Pteralyxia laurifolia

Pteralyxia laurifolia, the ridged pteralyxia,^[3] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands.^[2] The species is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Pteralyxia laurifolia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pteralyxia
Species:	P. laurifolia
Binomial name
Pteralyxia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) Leeuwenb.
Synonyms[2]
Cerbera laurifolia G.Lodd. Tanghinia laurifolia (G.Lodd.) G.Don Vallesia macrocarpa Hillebr. Pteralyxia macrocarpa (Hillebr.) K.Schum. Pteralyxia caumiana O.Deg. Alyxia robusta Pichon