Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Scientific name Alyxia taiwanensis Rank Species | Order Gentianales Genus Alyxia Higher classification Alyxia | |
People also search for Alyxia, Alyxia menglungensis, Apocynaceae | ||
Alyxia taiwanensis is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is endemic to Taiwan. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows orange berries and eye shaped, leather-like leaves. The leaves grow in whorls of 3-7 opposite to each other on long twirling vines. Seeds begin forming in approximately 1 month, germinating in just over 4 months.
References
Alyxia taiwanensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA