Hesperomannia arborescens

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

Hesperomannia arborescens
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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]