''Tetrorchidium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of flowering plants in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

first described in 1841. It is native to tropical portions of Africa and the Western Hemisphere.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Murillo-A., J.C. (2009). El género ''Tetrorchidium'' (Euphorbiaceae) en Colombia y Ecuador. Caldasia 31: 213-225. ;Species

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7706835 Adenoclineae Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig