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Pteralyxia
Sign in to savePteralyxia 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pteralyxia is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Rauvolfioideae, plant and Wikidata.
Vinony files it under Apocynaceae genera, Endemic flora of Hawaii and Pteralyxia.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, BPBM, MIN, COLO
- Recorded in
- Hawaiian Isl, United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
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- taxon name
- Pteralyxia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pteralyxia
- taxon common name
- pteralyxia
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Encyclopedic overview
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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. Species Pteralyxia kauaiensis Caum (syn P. elliptica) - Kauai Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb. (syn P. macrocarpa, P. caumiana) - Oahu
==References==
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