Biology:Wilkesia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Wilkesia | |
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| Wilkesia gymnoxiphium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Madieae |
| Subtribe: | Madiinae |
| Genus: | Wilkesia A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
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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]
- Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
- Wilkesia hobdyi H.St.John, 1971
- formerly included[5]
Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum
References
- ↑ 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. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/Faculty/Carr/wilkesia.htm.
- ↑ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Wilkesia gymnoxiphium". http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Wilkesia_gymnoxiphium.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ "Subordinate Taxa of Wilkesia A Gray". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameSubordinateTaxa.aspx?nameid=40026231.
External links
- "Wilkesia hobdyi". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=4421.
Wikidata ☰ Q2004048 entry
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