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Wilkesia is a
component of the
silversword alliance and is
named after Captain Charles Wilkes.
Species Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray, 1852
Wilkesia hobdyi...
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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium (Hawaiian iliau), is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Asteraceae that is
endemic to the
island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It...
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Wilkesia hobdyi, the
dwarf iliau, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Asteraceae that is
endemic to the
island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It was first...
- over 50 species,
including the
physically different genera Dubautia and
Wilkesia. This
grouping is
often referred to as the
silversword alliance. Botanist...
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bloom and then die.
Hawaiian silverswords and
their relatives in the
genus Wilkesia may take 10–50
years before flowering.
Monocot plant families that include...
- in Columbia,
Missouri is
named in his honor. The
Hawaiian plant genus Wilkesia was
named in his honor.
Midshipman – 1
January 1818
Lieutenant – 28 April...
- (Argyroxiphium kauense)
Argyroxiphium virescens Hawaiian iliau (
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium)
Dwarf iliau (
Wilkesia hobdyi) Tree
dubautia (Dubautia arborea)
Keaau Valley...
- the silverswords. The
species of the
clade break down into
three genera:
Wilkesia, Argyroxiphium, and Dubautia.
There are
three species of
silverswords and...
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speciation were peripatric".: 108
Plant species in genera's such as Dubautia,
Wilkesia, and
Argyroxiphium have also
radiated along the archipelago.
Other animals...
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ahinahina (Artemisia australis),
kookoolau (Bidens sandwicensis),
iliau (
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium),
emoloa (Eragrostis variabilis),
haiwale (Crytandra wawrae)...
