Table 2 List of the Pritchardia morphological characters that were included in analysis 2

1. Hastula shape

0 = rounded

1 = triangular, apiculate

2. Degree of panicle branching

0 = two orders

1 = three orders

3. Inflorescence length

0 = shorter than petioles

1 = equal

2 = longer than petioles

4. Petiole fiber density

0 = scare to moderate

1 = abundant

5. Abaxial leaf blade folds

0 = glaucous

1 = cottony, mealy indumentum

6. Abaxial leaf blade cover

0 = green

1 = silvery-gray

7. Leaf blade shape

0 = nearly circular

1 = diamond

8. Leaf blade with waxy, glaucous bloom

0 = absent

1 = present

9. Leaf blade surface

0 = flat

1 = nearly flat, undulate

10. Leaf tips

0 = drooping

1 = stiff

11. Lepidia density

0 = absent

1 = incompletely covered

2 = completely covered

12. Rachillae tomentum

0 = glabrous

1 = velutinous

2 = floccose, lanate

13. Rachillae viscosity

0 = absent

1 = present

14. Style - ovary ratio

0 = equal

1 = style longer

2 = style shorter

15. Outer calyx venation

0 = absent

1 = conspicuous

2 = present near opening with finer lines

16. Calyx indumentum

0 = glabrous

1 = tomentose

2 = viscous

17. Fruit ridges

0 = absent

1 = present

18. Fruit shape

0 = globose

1 = ellipsoid

2 = ovoid

3 = obovoid

4 = oblate

19. Fruit length

0 = < 3 cm

1 = > 3 cm