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Lipochaeta

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Asteroideae

Scientific name
  
Lipochaeta

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Heliantheae

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

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Similar
  
Daisy family, Tetramolopium, Stylocline, Hesperomannia

Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.

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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)

    • References

    Lipochaeta Wikipedia
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