reynoldsia. The vasculature conforms whorls of floral members. range but serial genera, Variation in detail is considerable in view of to finger-like roof the shortly bifid stigma of Indokingia. In all the genera the comments on presence in in Hawaiian species of of the disk conical stylopodium a or to 10). stigmatic surface forms two or not centre Tetraplasandra pupukeensis Skottsb. do in radiating The These do stylar bulges. central slit a occur less prominent double ridge (fig. 5). similar, are of which centre and Munroidendron the Tetraplasandra cone cells more form radiating free lobes of the styles (fig. 7). Mature fruits of Reynoldsia bear capped by 503 consist of free rather flat disk, but the projections a processes. at at in arranged are curve of centre rather than hemispherical dome a They of the South Pacific Reynoldsias bling crenulations forms or twenty of the usually rather flat disk, centre be raised into or develops, these of the styles from the the loculi. be almost flat may As the fruit (Araliaceae) genera character. this Indokingia the styles, and Peekeliopanax, radiating inwards processes related found in the Hawaiian species. The species of the Society Islands intermediate in are and gynoecia with nearly (Samoa) range are Gastonia redefinition of of the styles nature In Gastonia, and Philipson: A or run more loculus, when as two usually a it divides or indeoccur separate more single to are may ventral runs provide branches the disk. The peripheral system of bundles supplies the calyx, corolla, and androecium. In addition at the summit ofthe bundles to the disk. ovary the peripheral system of the rather more it is linked to the In flowers with few numerous ovary stamens papuana, did not Tetraplasandra exceed 18,20, and there system are peripheral to was and Peekeloipanax respectively. separate system rings of Peekeliopanax of bundles in the In flowers with is distinctive in that the ovary wall. supplies stamens approximately equal the androecium. This hawaiiensis, 37 bundles is the bundles of the peripheral system divide as they approach the The vascular of bundles and distinct staminal bundles in wall (e.g. Gastonia cutispongia). When the the number of number of stamens and all contribute Gastonia carpellary stamens the case are to the in flowers of in which the number of more numerous apex of the peripheral stamens, hypanthium. system forms two BLUMEA 504 VOL. XVIII, No. 2, 1970 DISCUSSION limits within this recognize generic To of assemblage it is necessary species combinations of the characters described above, and also the geographical by these combinations. Much importance has been given but this character been questioned. never in number equal Tetraplasandra doubt on in occurs Similarly species the to the value of A second character The petals. Gastonia or species whose position on combined with number stamen same as with the has been species a stamens placed in places further generic character. nature of the style highly characteristic because of the radiating style rim without calyx in Gastonia has or genera which importance has been attributed is the to a that the occupied pleiomery of the androecium, androecial and fruit characters respectively in the fruit. The fruit of Gastonia is arms to Tetraplasandra in both these occur recognition in consider to areas any regular defined lobes. This type clearly or of fruit is found in all members of the complex from the Solomon Islands westwards. No Pacific Ocean members of the plasandra and Munroidendron a apex hollow conical a similar to those of in the southern species, the stigmatic those of Gastonia, but in the fruit they develop using the sidiary character of the characters. The Tetraplasandra and Pacific, but as groups a most be can a or occasional too are some only and could well be regarded as a a appears advisable to first comprises a define. In to cells, for status. general genus. majority tion. especially its leaves are when, so present time. Several species of T. paucidens, T. philippinensis, to be spread species in the regarded is in the group, by sub- extent in only western is species. Some other of these their complex are to a ( Indo- group also confined one for the to characters, geographical separation. very closely related a large difference in fruit character it The Pacific genus as may or nearly stamens. group and of species Reynoldsia. The have only appear have so, unsatisfactory the ranges one can true fewer ovary as a on the presence of a basis for generic separa- two genera overlap. genera as understood been described from this names cell than much higher number of area, and T. solomonensis. These four Three other few ovary that