Lipochaeta

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 been done to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.

Species

20 species are accepted.

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

Formerly placed here

• Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida <small>(Kunth) Strother</small> (as L. texana <small>Torr. & A.Gray</small>)

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