Melanthera fauriei

Descrission:

Nehe or Olokele Canyon neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5490620181/in/datetaken-...Leaveswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491214480/in/datetaken-...Other plant featureswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5491217818/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe Greek generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.The specific epithet fauriei is named for Jean Urbain Faurie (1847-1915), a French priest and botanist, who sent many botanical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere to major herbaria in Europe and America.