Wilkesia Explained

Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]} It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance^[3] and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes.^[4]

Species^[5]

• Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
• Wilkesia hobdyi H.St.John, 1971

formerly included^[6] Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum

External links

• Web site: Wilkesia hobdyi . CPC National Collection Plant Profiles . Center for Plant Conservation .

Notes and References

1. Gray, Asa. 1852. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 160
2. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=0BAD65D3F1D7DC4C54B218F624B56362?id=11535-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D0BAD65D3F1D7DC4C54B218F624B56362%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DWilkesia%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dgen%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal The International Plant Names Index
3. Web site: Wilkesia A. Gray . Gerald . Carr . Hawaiian Native Plant Genera . 2009-06-01 . 2009-10-31.
4. Web site: Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Wilkesia gymnoxiphium. nativeplants.hawaii.edu. 2020-02-26.
5. Web site: Subordinate Taxa of Wilkesia A Gray . TROPICOS . Missouri Botanical Garden . 2009-10-31.
6. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Wilkesia&searchField=NameFull Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist