Quadruped tree
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Four-tailed tree ( Tetracentron sinense ) |
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| Tetracentron | ||||||||||||
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| Tetracentron sinense | ||||||||||||
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The tetracentron ( Tetra sinense ) is the only species in the monotypic genus Tetra Centron of only two genera and only two species containing family Trochodendraceae , the single family of the order of Trochodendrales .
distribution
Tetracentron sinense is native to central and western China . But natural stocks have also been discovered in Northern Burma and Nepal . It is cultivated in arboretums and occasionally in gardens. But it is a real rarity.
description
This deciduous deciduous tree reaches heights of up to 15 meters. The bark of the branches is gray-brown. Before the leaves shoot, the buds grow upwards. The alternate leaves are oval to heart-shaped and face the summit. In addition, they are 7 to 12 cm long, toothed and crisscrossed with five to seven main veins. The tree owes its name to its spur-like growths on the twigs and branches where the leaves sprout. Stipules are present.
The flowers appear in spring in 9 to 15 cm long catkin-shaped inflorescences that gradually enlarge and open during summer. The flowers contain four tepals , four stamens and four fused carpels that form an upper ovary .
