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Pteroxygonum

Botanical name: Pteroxygonum

Pteroxygonum

Botanical name: Pteroxygonum

Description

Species of pteroxygonum are twining vines growing from a large woody globe-shaped tuber. Their leaves are broad and palmate with a dark red mark around each primary leaf vein. The inflorescence is in the form of an axillary raceme. The flowers are bisexual with five spirally arranged tepals eight stamens joined at the base and three styles also joined up to about the middle. Their fruits are in the form of winged three-angled achenes. As of spring 2019 two species are recognized. Their native range is from Tibet to southeast China.

Species of Pteroxygonum

Pteroxygonum giraldii

The pteroxygonum giraldii is a climbing species of plant endemic to limited provinces in China. This plant can be found at a large range of altitudes in valleys and thickets.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Pinks, cacti, and allies

Family

Buckwheat

Genus

Pteroxygonum

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