Wittsteinia balansae is a species of shrub in the Alseuosmiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It was originally described in its own genus Periomphale.[1][2]

Wittsteinia balansae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Alseuosmiaceae
Genus: Wittsteinia
Species:
W. balansae
Binomial name
Wittsteinia balansae
Synonyms
  • Periomphale balansae Baill.
  • Memecylanthus neocaledonicus Gilg & Schltr.
  • Pachydiscus gaultherioides Gilg & Schltr.
  • Periomphale gaultherioides (Gilg & Schltr.) Steenis
  • Periomphale neocaledonica (Gilg & Schltr.) Steenis
  • Periomphale pancheri Baill.
  • Pittosporum penduliflorum Baker f.

References

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  1. ^ Tirel, Christiane; Jérémie, Joël (1996). "Alseuosmiaceae". In Morat, Ph. (ed.). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances. Vol. 20. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. pp. 100–106.
  2. ^ Morat, Philippe; et al. (2012). "Le référentiel taxonomique Florical et les caractéristiques de la flore vasculaire indigène de la Nouvelle-Calédonie" [The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia] (PDF). Adansonia (in French and English). 34 (2): 179–221. doi:10.5252/a2012n2a1. S2CID 85671347.