Tetrachne

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Uniolinae
Genus: Tetrachne
Species: T. dregei

Name

• Tetrachne Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 375 (1841)
• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Tetrachne Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho Introduced into: Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1841) Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae 1: 375.

Additional references

• WCVP . Tetrachne in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 10 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Tetrachne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Tetrachne. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tetrachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tetrachne. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Tetrachne.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ടെട്രാച്ച്നെ

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