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Tetradoxa

Tetradoxa

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Tetradoxa
C.Y.Wu
Species:
T. omeiensis
Binomial name
Tetradoxa omeiensis
(Hara) C.Y.Wu

Tetradoxa is a monotypic genus in the family Adoxaceae containing the single species Tetradoxa omeiensis. It is sometimes included in genus Adoxa.[2] It is endemic to China, where it is known only from Sichuan.[1]

This species has a stem 10 to 20 centimeters long with a few basal leaves and one pair of oppositely arranged stem leaves. It produces an inflorescence of 3 to 5 yellow-green flowers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b China Plant Specialist Group. 2004. Tetradoxa omeiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Downloaded on 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Adoxa omeiensis. Flora of China.


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