Hesperomannia lydgatei

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Vernonieae
Subtribus: Hesperomanniinae
Genus: Hesperomannia
Species: Hesperomannia lydgatei
Name

Hesperomannia lydgatei C.N.Forbes
References

IUCN: Hesperomannia lydgatei Forbes (Critically Endangered)
Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History 4:220. 1909
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hesperomannia lydgatei in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

The Kauai island-aster or Kauai hesperomannia (Hesperomannia lydgatei) is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

It is found only in Hawaii, where it is endemic to Kauai.

It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 300 individuals remaining.[2]
References

Walsh, S.; Nyberg, B.; Wood, K. (2020). "Hesperomannia lydgatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30929A83789167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T30929A83789167.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Hesperomannia lydgatei. The Nature Conservancy