Hesperomannia
| Hesperomannia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Hesperomannia A.Gray |
Hesperomannia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.[1][2]
Hesperomannia is endemic to Hawaii and consists of three species:[3][4]
- Lanai hesperomannia (Hesperomannia arborescens)
- Maui hesperomannia (Hesperomannia arbuscula)
- Kauai hesperomannia (Hesperomannia lydgatei)
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.[3]
References
- ↑ Gray, Asa. 1865. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 554
- ↑ Tropicos, Hesperomannia A. Gray
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hyi-Gyung Kim, Sterling C. Keeley, Peter S. Vroom, and Robert K. Jansen (December 22, 1998), "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
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist