Pteralyxia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Alyxieae
Subtribus: Alyxiinae
Genus: Pteralyxia
Species: P. kauaiensis – P. laurifolia
Name

Pteralyxia K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 151 (1895)

Type species: Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Don) Leeuwenb., Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 98(3): 41 (1998 publ. 1999) originally designated as synonym Pteralyxia macrocarpa (Hillebr.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 151 (1895)

References

Schumann, K.M. & Prantl, K.A.E. 1895. Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 4(2): 151.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pteralyxia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pteralyxia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Pteralyxia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct. 2017.

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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families