Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Alyxia

Characteristics

A shrub. It has milky sap.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in a range of habitats from dry, open sites to dense, wet forest. Dense or thin forest, in thickets on hillsides and ridges, in beach thickets, and on sea cliffs, often on limestone, at elevations up to 350 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible barks
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (leaf), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Bloody stool (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fruit

Alyxia stellata fruit picture by Yves Burckel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Alyxia stellata world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia (Federated States of), Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Niue, Pitcairn, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, United States of America, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956528
COL ID CD5G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446915
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alyxia oliviformis f. angusta Alyxia oliviformis f. obovata Alyxia oliviformis f. lanceolata Pulassarium stellatum Pulassarium obtusifolium Pulassarium sulcatum Pulassarium thozetii Pulassarium torresianum Alyxia amoena Alyxia fosbergii Alyxia latilimba Alyxia linearifolia Alyxia oliviformis Alyxia palauensis Alyxia stellata Alyxia thozetii Gynopogon apolimae Gynopogon brevipes Gynopogon scandens Gynopogon stellatus Gynopogon torresianus Alyxia brevipes Alyxia elliptica Alyxia obtusifolia Alyxia scandens Alyxia sulcata Alyxia torresiana Alyxia myrtillifolia Alyxia oliviformis f. cuneata Alyxia oliviformis f. linearis Alyxia oliviformis f. myrtillifolia Alyxia oliviformis f. ovata Alyxia oliviformis f. retusa Gynopogon oliviformis Alyxia stellata f. marquesensis Alyxia intermedia Alyxia oliviformis var. myrtillifolia Alyxia oliviformis var. ovata Alyxia stellata var. amoea Alyxia stellata var. deckeri Alyxia stellata var. fatuhivensis Alyxia stellata var. marquesensis Alyxia oliviformis f. rotundata Alyxia oliviformis f. subacuta Pulassarium oliviformis Alyxia oliviformis f. ampla Alyxia oliviformis f. elliptica Alyxia oliviformis f. fusiformis Pulassarium scandens Alyxia oliviformis var. lanceolata