Hesperomannia

Hesperomannia (island-aster)[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Hesperomannia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Hesperomannia
A.Gray

Hesperomannia is endemic to Hawaii[4][5] and consists of four species:[6]

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.[4]

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hesperomannia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Gray, Asa. 1865. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 554
  3. Tropicos, Hesperomannia A. Gray
  4. Hyi-Gyung Kim; Sterling C. Keeley; Peter S. Vroom; 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, Bibcode:1998PNAS...9515440K, doi:10.1073/pnas.95.26.15440, PMC 28061, PMID 9860987
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  6. "Morden, C. W., & Harbin, S. C. (2013). Evolution and Biogeographic Origins of the Endemic Hawaiian Genus Hesperomannia (Asteraceae). Pacific Science, 67(2), 219-235." https://bioone.org/journals/Pacific-Science/volume-67/issue-2/67.2.6/Evolution-and-Biogeographic-Origins-of-the-Endemic-Hawaiian-Genusn-Hesperomannia/10.2984/67.2.6.short


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