Pentaphylax

Pentaphylax euryoides (Chinese: 五列木; pinyin: wu lie mu) 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.

Pentaphylax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Tribe: Pentaphylaceae
P.F.Stevens & A.L.Weitzman
Genus: Pentaphylax
Gardner & Champ. (1849)
Species:
P. euryoides
Binomial name
Pentaphylax euryoides
Gardner & Champ. (1849)
Synonyms
  • Pentaphylax arborea Ridl. (1925)
  • Pentaphylax malayana Ridl. (1908)
  • Pentaphylax racemosa Merr. & Chun (1930)
  • Pentaphylax spicata Merr. (1938)
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