Wilkesia

Wilkesia
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Scientific classification
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

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]

Species[5][6]

• Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
• Wilkesia hobdyi H.St.John, 1971

formerly included[5]

Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum

References

1. Gray, Asa. 1852. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 160
2. The International Plant Names Index
3. Carr, Gerald (2009-06-01). "Wilkesia A. Gray". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
4. "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Wilkesia gymnoxiphium". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
6. "Subordinate Taxa of Wilkesia A Gray". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-31.

External links

• "Wilkesia hobdyi". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation.