Hesperomannia Explained

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

Hesperomannia is endemic to Hawaii^[3] and consists of four species:^[4]

• Hesperomannia arborescens (Lanai hesperomannia)
• Hesperomannia arbuscula (Maui hesperomannia)
• Hesperomannia lydgatei (Kauai hesperomannia)
• Hesperomannia swezeyi

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.

Notes and References

1. Gray, Asa. 1865. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 554
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024726 Tropicos, Hesperomannia A. Gray
3. https://archive.today/20141205151607/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=71c2dc11-8a76-4c11-a2c0-ee03bea48742 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
4. "Morden, C. W., & Harbin, S. C. (2013). Evolution and Biogeographic Origins of the Endemic Hawaiian Genus Hesperomannia (Asteraceae). Pacific Science, 67(2), 219-235." https://bioone.org/journals/Pacific-Science/volume-67/issue-2/67.2.6/Evolution-and-Biogeographic-Origins-of-the-Endemic-Hawaiian-Genusn-Hesperomannia/10.2984/67.2.6.short