hylogenetic analyses suggest a hybrid origin of the figs (Moraceae: Ficus) that are endemic to the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan.

The Ogasawara Islands are oceanic islands and harbor a unique endemic flora. There are three fig species (Ficus boninsimae; F. nishimurae and F. iidaiana) endemic to the Ogasawara Islands; and these species have been considered to be closely related to Ficus erecta; and to have diverged within the islands. However; this hypothesis remains uncertain. To […]