Tetralix

Tetralix is a genus of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae.[2][3] It is native to Cuba. Members of the genus are adapted to serpentine soils, and are nickel hyperaccumulators.[4]

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

See text

Species

Currently accepted species include:

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

References

  1. Cat. Pl. Cub.: 8 (1866)
  2. "Tetralix Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. "Tetralix Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. 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): 495–508. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00051.x. PMID 18823392. S2CID 205599018.
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