Wilkesia | |
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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
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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 grayana - Argyroxiphium grayanum