A morphometric analysis and taxonomic appraisal of the Hawai`ian silversword Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC (Asteraceae)
Meyrat AK, Carr GD, Smith CW. 1983. A morphometric analysis and taxonomic appraisal of the Hawai`ian silversword Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC (Asteraceae). Pacific Science. 37(3):211-225
Morphometric techniques were used to examine the pattern of variation of 45 characters between Haleakala and Mauna Kea populations of Argyroxiphuim sandwicense. A taxonomic key and descriptions for Argyroxiphium of the Island of Hawaii and East Maui is presented.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Meyrat, Alain; Carr, Gerald; Smith, Clifford
- Units
- HALE
- Keywords
- Ahinahina, Argyroxiphium sandwicense, Hawai`i, Hawaiian silversword, Morphology, Plant Studies, Taxonomy