Hesperomannia arborescens

Hesperomannia arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hesperomannia
Species: H. arborescens
Binomial name
Hesperomannia arborescens

The Lanai island-aster or Lanai hesperomannia (Hesperomannia arborescens) is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.

It is found only in Hawaii, where there are fewer than 200 individuals remaining. Most are in the Koʻolau Range of Oahu, and there are a few on Molokai, Maui, and Lanai.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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