''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
that is endemic to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
.
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.
[Warren L. Wagner, Harold Robinson, ''Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis'']
Species
20 species are accepted.
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Lipochaeta bryanii'' – Kahoolawe
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Lipochaeta connata''
(Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe – Kauai, W. Maui
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Lipochaeta degeneri''
Sherff – Molokai nehe – SW. Molokai. Last recorded in 1928.
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Lipochaeta fauriei'' – Kauai
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Lipochaeta heterophylla''
A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe – Molokai, Lanai, Maui
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Lipochaeta integrifolia
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
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Lipochaeta kamolensis'' – SE. Maui
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Lipochaeta lavarum''
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Lipochaeta lobata
''Lipochaeta lobata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name shrubland nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it can be found in coastal dry shrublands and dry forests on Oahu, Maui, and Niihau.
There ar ...
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(Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe – Niihau, Oahu, W. Maui
**''Lipochaeta lobata'' var. ''leptophylla''
O.Deg. & Sherff
**''Lipochaeta lobata'' var. ''lobata''
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Lipochaeta micrantha'' – Kauai
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Lipochaeta perdita'' – Niihau: Kawaihoa Pt. Last recorded in 1949.
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Lipochaeta populifolia'' – Lanai: Maunalei Valley
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Lipochaeta × procumbens
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
'' (''L. integrifolia'' × ''L. lobata'')
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Lipochaeta remyi
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
'' – Oahu
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Lipochaeta rockii
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
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Sherff – Rock's nehe
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Lipochaeta subcordata
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
'' – Hawaii
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Lipochaeta succulenta''
(Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe
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Lipochaeta tenuifolia
''Lipochaeta tenuifolia'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Waianae Range nehe and slender-leaf nehe.
It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu.[< ...]
'' – Oahu
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Lipochaeta tenuis
''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
'' – Oahu
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Lipochaeta venosa
''Lipochaeta venosa'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spreading nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii.[Lipochaeta waimeaensis
''Lipochaeta waimeaensis'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Waimea Canyon nehe.USFWS''Lipochaeta waimeaensis'' Five-year Review.August 2010. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only fro ...]
'' – Kauai
Formerly placed here
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''Wedelia acapulcensis'' var. ''hispida'' (Kunth) Strother (as ''L. texana''
Torr. & A.Gray)
References
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Asteraceae genera
Endemic flora of Hawaii
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