Tetracoccus | |
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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[1] | |
Halliophytum I.M.Johnst. |
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.[2]
It was first described in 1885 by Charles Christopher Parry.[3][4] Its name means, from Greek "four seed" (tetra meaning "four" and kokkos, "kernel, grain").