Family : Apocynaceaebr/br/Very closely related to Alyxia ruscifolia of which it might almost be considered a subspecies. It differs in its broad, often obtuse and usually completely blunt leaves, at most minutely apiculate. The Lord Howe Is. representatives of A. ruscifolia tend to bridge the gap between Alyxia gynopogon and the mainland representatives of A. ruscifolia .br/br/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=52878