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Helodeaster maviensis

(H.Mann) G.L.Nesom (2020)

This name is accepted

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

hōwaiaulu [howaiaulu]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Rhizomatous perennial herbs, usually branched at base.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves in a basal rosette or distributed up to 16 cm along the ascending stem spatulate, oblong, obovate to oblanceolate, (1.5-)3-6.9 cm long, 0.4-1.3(-1.9) cm wide sessile and + clasping the stem, with l-13 bracts per scape that usually become progressively larger and more leaf-like toward base sparsely glandular pubescent on margins and veins, upper surface sometimes sparsely to moderately villous, lower surface usually glabrous Margins margins coarsely serrate or sometimes dentate in upper 1/2, usually 5 opposite pairs and 1 apical tooth, the teeth up to 2 mm long, sometimes purple at the tip

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Phytoneuron 2020-54: 2 (2020)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:330 (Mo, EM, WM [as Lagenifera maviensis]); Nicolson 1996:341 (Lagenophora proposed as conserved genus name); Nesom 2000:58/Nesom 2001a:514 (NOM:Syn. Lagenifera maviensis = Keysseria maviensis)

Occurrences

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