Adoxa

Adoxa
Adoxa moschatellina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Adoxa L.
Species1
Adoxa corydalifolia (C.Y.Wu, Z.L.Wu & R.F.Huang) Christenh. & Byng Adoxa moschatellina L. Adoxa omeiensis H.Hara Adoxa xizangensis G.Yao
Synonyms1
Moscatella Adans. Moschatella Scop. Moschatellina Mill. Sinadoxa C.Y.Wu, Z.L.Wu & R.F.Huang Tetradoxa C.Y.Wu

Adoxa is the type genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. It contains four species, including the moschatel (A. moschatellina).¹²

• Adoxa corydalifolia (C.Y.Wu, Z.L.Wu & R.F.Huang) Christenh. & Byng
• Adoxa moschatellina L.
• Adoxa omeiensis H.Hara
• Adoxa xizangensis G.Yao

The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in Species Plantarum.¹ The family Adoxaceae is named after the genus.