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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. fairchildii
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Binomial name | |
Pittosporum fairchildii |
References
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- ^ 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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cheeseman, T. F. (1888). "Notes on the Three Kings Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 147. ISSN 1176-6158. OCLC 154162048. Wikidata Q64176544.
- ^ de Lange, P.J. (6 January 2014). "Pittosporum fairchildii". nzpcn.org.nz. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Pittosporum fairchildii Cheeseman". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Eagle, Audrey (2008). Eagle's complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand volume one. Te Papa Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780909010089.