Lipochaeta

Lipochaeta
Lipochaeta succulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus:
DC.[1]
Synonyms
  • Schizophyllum Nutt.[1]
  • Macraea Hook. f. 1847, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1828 (Geraniaceae) nor Wight 1852 (Phyllanthaceae)[2][3][4]

Lipochaeta, common name nehe,[5] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.[6]

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.[7]

Species

20 species are accepted.[8]

  • Lipochaeta bryanii Sherff – Kahoolawe
  • Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe – Kauai, W. Maui
  • † Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe – SW. Molokai. Last recorded in 1928.
  • Lipochaeta fauriei H.Lév. – Kauai
  • Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe – Molokai, Lanai, Maui
  • Lipochaeta integrifolia (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Lipochaeta kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff – SE. Maui
  • Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.
  • Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe – Niihau, Oahu, W. Maui
    • Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
    • Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
  • Lipochaeta micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray – Kauai
  • Lipochaeta perdita Sherff – Niihau: Kawaihoa Pt. Last recorded in 1949.
  • Lipochaeta populifolia (Sherff) R.C.Gardner – Lanai: Maunalei Valley
  • Lipochaeta × procumbens O.Deg. & Sherff (L. integrifolia × L. lobata)
  • Lipochaeta remyi A.Gray – Oahu
  • Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe
  • Lipochaeta subcordata A.Gray – Hawaii
  • Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe[9]
  • Lipochaeta tenuifolia A.Gray – Oahu
  • Lipochaeta tenuis O.Deg. & Sherff – Oahu
  • Lipochaeta venosa Sherff – Hawaii
  • Lipochaeta waimeaensis H.St.John – Kauai

Formerly placed here

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Lipochaeta DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. ^ Tropicos, search for Macraea
  3. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  4. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, Macraea Hook. f. Archived 2014-12-20 at archive.today
  5. ^ NRCS. "Lipochaeta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ^ Carr, Gerald. "Lipochaeta". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  7. ^ Warren L. Wagner, Harold Robinson, Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis
  8. ^ "Lipochaeta DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Lipochaeta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  10. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Lipochaeta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-02-14.