Tetramelaceae

▪ plant family

      small family of the squash order (Cucurbitales) of flowering plants containing two genera, each with one species. Octomeles sumatrana is among the tallest trees in the forests of Malesia. Tetrameles nudiflora, a tree that grows from Central and East Asia to Australia, has male and female blooms on separate trees. The flowers are small and the fruits are dry, splitting open to release the tiny seeds.

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