Tetranema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.[2] There has been some taxonomic debate over its family placement, with Gesneriaceae and Scrophulariaceae having been proposed.[3]

Tetranema
Tetranema roseum in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Russelieae
Genus: Tetranema
Benth.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Allophyton Brandegee

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29: t. 52 (1843)
  2. ^ a b c "Tetranema Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. (2010). "Nomenclatural corrections in Mesoamerican Plantaginaceae and a new species of Tetranema from Honduras". Phytotaxa. 14: 56–60. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.14.1.5. hdl:10138/28043. Key to the species of Tetranema