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Mt. Kahili Phyllostegia (Phyllostegia helleri)

Description

Phyllostegia helleri belongs to the Magnoliopsida species described first by Earl Edward Sherff. Phyllostegia helleri is associated with the genus Phyllostegia, and the family Lamiaceae. There are no subspecies listed. Phyllostegia is a genus of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1840. It is native to certain island in the Pacific (Hawaii, Tonga and the Society Islands, although it appears to be extinct in the Society Islands).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Phyllostegia