Wilkesia
| Wilkesia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Wilkesia gymnoxiphium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Madieae[1][2] |
| Genus: | Wilkesia A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852 | |
Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tarweed-silversword tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4] It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance.[5]
- Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
- Wilkesia hobdyi H.St.John, 1971
- formerly included[1]
Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum
References
- 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ "Genus Wilkesia". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ↑ Gray, Asa. 1852. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 160
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Carr, Gerald (2009-06-01). "Wilkesia A. Gray". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ↑ "Subordinate Taxa of Wilkesia A Gray". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
External links
Media related to Wilkesia at Wikimedia Commons
- "Wilkesia hobdyi". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation.
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