title: Hesperomannia
text: # Hesperomannia
  
  Hesperomannia (island-aster) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
  
  Hesperomannia is endemic to Hawaii and consists of four species:
  
  * Hesperomannia arborescens (Lanai hesperomannia)
  * Hesperomannia arbuscula (Maui hesperomannia)
  * Hesperomannia lydgatei (Kauai hesperomannia)
  * Hesperomannia swezeyi
  
  Although traditionally classified in the tribe Mutisieae, molecular evidence shows that it belongs in the tribe Vernonieae, most closely related to the African Vernonia species.
  
  