Pladaroxylon
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| Pladaroxylon leucadendron[1] | |
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| Genus: | Pladaroxylon |
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| Pladaroxylon leucadendron | |
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Pladaroxylon is a genus of trees in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4][5]
The only known species is Pladaroxylon leucadendron, native to the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Common name is he cabbage-tree.[3][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ 1875 illustration extracted from page 407 of St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island ... The botanical plates from original drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss, by MELLISS, John Charles. Original held and digitised by the British Library.
- ^ Lambdon, P.W. & Ellick, S. (2016). "Pladaroxylon leucadendron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T37596A67371569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T37596A67371569.en.
- ^ a b c Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1970. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 11: pages 42-43 descriptions in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1970. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 11: plate 1055 line drawing of Pladaroxylon leucadendron
- ^ Tropicos, Pladaroxylon Hook. f.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd., Oswestry.
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