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

Pittosporum fairchildii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum
Species:
P. fairchildii
Binomial name
Pittosporum fairchildii

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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