Lipochaeta facts for kids
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Lipochaeta succulenta | |
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Lipochaeta
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Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.
Taxonomy
There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Some studies have been done to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.
Selected species
- Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe
- Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe
- Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe
- Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe
- Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
- Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
- Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe
- Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe
Formerly placed here
- Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. fauriei H.Lév.)
- Melanthera kamolensis (O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff)
- Melanthera micrantha (Nutt.) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray)
- Melanthera tenuifolia (A.Gray) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. tenuifolia A.Gray)
- Melanthera waimeaensis (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.(as L. waimeaensis H.St.John)
- Melanthera venosa (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. venosa Sherff)
- Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray)
See also
In Spanish: Lipochaeta para niños
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