''Tetralix'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the mallow family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
.
It is native to Cuba. Members of the genus are adapted to
serpentine soil
Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially an ...
s, and are nickel hyperaccumulators.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Tetralix brachypetalus''
Griseb.
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Tetralix cristalensis''
Bisse
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Tetralix jaucoensis''
Bisse
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Tetralix moaensis''
Bisse
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Tetralix nipensis''
Urb.
References
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Malvaceae genera
Endemic flora of Cuba
Grewioideae
Taxa named by August Grisebach