Lipochaeta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lipochaeta
Lipochaeta succulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Lipochaeta DC.
Synonyms
Schizophyllum Nutt. Macraea Hook. f. 1847, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1828 (Geraniaceae) nor Wight 1852 (Phyllanthaceae)

Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy 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.

Selected species

• Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe
• Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe
• Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe
• Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe
  • Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
  • Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
• Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe
• Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe

Formerly placed here

• Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. fauriei H.Lév.)
• Melanthera kamolensis (O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff)
• Melanthera micrantha (Nutt.) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray)
• Melanthera tenuifolia (A.Gray) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. tenuifolia A.Gray)
• Melanthera waimeaensis (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.(as L. waimeaensis H.St.John)
• Melanthera venosa (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. venosa Sherff)
• Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray)

See also

In Spanish: Lipochaeta para niños