Pladaroxylon
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Pladaroxylon leucadendron[1] | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Tribe: | Senecioneae
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Genus: | Pladaroxylon (Endl.) Hook.f.
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Binomial name | |
Pladaroxylon leucadendron (Willd.) Hook.f.
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Pladaroxylon is a genus of trees in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4][5]
The only known species is Pladaroxylon leucadendron, native to the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Common name is he cabbage-tree.[3][6][7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 1875 illustration extracted from page 407 of St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island ... The botanical plates from original drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss, by MELLISS, John Charles. Original held and digitised by the British Library.
- ^ Lambdon, P.W.; Ellick, S. (2016). "Pladaroxylon leucadendron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T37596A67371569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T37596A67371569.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1970. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 11: pages 42-43 descriptions in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1970. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 11: plate 1055 line drawing of Pladaroxylon leucadendron
- ^ Tropicos, Pladaroxylon Hook. f.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd., Oswestry.
External links[]
Media related to Pladaroxylon at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Senecioneae
- Monotypic Asteraceae genera
- Flora of Saint Helena
- Critically endangered plants
- Senecioneae stubs