- Tetracoccus dioicus
Taxobox
name = "Tetracoccus dioicus"
status =
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Picrodendraceae
genus = "Tetracoccus "
species = "T. dioicus"
binomial = "Tetracoccus dioicus"
binomial_authority = Parry"Tetracoccus dioicus" is a species of flowering shrub native to the
chaparral plant community of southern California and Baja California known by the common names Parry's tetracoccus and red shrubby-spurge. This is an erect shrub reaching about 2 meters in height, with gray-barked branches that are bright red when young. The stiff, leathery, yellowish-green leaves are opposite or clustered, often in threes, and they may be rolled lengthwise. The shrub bears staminate and pistillate flowers with red-yellow structures and distinctive four-lobed fruits which ripen to a bright red color.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3618,3685,3686 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TEDI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Tetracoccus+dioicus Photo gallery]
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