Oparanthus Explained

Oparanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the islands of French Polynesia.^{[1] [2]}

Species^[3]

• • Oparanthus albus (F.Br.) Sherff - Marquesas Oparanthus coriaceus (F.Br.) Sherff - Rapa Iti
  • Oparanthus hivoanus (O.Deg. & Sherff) R.K.Shannon & W.L.Wagner - Marquesas Oparanthus intermedius Sherff - Rapa Iti
• Oparanthus rapensis (F.Br.) Sherff- Rapa Iti
  • • Oparanthus teikiteetinii (J.Florence & Stuessy) R.K.Shannon & W.L.Wagner - Marquesas Oparanthus tiva W.L.Wagner & Lorence - Marquesas Oparanthus woodii W.L.Wagner & Lorence - Marquesas

Notes and References

1. Sherff, Earl Edward. 1937. Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History 12(19): 9
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032238 Tropicos, Oparanthus Sherff
3. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Oparanthus Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist