Adoxa omeiensis
Genus of plants
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Adoxa omeiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte endemic to Sichuan Province in south-central China.[3][2] Some authorities place it in the monotypic genus Tetradoxa as Tetradoxa omeiensis.[1]
| Adoxa omeiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Viburnaceae |
| Genus: | Adoxa |
| Species: | A. omeiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Adoxa omeiensis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tetradoxa omeiensis (H.Hara) C.Y.Wu | |
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.[3]
The species was first described by Hiroshi Hara in 1981.[2]
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