Kingdom Plantae Family Picrodendraceae Subtribe Tetracoccinae | Order Malpighiales Tribe Podocalyceae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Tetracoccus dioicus, Tetracoccus hallii, Picrodendraceae, Piranhea, Austrobuxus | ||
Tetracoccus is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae first described in 1885. Its name means, from Greek "four seed" (tetra meaning "four" and kokkos, "kernel, grain"). The genus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Shrubby-spurge is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Tetracoccus capensis (I.M.Johnst.) Croizat- Baja California Sur
- Tetracoccus dioicus Parry - Baja California, S California (San Diego, Orange, Riverside Cos.)
- Tetracoccus fasciculatus (S.Watson) Croizat - Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, Puebla), California (Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino Cos.), Nevada (Clark Co.), Arizona (Mohave, La Paz, Maricopa, Yuma Cos.)
- Tetracoccus ilicifolius Coville & Gilman - Death Valley National Park in Inyo County in California
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