Tetralix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Tetralix
Griseb.[1]
Species

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Tetralix is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Tetralix brachypetalus Griseb.
  • Tetralix cristalensis Bisse
  • Tetralix jaucoensis Bisse
  • Tetralix moaensis Bisse
  • Tetralix nipensis Urb.

References

  1. โ†‘ Cat. Pl. Cub.: 8 (1866)
  2. โ†‘ Kazakou, E.; Dimitrakopoulos, P. G.; Baker, A. J. M.; Reeves, R. D.; Troumbis, A. Y. (2008). "Hypotheses, mechanisms and trade-offs of tolerance and adaptation to serpentine soils: From species to ecosystem level". Biological Reviews. 83 (4): 495โ€“508. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00051.x. PMID 18823392. S2CID 205599018.
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