Pteroxygonum giraldii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polygonoideae |
| Genus: | Pteroxygonum |
| Species: | P. giraldii
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| Pteroxygonum giraldii | |
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Fagopyrum giraldii (Dammer & Diels) Haraldson | |
Pteroxygonum giraldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, endemic to the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan. It is found at altitudes of 600–2,000 m (2,000–6,600 ft). It grows to more than 3 m (10 ft) in height, with leaf blades triangular or triangular-ovate in shape, 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) by 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in).
References
[edit]- "Reappraisal of the generic status of Pteroxygonum (Polygonaceae) on the basis of morphology, anatomy and nrDNA ITS sequence analysis", Wei SUN et al., Journal of Systematics and Evolution 46 (1): 73–79 (2008). [1]
- eFloras description
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