T. kauaiensis, hand, species of Reynoldsia a of the also comprises several koordersii, relatively It is distinctions, based Tetraplasandra! have T. with species entire. On the other here, as group synonymous. This species contains Such complex characters, The Indian Ocean-Malesian here considered not genera. and often pleiomerous Tetraplasandra. of several variable This is be like distinct inflorescence and corolla that it a Tetraplasandra which have leaflets with entire margin, any some Munroidendron, Tetraplasandra, genera, margin, Reynoldsia species, but carpels than can essentially However, this would result in rather subdivision into a to racemes within the has isomerous androecium and example, some anthesis The distinction between Tetraplasandra and Reynoldsia is difficult terms, leaflets with entire at structures Indian Ocean-Malesian additional basis groups single species with such well claim generic an of the ovary, occur provide single recognize into three currently divided processes into supported unit, and since geographical distribution corresponds is its at indication of regular lobes, however faintly, minority superior to doubt that all the no be can species of Reynoldsia, but there in even fruit, The character of flowers in calyptrate corolla but There occurs in the style calyx shows in kingia possibly excepted). such bearing and Munroidendron. Tetraplasandra This division of the complex into a Pacific group and in stylopodium number of stigmatic bosses which only rarely form minute radiating projections. Reynoldsia, especially In of Tetra- complex have fruits of this kind. The fruits terminate in have been applied to at the namely names are this wide- Gastonia, namely G. eupteronoides, G. winkleri, and G. papuana. a Gastonia, because its fruit characters are typical of that genus. W. The R. Philipson: of presence share from All the species singled possess out on but was almost the Solomons). aware high pleiomery entirely not within genus not The latter genus them recognized, new that its so It is true as a Gastonia fruiting material and named it G. There Peekeliopanax and which he distinguished genus Tetraplasandra. it and of inflorescence branching. can be found in cleft arms to sutures stigma, For these it reasons Since similar description of the stamens petals. to up Such a change Gastonia since G. and G. papuana amended that may have up cleft stigmas may to on similarity its to was a and both from Peekeliopanax, and details of the leaflet stamen generic status, numbers is the maintaining Indokingia Peekeliopanax and Indokingia this representing genus in have sixty is ovary separate justification for leaves, inflorescences, and basis for hundred and several times required was seychellarum corolla is similar complex the requires amending by increasing one no slightly especially as the Seychelles. event any more six allow for indumentum and to constituent genus approximately a of the androecium seemed ample scarcely justifying in the proposed is of pleiomery similarity between Indokingia the slightly Gastonia, which thus becomes the sole The the on calyptrate character a represented Gastonia is genus Its on be of Peekelio- the maintenance of warrant occurrence species of Gastonia, the only of the can could exhibit species that the corolla form in Indokingia remarked (1926) Harms genus. been of Gastonia. range extreme Africa, its flowers with those of Gastonia compared sufficient Gastonia cutispongia. At that time the not but described by was New Britain. When petals and that the peripheral vasculature of the appear the geographical East species have area, two When describing Indokingia from the Seychelles, Hemsley remarked to 505 Madagascar and that the androecia of other Gastonia separate the distinctive, but these do Harms Peekeliopanax. as (Araliaceae) conspecific with Peekeliopanax. was superfluous. that time not at as do panax is it to Within this flowering specimens from boridiana, without realizing that genus genera namely Indokingia (Seychelles) and Peekeliopanax genera, and arms. reached Harms from New Guinea he recognized doubt that this related the Solomon Islands westwards Guinea, based was and has resulted in its being placed in Tetraplasandra fruit with radiating style New Gastonia this character. form monotypic to (New Britain, Harms and a redefinition of stamens numerous other Gastonia species therefore, A The west as of Samoa. possible number numerous accommodate species than three times stamens. a to more be united with many already stamens generic description of than the as in petals should also be calyptrate corolla imperfectly divided into its petals. 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