Pteralyxia laurifolia

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Pteralyxia laurifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pteralyxia
Species:
P. laurifolia
Binomial name
Pteralyxia laurifolia
(G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb.
Synonyms[2]
  • Cerbera laurifolia G.Lodd.
  • Tanghinia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) G.Don
  • Vallesia macrocarpa Hillebr.
  • Pteralyxia macrocarpa (Hillebr.) K.Schum.
  • Pteralyxia caumiana O.Deg.
  • Alyxia robusta Pichon

Pteralyxia laurifolia, the ridged pteralyxia,[3] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands.[2] The species is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Pteralyxia macrocarpa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ "Pteralyxia macrocarpa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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