Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family
Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the
Americas
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Along with th ...
, especially in
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
dry forests.
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He de ...
first
described the genus in 1846 after collecting two species (''T. polystachyum'' and ''T. nervosum'') on the journey of .
Species
There are approximately 60 species in the genus :
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Tetramerium abditum''
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Tetramerium angustius''
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Tetramerium aureum''
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Tetramerium butterwickianum''
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Tetramerium calderonii''
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Tetramerium coeruleum''
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Tetramerium costatum''
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Tetramerium crenatum''
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Tetramerium denudatum''
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Tetramerium diffusum''
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Tetramerium emilyanum''
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Tetramerium flavum''
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Tetramerium fruticosum
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 Febru ...
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Tetramerium geniculatum''
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Tetramerium glandulosum''
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Tetramerium glutinosum''
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Tetramerium gualanense''
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Tetramerium guerrerense''
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Tetramerium hillii''
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Tetramerium hintonii''
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Tetramerium hispidum''
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Tetramerium jasminoides''
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Tetramerium langlassei
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two sp ...
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Tetramerium latifolium
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two sp ...
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Tetramerium leptocaule
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two sp ...
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Tetramerium macrostachyum
Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found mainly in the Americas, especially in tropical dry forests. Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two sp ...
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Tetramerium macvaughii''
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Tetramerium mcvaughii''
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Tetramerium montevidense''
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Tetramerium multiflorum''
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Tetramerium nemorum''
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Tetramerium nervosum''
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Tetramerium oaxacanum''
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Tetramerium obovatum''
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Tetramerium ochoterenae''
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Tetramerium occidentale''
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Tetramerium odoratissimum''
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Tetramerium oleaefolium''
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Tetramerium ovalifolium''
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Tetramerium ovatum''
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Tetramerium paniculatum''
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Tetramerium peruvianum''
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Tetramerium platystegium''
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Tetramerium polystachyum''
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Tetramerium racemulosum''
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Tetramerium rubrum''
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Tetramerium rzedowskii''
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Tetramerium sagasteguianum''
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Tetramerium scabrum''
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Tetramerium scorpioides''
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Tetramerium sessilifolium''
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Tetramerium standleyi''
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Tetramerium stipulaceum''
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Tetramerium surcubambense''
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Tetramerium tenuissimum''
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Tetramerium tetramerioides''
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Tetramerium torreyella''
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Tetramerium wasshausenii''
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Tetramerium yaquianum''
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Tetramerium zeta''
References
External links
Tetramerium on mobot.orgGermplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
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