Lipochaeta

Lipochaeta
	Lipochaeta succulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
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 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.

Species

20 species are accepted.

† Lipochaeta bryanii Sherff – Kahoolawe
Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe – Kauai, W. Maui
† Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe – SW. Molokai. Last recorded in 1928.
Lipochaeta fauriei H.Lév. – Kauai
Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe – Molokai, Lanai, Maui
Lipochaeta integrifolia (Nutt.) A.Gray
Lipochaeta kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff – SE. Maui
Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.
Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe – Niihau, Oahu, W. Maui
- Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
- Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
Lipochaeta micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray – Kauai
† Lipochaeta perdita Sherff – Niihau: Kawaihoa Pt. Last recorded in 1949.
† Lipochaeta populifolia (Sherff) R.C.Gardner – Lanai: Maunalei Valley
Lipochaeta × procumbens O.Deg. & Sherff (L. integrifolia × L. lobata)
Lipochaeta remyi A.Gray – Oahu
Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe
Lipochaeta subcordata A.Gray – Hawaii
Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe
Lipochaeta tenuifolia A.Gray – Oahu
Lipochaeta tenuis O.Deg. & Sherff – Oahu
Lipochaeta venosa Sherff – Hawaii
Lipochaeta waimeaensis H.St.John – Kauai

Formerly placed here

Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray)

References

1 2 "Genus: Lipochaeta DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
↑ Tropicos, search for Macraea
↑ The International Plant Names Index
↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, Macraea Hook. f. Deprecated link archived 2014-12-20 at archive.today
↑ NRCS. "Lipochaeta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
↑ Carr, Gerald. "Lipochaeta". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
↑ Warren L. Wagner, Harold Robinson, Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis
↑ "Lipochaeta DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
↑ "Lipochaeta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
↑ "GRIN Species Records of Lipochaeta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

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[GRIN-1] 1 2 "Genus: Lipochaeta DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

[2] Tropicos, search for Macraea

[3] The International Plant Names Index

[4] Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, Macraea Hook. f. Deprecated link archived 2014-12-20 at archive.today

[5] NRCS. "Lipochaeta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[6] Carr, Gerald. "Lipochaeta". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

[7] Warren L. Wagner, Harold Robinson, Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis

[powo-8] "Lipochaeta DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

[ITIS-9] "Lipochaeta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

[GRINSpecies-10] "GRIN Species Records of Lipochaeta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

Lipochaeta

Lipochaeta succulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Lipochaeta DC.
Synonyms
Schizophyllum Nutt. Macraea Hook. f. 1847, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1828 (Geraniaceae) nor Wight 1852 (Phyllanthaceae)