Hesperomannia

Hesperomannia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Hesperomannia

Hesperomannia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii and consists of three species:[1]

Although traditionally classified in the tribe Mutisieae, molecular evidence shows that it belongs in the tribe Vernonieae, most closely related to the African Vernonia species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hyi-Gyung Kim, Sterling C. Keeley, Peter S. Vroom, and Robert K. Jansen (1998 December 22), "Molecular evidence for an African origin of the Hawaiian endemic Hesperomannia (Asteraceae)", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95 (26): 15440–15445, doi:10.1073/pnas.95.26.15440, PMC 28061, PMID 9860987, http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=28061