Quaternella Explained

Quaternella is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Brazil. They are shrubs or subshrubs found mostly in the cerrado biome.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Quaternella confusa Pedersen
• Quaternella ephedroides Pedersen
• Quaternella glabratoides (Suess.) Pedersen

Notes and References

1. 10.1002/tax.581021 . An analysis of new angiosperm species discoveries in Brazil (1990-2006) . 2009 . Sobral . Marcos . Stehmann . João Renato . Taxon . 58 . 227–232 .
2. 10.1002/tax.12069 . Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2) . Taxon . 2019 . 68 . 2 . 417 . free .