Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.Gray, Asa. 1852. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 160The International Plant Names Index It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Wilkesia is one of the three genera that make up the silversword alliance and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes.
Species Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852 Wilkesia hobdyi H.St.John, 1971
formerly includedFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Wilkesia grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum
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