Tetramerium C.F. Gaertn.
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Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas,[1] 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 the HMS Sulphur.[2][3]
Species[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Daniel, T. F., McDade, L. A., Manktelow, M., & Kiel, C. A. (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.
- ^ a b Daniel, T. F. (1986). "Systematics of Tetramerium (Acanthaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs: 1–134.
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. (1846). "Acanthaceae". In G. Bentham. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur. London: Smith, Elder and Co. pp. 145–149.
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Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Global Range: 0-1000 m elevation.
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Holotype for Tetramerium standleyi Happ
Catalog Number: US 1136509
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): P. C. Standley
Year Collected: 1922
Locality: Near La Union., La Unión, El Salvador, Central America
Elevation (m): 150
- Holotype: Happ, G. B. 1937. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 514.
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Isotype for Tetramerium calderonii Happ
Catalog Number: US 1206673
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): S. Calderón
Year Collected: 1924
Locality: Hacienda La Concordia., Usulután, El Salvador, Central America
- Isotype: Happ, G. B. 1937. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 519.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Ranges from Mexico through Central America into Colombia and throughout tropical South America.