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Pittosporum fairchildii

Pittosporum fairchildii
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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

Pittosporum fairchildii, commonly called Fairchild's kohuhu, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3] This species was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman.[4] 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.
  2. ^ de Lange, P.J. (6 January 2014). "Pittosporum fairchildii". nzpcn.org.nz. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Pittosporum fairchildii Cheeseman". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ Cheeseman, Thomas Frederic (1 January 1888). "Notes on the Three Kings Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 141–150.
  5. ^ Eagle, Audrey (2008). Eagle's complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand volume one. Te Papa Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780909010089.


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