Pentaphylax euryoides

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Pentaphylax euryoides is a single tree species within the Pentaphylacaceae family, found from Sumatra to China. This evergreen tree has leaves arranged spirally with smooth edges. Its flowers have pollen sacs that open by flaps, and each ovary contains only two ovules that produce winged seeds. The Pentaphylacaceae family, part of the order Ericales, is characterized by small flowers borne singly in leaf axils and curved embryos. This family was restructured in 2009 to include groups previously classified in different families.12

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Pentaphylacaceae
…a single tree species (P. euryoides) that is scattered from Sumatra to China. It has spirally arranged evergreen leaves with entire margins (smooth, without teeth). The pollen sacs appear to be borne transversely on the stout filaments, and they open by flaps. There are only two ovules in each…
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…a single tree species (P. euryoides) that is scattered from Sumatra to China. It has spirally arranged evergreen leaves with entire margins (smooth, without teeth). The pollen sacs appear to be borne transversely on the stout filaments, and they open by flaps. There are only two ovules in each…
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