Tetramerium

Updated on Oct 23, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Rank Genus		Family Acanthaceae Order Lamiales

Similar Carlowrightia, Razisea, Poikilacanthus

Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. 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 the HMS Sulphur.

Species

There are approximately 60 species in the genus :

Tetramerium abditum

Tetramerium angustius

Tetramerium aureum

Tetramerium butterwickianum

Tetramerium calderonii

Tetramerium coeruleum

Tetramerium costatum

Tetramerium crenatum

Tetramerium denudatum

Tetramerium diffusum

Tetramerium emilyanum

Tetramerium flavum

Tetramerium fruticosum

Tetramerium geniculatum

Tetramerium glandulosum

Tetramerium glutinosum

Tetramerium gualanense

Tetramerium guerrerense

Tetramerium hillii

Tetramerium hintonii

Tetramerium hispidum

Tetramerium jasminoides

Tetramerium langlassei

Tetramerium latifolium

Tetramerium leptocaule

Tetramerium macrostachyum

Tetramerium macvaughii

Tetramerium mcvaughii

Tetramerium montevidense

Tetramerium multiflorum

Tetramerium nemorum

Tetramerium nervosum

Tetramerium oaxacanum

Tetramerium obovatum

Tetramerium ochoterenae

Tetramerium occidentale

Tetramerium odoratissimum

Tetramerium oleaefolium

Tetramerium ovalifolium

Tetramerium ovatum

Tetramerium paniculatum

Tetramerium peruvianum

Tetramerium platystegium

Tetramerium polystachyum

Tetramerium racemulosum

Tetramerium rubrum

Tetramerium rzedowskii

Tetramerium sagasteguianum

Tetramerium scabrum

Tetramerium scorpioides

Tetramerium sessilifolium

Tetramerium standleyi

Tetramerium stipulaceum

Tetramerium surcubambense

Tetramerium tenuissimum

Tetramerium tetramerioides

Tetramerium torreyella

Tetramerium wasshausenii

Tetramerium yaquianum

Tetramerium zeta

References

Tetramerium Wikipedia

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