Biology:Pittosporum fairchildii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pittosporum fairchildii
Pittosporum fairchildii kz1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species:
P. fairchildii
Binomial name
Pittosporum fairchildii
Cheeseman, 1888[2]

Pittosporum fairchildii, commonly called Fairchild's kohuhu, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] This species was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman.[2] It is named in honour of Captain J. Fairchild, a 19th-century seaman who commanded the S.S. Stella.[5]

Pittosporum fairchildii seeds

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pittosporum fairchildii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30484A9546268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30484A9546268.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30484/9546268. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , p. 147 , Wikidata Q64176544
  3. de Lange, P.J. (6 January 2014). "Pittosporum fairchildii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. http://nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=621. 
  4. "Pittosporum fairchildii Cheeseman". Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/577c0481-7d2d-4b97-86c5-ce2b5c2b102c. 
  5. Eagle, Audrey (2008) (in en). Eagle's complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand volume one. Te Papa Press. pp. 198. ISBN 9780909010089. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63848025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3061475 entry