Tetranema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.[2] There has been some taxonomic debate over its family placement, with Gesneriaceae and Scrophulariaceae having been proposed.[3]
| Tetranema | |
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| Tetranema roseum in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Russelieae |
| Genus: | Tetranema Benth.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Allophyton Brandegee | |
Species edit
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Tetranema evoluta Donn.Sm.
- Tetranema floribundum Hammel & Grayum
- Tetranema gamboanum Grayum & Hammel
- Tetranema megaphyllum (Brandegee) L.O.Williams
- Tetranema michaelfayanum Christenh.
- Tetranema roseum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. & Steyerm.
References edit
- ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29: t. 52 (1843)
- ^ a b c "Tetranema Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. (2010). "Nomenclatural corrections in Mesoamerican Plantaginaceae and a new species of Tetranema from Honduras". Phytotaxa. 14: 56–60. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.14.1.5. hdl:10138/28043.
Key to the species of Tetranema