Pentaphylax

Pentaphylax
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Pentaphylax arborea Ridl. (1925)
  • Pentaphylax malayana Ridl. (1908)
  • Pentaphylax racemosa Merr. & Chun (1930)
  • Pentaphylax spicata Merr. (1938)

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.[1] In China, it is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan provinces, and in southern parts of Fujian, Hunan, and Jiangxi.[2]

  1. ^ a b Pentaphylax euryoides Gardner & Champ. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Pentaphylax euryoides". Flora of China. 12: 365.