Alyxia spicata

Alyxia spicata

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 spicata

Name

Alyxia spicata R.Br., 1810.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).
  • Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten, Ill. Austral. Pl. Cook's Voy.: 60 (1901).
• Heterotypic
  • Alyxia tetragona R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 470 (1810).
  • Alyxia spanogheana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 409 (1857).
  • Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 309 (1868).
  • Pulassarium spanogheanum (Miq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).
  • Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional:Australia Lesser Sunda Isl., New Guinea, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, N-Western Australia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brown, R., 1810. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 470

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Alyxia spicata 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 spicata. 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 spicata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 15 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Alyxia spicata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Alyxia spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Chainfruit, Prickly Alyxia

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