Alyxia ruscifolia

Alyxia ruscifolia

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Alyxia ruscifolia R.Br., 1810.

Synonyms edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

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

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Chainfruit, Prickly Alyxia
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