Bryan’s Melanthera (Wollastonia bryanii)

This species was described in 1933, it was restricted to the now highly degraded island of Kaho’olawe in the Hawaiian Islands.

The species is only known from the type material that was found amongst grassland, it is very likely extinct. [1]

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References:

[1] Warren L Wagner; Harold Robinson: Lipocaheta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis. Brittonia 53(4): 539-561. 2001

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edited: 04.06.2021