Alyxia ruscifolia

Alyxia ruscifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
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: Alyxia
Species: Alyxia ruscifolia

Name

Alyxia ruscifolia R.Br., 1810.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pulassarium ruscifolium (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).
  • Gynopogon ruscifolius (R.Br.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 151 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Alyxia richardsonii Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 273 (1826), nom. nud.
  • Alyxia pugioniformis A.Cunn., Bot. Mag. 61: t. 3312 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Alyxia ruscifolia var. pugioniformis A.Cunn. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 96 (1838).
  • Gynopogon pugioniformis A.Cunn. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 714 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Alyxia ruscifolia var. ulicina F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensl. Fl.: 306 (1883).
  • Alyxia sharpei P.I.Forst., Austral. Syst. Bot. 5: 563 (1992).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional:Australia Australia (coastal Queensland, NE-New South Wales), Lord Howe Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brown, R., 1810. Prodr. 470. 1810
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Alyxia ruscifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Alyxia ruscifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alyxia ruscifolia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 15 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Alyxia ruscifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Alyxia ruscifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Chainfruit, Prickly Alyxia

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