Tetradoxa

Tetradoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Tetradoxa
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.[1] It is endemic to China, where it is known only from Sichuan.[2]

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.[1]

References

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