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Wilkesia

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Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.^[1]^[2] It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance^[3] and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes.^[4]

^ Gray, Asa. 1852. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 160
^ The International Plant Names Index
^ Carr, Gerald (2009-06-01). "Wilkesia A. Gray". Hawaiian Native Plant Genera. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
^ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Wilkesia gymnoxiphium". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
^ ^a ^b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
^ "Subordinate Taxa of Wilkesia A Gray". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-31.

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Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It contains two perennials, both of which are endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes.