''Tetraria bromoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, which is native to the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sout ...

in Southern Africa.

Taxonomy

''Tetraria bromoides'' was first described as ''Schoenus bromoides'' by

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

in 1791. In 1927, this was revised to ''Tetraria bromoides'' by

Hans Pfeiffer Hans Pfeiffer is a physicist best known for his contribution to the development of electron beam lithography. Life Dr. Pfeiffer received his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany in 1967 and joined IBM the following year. During ...

References

External links

Ville de Geneve: Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques ''Tetraria bromoides''JSTOR: specimens of ''Tetraria bromoides''

CYPERACEAE interactive identification keys @ LSU Herbarium
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15565897 bromoides Plants described in 1927 Taxa named by Hans Heinrich Pfeiffer Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces