Pteralyxia laurifolia

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]

Pteralyxia laurifolia
Scientific 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[2]
  • 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

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


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