Pteralyxia

Genus of plants

Pteralyxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Alyxieae
Subtribe: Alyxiinae
Genus: Pteralyxia
K.Schum. 1895

Pteralyxia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1895. The entire genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.[1]

Species[1]
  • Pteralyxia kauaiensis Caum (syn P. elliptica) - Kauai
  • Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb. (syn P. macrocarpa, P. caumiana) - Oahu

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Taxon identifiers
Pteralyxia


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