The large, tropical island of Borneo has some of the world's richest habitats for plant life, but faces increasing pressures from anthropogenic activities that threaten its biodiversity. With a good portion of the Bornean flora not critically studied, a comprehensive documentation of the numerous endemic taxa expected for the island is not yet complete. It is not known what the relative significance of endemic genera is compared to Bornean centres of endemism documented or predicted through modelling, and if they can inform current conservation plans. As a first step, we here present a synopsis of the endemic genera of Borneo, based on a comprehensive study of literature, herbarium specimens and distributional data, and an investigation of whether the genera have been included in molecular phylogenetic studies that confirm their monophyly. Such a review is timely since many generic delimitations have been shaped by molecular evidence used to test morphology‐based taxonomy, while botanical collection and revisionary efforts continue. Our findings suggest that 65 vascular plant genera from 25 families may be considered endemic to Borneo. More than two‐thirds (48) of these genera have had at least one species included in molecular phylogenetic studies, but of these, only 39 have been sufficiently sampled to be considered monophyletic with high confidence, or they are monotypic. Slightly over half (38) of the endemic genera are herbaceous. A majority of the genera have fruits or seeds specialised for dispersal by abiotic vectors, or unspecialised seeds. Almost two‐thirds (42) of the endemic genera are monotypic, and some of these could represent relict lineages. We expect the current list of endemic genera to be relatively stable and aligned with recent taxonomic concepts, and that it serves to illuminate an interesting aspect of Borneo's unique assemblage of endemic species.

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婆罗洲特有植物属的提要

婆罗洲热带大岛拥有世界上最丰富的植物栖息地，但面临着威胁其生物多样性的人为活动带来的越来越大的压力。由于对婆罗洲植物群的很大一部分没有进行严格的研究，有关该岛的大量地方生物分类群的综合文献尚未完成。尚不知道将特有属的相对重要性与通过建模记录或预测的婆罗洲特有性中心进行比较，以及它们是否可以告知当前的保护计划。作为第一步，我们在此对婆罗洲的特有属进行概述，这是根据对文献，标本室标本和分布数据的全面研究，以及对该属是否已包含在确认其单亲性的分子系统发育研究中进行的调查。这样的审查是及时的，因为许多通用的界限已被用来测试基于形态学的分类法的分子证据所塑造，而植物收集和修订工作仍在继续。我们的发现表明，来自25个科的65个维管植物属可能被认为是婆罗洲特有的。这些属中有超过三分之二（48）的分子系统发育研究中至少包括一种，但其中只有39种经过充分采样，可以被认为具有高度的单系性，或者它们是单型的。特有属的一半以上（38）是草本的。大多数属具有专门用于通过非生物载体传播的果实或种子，或非专业种子。特有属的近三分之二（42）是单型的，其中一些可能代表遗体谱系。