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 |
Binomial name | |
Pittosporum fairchildii |
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