Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.
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
Species 20 species are accepted. † Lipochaeta bryanii – Kahoolawe Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe – Kauai, W. Maui † Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe – SW. Molokai. Last recorded in 1928. Lipochaeta fauriei – Kauai Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe – Molokai, Lanai, Maui Lipochaeta integrifolia Lipochaeta kamolensis – SE. Maui Lipochaeta lavarum Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe – Niihau, Oahu, W. Maui Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata Lipochaeta micrantha – Kauai † Lipochaeta perdita – Niihau: Kawaihoa Pt. Last recorded in 1949. † Lipochaeta populifolia – Lanai: Maunalei Valley Lipochaeta × procumbens (L. integrifolia × L. lobata) Lipochaeta remyi – Oahu Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe Lipochaeta subcordata – Hawaii Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe Lipochaeta tenuifolia – Oahu Lipochaeta tenuis – Oahu Lipochaeta venosa – Hawaii Lipochaeta waimeaensis – Kauai
Formerly placed here Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray)
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