''Lipochaeta'', common name nehe, is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the family
Asteraceae
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that is endemic to
Hawaii
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.
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.
[Warren L. Wagner, Harold Robinson, ''Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis'']
Selected species
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Lipochaeta connata''
(Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe
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Lipochaeta degeneri''
Sherff – Molokai nehe
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Lipochaeta heterophylla''
A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe
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Lipochaeta lobata''
(Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe
**''Lipochaeta lobata'' var. ''leptophylla''
O.Deg. & Sherff
**''Lipochaeta lobata'' var. ''lobata''
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Lipochaeta rockii''
Sherff – Rock's nehe
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Lipochaeta succulenta
''Lipochaeta succulenta'', the seaside nehe, is a plant endemic to all the main Hawaiian islands except Lanai.
''Lipochaeta succulenta'' is a perennial, clump-forming subshrub up to tall with lax, spreading stems that root at the nodes. Leave ...
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(Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe
Formerly placed here
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Melanthera fauriei''
(H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as ''L. fauriei''
H.Lév.)
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Melanthera kamolensis
''Melanthera kamolensis'' (formerly ''Lipochaeta kamolensis''),USFWS''Melanthera kamolensis'' Five-year Review.July 2009. known by the common name Maui nehe, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
The plant i ...
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(O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as ''L. kamolensis''
O.Deg. & Sherff)
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Melanthera micrantha''
(Nutt.) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as ''L. micrantha''
(Nutt.) A.Gray)
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Melanthera tenuifolia''
(A.Gray) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as ''L. tenuifolia''
A.Gray)
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Melanthera waimeaensis
''Melanthera waimeaensis'' (formerly ''Lipochaeta waimeaensis'')USFWS''Lipochaeta waimeaensis'' Five-year Review.August 2010. is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Waimea Canyon nehe. It is endemic ...
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(H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.(as ''L. waimeaensis''
H.St.John)
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Melanthera venosa
''Melanthera venosa'' (formerly ''Lipochaeta venosa'') is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spreading nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii. ''
(Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as ''L. venosa''
Sherff)
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''Wedelia acapulcensis'' var. ''hispida'' (Kunth) Strother (as ''L. texana''
Torr. & A.Gray)
References
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Asteraceae genera
Heliantheae
Endemic flora of Hawaii
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