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Atraphaxis
Sign in to saveAtraphaxis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae with about 40 species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPolygonaceae
木蓼属（学名：Atraphaxis）是蓼科下的一个属，为矮灌木植物。该属共有25种，分布于北非、欧洲东南部、喜马拉雅至西伯利亚。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 117
- With media
- 100
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Collections
- MICH, CAS, NY, NHMUK, MO
- Recorded in
- Ussr, China, Greece, Syria, Turkey
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
Atraphaxis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae with about 40 species.
==Description== Species of Atraphaxis are much branched woody plants, forming shrubs or shrubby tufts. The current year's branchlets are herbaceous and bear the leaves and flowers. The leaves are simple and alternate, with very short stalks (almost sessile). The ochreas are membranous and usually two-veined, more-or-less joined at the base. The inflorescence is made up of several bundles (fascicles) of one to three flowers. The flowers have persistent tepals, either arranged in a narrow tube with unequal lobes or bell-shaped with equal segments. The fruits are wingless achenes.
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