''Tetramolopium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of plants in the tribe

Astereae Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide di ...

within the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. Most of the species are native to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

, 11 species are found in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

, and one in the

Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...

, with the island populations apparently representing a recent (by evolutionary standards) colonization. It is related to ''

Camptacra ''Camptacra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ; Species * ''Camptacra barbata'' N.T.Burb. - New South Wales, Queensland * ''Camptacra brachycomoides'' (F.Muell.) N.T.Burb. - Northern Territory * ''Camptacra gracilis'' ...

'', ''

Kippistia ''Kippistia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The name commemorates Richard Kippist, librarian to the Linnean Society. There is only one known species, ''Kippistia suaedifolia'', native to Australia. It is found in every ...

'', ''

Minuria ''Minuria'' is a genus of annuals, perennials and dwarf shrubs in the tribe Astereae within the familyAsteraceae. ; Species

'', ''

Peripleura ''Peripleura'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. References

Astereae Asteraceae genera {{Astereae-stub ...

'', and '' Vittadinia'' all of which are from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, New Guinea,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, or

Pacific islands Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of se ...

. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
; formerly included see '' Diplostephium'' * ''Tetramolopium ochraceum - Diplostephium ochraceum'' * ''Tetramolopium phylicoides -

Diplostephium phylicoides ''Diplostephium'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae.Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: page 75, plate 335. ''Diplostephium'' is distributed on high mountains zones from Vene ...

'' * ''Tetramolopium rupestre -

Diplostephium rupestre ''Diplostephium'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae.Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: page 75, plate 335. ''Diplostephium'' is distributed on high mountains zones from Vene ...

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Plants of Hawaii
has photos of several species * * Asteraceae genera Flora of the Pacific {{Astereae-stub