Tetranema Explained

Tetranema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. There has been some taxonomic debate over its family placement, with Gesneriaceae and Scrophulariaceae having been proposed.^[1]

Species

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.

Notes and References

1. Nomenclatural corrections in Mesoamerican Plantaginaceae and a new species of Tetranema from Honduras . 2010 . Christenhusz . M. J. M. . Phytotaxa . 14 . 56–60 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.14.1.5 . 10138/28043 . Key to the species of Tetranema . free .
2. Web site: Tetranema Benth. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 18 December 2020 .