Hesperomannia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: |
Hesperomannia A.Gray |
Hesperomannia (island-aster) is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.
Hesperomannia is endemic to Hawaii and consists of three species:
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.