Ochrosia fatuhivensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Ochrosia |
Species: | O. fatuhivensis |
Binomial name | |
Ochrosia fatuhivensis | |
Ochrosia fatuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. [2] [1]
Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The former family Asclepiadaceae is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here.
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Ochrosia tahitensis was a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Tahiti of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia.
Ochrosia poweri is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its natural habitat is subtropical rainforest in Australia. Maximum height is about 10 metres.
Ochrosia ackeringae is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is found in the Malesian region. The specific epithet honours the collector of one of the syntypes.
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Ochrosia glomerata is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae.
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
Ochrosia hexandra is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Japanese Volcano Islands. It was first described by Gen-ichi Koidzumi in 1918.