Pterophylla tremuloides

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Pterophylla tremuloides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Pterophylla
Species:
P. tremuloides
Binomial name
Pterophylla tremuloides
(H.C.Hopkins & J.Florence) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins [1]
Synonyms [1]

Weinmannia tremuloidesH.C.Hopkins & J.Florence

Pterophylla tremuloides, formerly known as Weinmannia tremuloides, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. [1]

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Description

Pterophylla tremuloides is a shrub which grows up to 2 meters high. Its leaves are trifoliolate and glabrous, with a total length up to 9 cm including a petiole of 2.5–4.2 cm. The inflorescence is a trio of flower spikes up to 6 cm long, covered in tiny white flowers. The species name tremuloides means trembling, an appearance given by the long, laterally compressed petioles. [2]

Range and habitat

Pterophylla tremuloides is found only on the island of Fatu Hiva. Its typical habitat is low ridge top and cliff shrubland with Metrosideros, Dicranopteris , and Lycopodium between 700 and 850 metres elevation, where it is locally common. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Pterophylla tremuloides (H.C.Hopkins & J.Florence) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 16 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hopkins, Helen C.F. and Florence, Jacques 1998. A revision of Weinmannia (Cunoniaceae) in Malesia and the Pacific. 4. The Society, Marquesas and Austral Islands. Adansonia Sér. 3, 20 (1) 1998.