''Tetrazygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
. They are native to the
Antilles
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, and one species also occurs in
Florida
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in the United States. The
circumscription
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of the genus has been debated, but in general, about 25 species are accepted.
[Granados, E. R. B. (2007)]
''Tetrazygia decorticans'' (Miconieae, Melastomataceae), a new species from Cuba.
''Willdenowia'', 313-317. Clover ash is a common name for plants in this genus.
Species include:
* ''
Tetrazygia albicans''
(D. Don ex Naud.) Triana
* ''
Tetrazygia bicolor
''Tetrazygia bicolor'' is a species flowering plant in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States and the Caribbean. Common names include Florida clover ash, Florida tetrazygia and West India ...
''
*''
Tetrazygia decorticans''
[
* '' Tetrazygia elegans'' Urban
]
References
Melastomataceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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