Pteralyxia
Appearance
Pteralyxia | |
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Scientific 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
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