Pittosporum fairchildii

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Pittosporum fairchildii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species:
P. fairchildii
Binomial name
Pittosporum fairchildii
Cheeseman, 1888 [2]

Pittosporum fairchildii, commonly called Fairchild's kohuhu, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. [3] It is endemic to New Zealand. [4] This species was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman. [2] It is named in honour of Captain J. Fairchild, a 19th-century seaman who commanded the S.S. Stella. [5]

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Pittosporum fairchildii seeds

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pittosporum fairchildii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T30484A9546268. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30484A9546268.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Cheeseman, T. F. (1888). "Notes on the Three Kings Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 147. ISSN   1176-6158. OCLC   154162048. Wikidata   Q64176544.
  3. ↑ de Lange, P.J. (6 January 2014). "Pittosporum fairchildii". nzpcn.org.nz. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Pittosporum fairchildii Cheeseman". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Eagle, Audrey (2008). Eagle's complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand volume one. Te Papa Press. p. 198. ISBN   978-0-909010-08-9.


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