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Pentaphylax
Sign in to savePentaphylax euryoides () is a species of flowering plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is the sole species in genus Pentaphylax. It is a shrub or small tree native to southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Sumatra. In China, it is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan provinces, and in southern parts of Fujian, Hunan, and Jiangxi.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPentaphylacaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Pentaphylacaceae
- Collections
- MO, RSA, A, NY, CM, MICH
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia
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Pentaphylax euryoides () is a species of flowering plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is the sole species in genus Pentaphylax. It is a shrub or small tree native to southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Sumatra. In China, it is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan provinces, and in southern parts of Fujian, Hunan, and Jiangxi.
==Description== The species is tall with its petioles being long. The species has simple evergreen leaves that are alternately arranged on the stems. The leaf-blades are lanceolate, oblong, ovate and are long by wide. Pedicels are and carry triangular shaped bracteoles which are as long as the petiole.
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