Pteralyxia

Pteralyxia
Scientific classification
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

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]

Species[1]

• Pteralyxia kauaiensis Caum (syn P. elliptica) - Kauai
• Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb. (syn P. macrocarpa, P. caumiana) - Oahu

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families