Global geographic distribution of insular woodiness at the level of islands. (IMAGE)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Global geographic distribution of insular woodiness at the level of islands.

Caption

a) The number of insular woody species across all islands. b,c) Proportion of insular woody species of the total flora on the Canary Islands and Hawaii. The inlet pictures show three iconic examples of insular woodiness: Echium virescens on the Canaries (picture F. Lens), Argyroxiphium sandwicense, and Dubautia waialealae on Hawaii (silverswords, pictures by Seana Walsh and Ken Wood, courtesy of National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii).

Credit

F. Lens and Seana Walsh and Ken Wood, courtesy of National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.

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