Tetramerium | |
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Tetramerium nervosum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: |
Tetramerium Nees (1846) |
Species [1] | |
30; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Averia Leonard (1940) |
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found in the Americas, [2] ranging from the southwestern United States to Bolivia, [1] especially in tropical dry forests. [3] Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two species (T. polystachyum and T. nervosum) on the journey of HMS Sulphur. [3] [4]
30 species are accepted. [1]
Tetramerium | |
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Tetramerium nervosum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: |
Tetramerium Nees (1846) |
Species [1] | |
30; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Averia Leonard (1940) |
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found in the Americas, [2] ranging from the southwestern United States to Bolivia, [1] especially in tropical dry forests. [3] Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two species (T. polystachyum and T. nervosum) on the journey of HMS Sulphur. [3] [4]
30 species are accepted. [1]