Pennantia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. sect. Dermatocarpus Miers is elevated to subgenus rank on the basis of morphological distinctions and phylogenetic position between the sole representative of this section, Pennantia cunninghamii Miers, and the other three members of section Pennantia.

Keywords: Pennantiaceae, Pennantia sect. Pennantia, Pennantia sect. Dermatocarpus, Pennantia cunninghamii, Pennantia subg. Dermatocarpus, new combination, taxonomy, Australasia

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