Hesperomannia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Hesperomannia A.Gray |
Hesperomannia (island-aster)[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
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]