Pteralyxia laurifolia

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Pteralyxia laurifolia
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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 laurifoliaG.Lodd.
  • Tanghinia laurifolia(G.Lodd.) G.Don
  • Vallesia macrocarpaHillebr.
  • Pteralyxia macrocarpa(Hillebr.) K.Schum.
  • Pteralyxia caumianaO.Deg.
  • Alyxia robustaPichon

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pteralyxia macrocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33563A9787032. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33563A9787032.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Pteralyxia macrocarpa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 15 October 2015.