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]
| Pteralyxia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
- Species[1]
- Pteralyxia kauaiensis Caum (syn P. elliptica) - Kauai
- Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb. (syn P. macrocarpa, P. caumiana) - Oahu
References
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