A taxonomic study of the Pandanus furcatus and P. tectorius complexes (Pandanaceae) in Java

Abstract

Current taxonom ic problems in Pandanus in Java include the inLerpretation of the Pandanus furcatus complex as well as the P. tectorius complex. A study of general morphological, stomatal and molecular characteristics (viz., the noncoding chloroplast intergenic spacer region atpB-rbcL) showed thm P. bantamensis Koord., P pseudolais Warb. , and P. scbrifolius Martelli, previously considered synonyms of furcatus, and P. tectorius var. littoralis Martelli and P. odoratissimus L.f are all distinct species