Apocynaceae
Alyxia

Alyxia stellata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 439 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Queensland to Pacific. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Smith, A.C. (1988). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 4: 1-377. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Pillon, Y., et al. [818] K000733080 No
Jan 1, 2000 Sachet, M.H.; Decker, B.G. [1151] French Polynesia K000894179 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 St.John, H. [20370] United States K000894200 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Stokes, A.M. [436] French Polynesia K000894180 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K000894136 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Cheeseman, T.F. [s.n.] Cook Islands K000894140 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Cheeseman, T.F. [600] Cook Islands K000894141 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Forster [1221] K000894138 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Smith, A.C. [6375] Fiji K000894137 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Brown, R. [2856] Australia K000894152 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000894153 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forster [s.n.] K000894139 Isotype Yes
Degener, O. [15396] Fiji K000894183 Type Yes
Kanehira, R. [2265] Northern Mariana Islands Alyxia torresiana K001625913 Yes
Kanehira, R. [1731] Northern Mariana Islands Alyxia torresiana K001625886 Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] Alyxia sulcata K000894135 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0