Waianae Range tetramolopiumAsteraceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu-extant; Lnai-extinct)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyTetramolopium is derived from the Greek tetra, four, and molopium, stripes, referring to the nerves on the achene (fruit, seed).The specific epithet lepidotum from the Greek, lepio, scaly, literally "covered with scales."
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