Tetracoccus (plant)
Tetracoccus is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae. Shrubby-spurge is a common name for plants in this genus. They are dioecious, often hairy shrubs.
| Tetracoccus | |
|---|---|
| Tetracoccus dioicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae |
| Tribe: | Podocalyceae |
| Subtribe: | Tetracoccinae |
| Genus: | Tetracoccus Engelm. ex Parry |
| Type species | |
| Tetracoccus dioicus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Halliophytum I.M.Johnst. | |
It was first described in 1885 by Charles Christopher Parry. Its name means, from Greek "four seed" (tetra meaning "four" and kokkos, "kernel, grain").
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