Lipochaeta lavarum

(Gaudich.) DC. (1836)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Lipochaeta

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Endemic

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Suffruticose perennial herbs; stems erect, 3-20 dm long.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: opposite Blades linear, lanceolate, elliptic to narrowly ovate, (2.3-)3-6.5(-8) cm long, (0.6-)0.8-1.5 cm wide

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela)

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (19)

Lipochaeta lahainae Wawra (1873)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. conferta Sherff (1939)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. hillebrandiana Sherff (1933)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. lanaiensis Sherff (1939)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. lavarum

Lipochaeta lavarum var. longifolia Sherff (1933)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. maneleana Sherff (1939)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. ovata Sherff (1933)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. salicifolia Sherff (1933)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. scaposa H.St.John (1985)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. skottsbergii Sherff (1933)

Lipochaeta lavarum var. stearnsii O.Deg. & Sherff (1939)

Lipochaeta molokiniensis H.St.John (1985)

Lipochaeta warshaueri H.St.John (1985)

Lipochaeta warshauerii

Melanthera lavarum (Gaudich.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (2001)

Microchaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) Nutt. (1841)

Verbesina lavarum Gaudich. (1829)

Wollastonia lavarum (Gaudich.) Orchard (2013)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Molokai Endemic

Lana'i Endemic

Kaho'olawe Endemic

Maui Endemic

Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents

Pollinators

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Conservation Status

Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 5: 611 (1836)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:337 (Mo, L, M, Ka, H [as L. lavarum]); Wagner & Robinson 2001:553 (COMBNOV, Syn. L. lavarum = Melanthera lavarum); Orchard 2013:400 (COMBNOV, Syn. M. lavarum = Wollastonia lavarum, not followed, KEY); Edwards et al. 2018 (Syn. M. lavarum = L. lavarum)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Scientific Name Authorship	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date

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