Hesperomannia

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

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

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

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. "Hesperomannia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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, doi:10.1073/pnas.95.26.15440, PMC 28061, PMID 9860987
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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