Tetramerium Explained

Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found in the Americas,[1] ranging from the southwestern United States to Bolivia, especially in tropical dry forests.[2] 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 .[3]

Species

30 species are accepted.

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Notes and References

  1. Daniel, T. F. . McDade, L. A. . Manktelow, M. . Kiel, C. A. . amp . 2008 . The "Tetramerium Lineage" (Acanthaceae: Acanthoideae: Justicieae): Delimitation and intra-lineage relationships based on cp and nrlTS sequence data . Systematic Botany . 33 . 2 . 416–436 . 10.1600/036364408784571581. 85891790 .
  2. Daniel, T. F. . 1986 . Systematics of Tetramerium (Acanthaceae) . Systematic Botany Monographs . 12 . 1–134. 10.2307/25027630 . 25027630 .
  3. Book: Nees von Esenbeck . C. G. . 1846 . Acanthaceae . The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur . G. Bentham . 145–149 . London . Smith, Elder and Co. .