Lipochaeta

Lipochaeta, common name nehe, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii.

Taxonomy
There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Some studies have been done to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.

Selected species

 * Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. – Nehe
 * Lipochaeta degeneri Sherff – Molokai nehe
 * Lipochaeta heterophylla A.Gray – Lavaflow nehe
 * Lipochaeta lobata (Gaudich.) DC. – Shrubland nehe
 * Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla O.Deg. & Sherff
 * Lipochaeta lobata var. lobata
 * Lipochaeta rockii Sherff – Rock's nehe
 * Lipochaeta succulenta (Hook. & Arn.) DC. – Seaside nehe

Formerly placed here

 * Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. fauriei H.Lév. )
 * Melanthera kamolensis (O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. kamolensis O.Deg. & Sherff )
 * Melanthera micrantha (Nutt.) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. micrantha (Nutt.) A.Gray )
 * Melanthera tenuifolia (A.Gray) W.L. Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. tenuifolia A.Gray )
 * Melanthera waimeaensis (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. waimeaensis H.St.John )
 * Melanthera venosa (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (as L. venosa Sherff )
 * Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (as L. texana Torr. & A.Gray )