Pteralyxia laurifolia

Ridged pteralyxia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pteralyxia
Species: P. laurifolia
Binomial name
Pteralyxia laurifolia
(G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb.
Synonyms[1]
  • 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, also called ridged pteralyxia,[2] is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands.[1] The species is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

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


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