One of the genuses of Hawaiian plants under the families and subfamilies of Asteraceae and Asteroideae, respectively, is named Wilkesia, after Charles Wilkes.
Wilkesia is a component of the silversword alliance and is named after Captain Charles Wilkes. Wilkesia is a genus of Hawaiian plants in the tarweed-silversword tribe within the sunflower family. Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae 
