Alyxia spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Alyxieae
Subtribus: Alyxiinae
Genus: Alyxia
Species: Alyxia spicata

Alyxia spicata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 470 (1810)

Homotypic
- Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).
- Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten, Ill. Austral. Pl. Cook's Voy.: 60 (1901).
Heterotypic
- Alyxia tetragona R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 470 (1810).
- Alyxia spanogheana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 409 (1857).
- Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 309 (1868).
- Pulassarium spanogheanum (Miq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).
- Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 417 (1891).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional:Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Alyxia spicata Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 10 November 2025.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Alyxia spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2025.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Alyxia spicata. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2025. Reference page.