Tetraglochin

Tetraglochin scrub in habitus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Agrimonieae
Subtribus: Sanguisorbinae
Genus: Tetraglochin
Species: T. acanthocarpa – T. alata – T. andina – T. caespitosa – T. cristata – T. inermis

Name

Tetraglochin Poepp., Fragm. Syn. Pl. 26. (1833)

• Type species: Tetraglochin stricta Poepp. (= Tetraglochin alata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 81. (1898))

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poeppig, E.F. 1833. Fragmentum Synopseos Plantarum Phanerogamum 26.

Additional references

• Cialdella, A.M. & Pometti, C.L. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the genus Tetraglochin (Rosaceae, Rosoideae) and morphometric analysis of its species. Phytotaxa 296(3): 201-227. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.296.3.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tetraglochin in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Tetraglochin. Published online. Accessed: May 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Tetraglochin. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2020.