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

Hesperomannia arborescens
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Hesperomannia
Species:	H. arborescens
Binomial name
Hesperomannia arborescens Gray

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.[2] It is a perennial shrub or tree.[3] It grows in wet forests and shrublands.[4]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

External links

• IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species

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