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Pteralyxia

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.SpeciesPteralyxia kauaiensis Caum - Kauai Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb. - Oahu

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Pteralyxia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Alyxieae
Subtribe: Alyxiinae
Genus: Pteralyxia
K.Schum. 1895

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

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