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Pteralyxia laurifolia

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Species of plant

Pteralyxia laurifolia
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • 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, the ridged pteralyxia, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. The species is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. NRCS. "Pteralyxia macrocarpa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Pteralyxia laurifolia
Cerbera laurifolia


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