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Tetracoccus (plant)

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Tetracoccus
Tetracoccus dioicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Podocalyceae
Subtribe: Tetracoccinae
Genus: Tetracoccus
Engelm. ex Parry
Type species
Tetracoccus dioicus
Synonyms[1]

Halliophytum I.M.Johnst.

Tetracoccus is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae. Shrubby-spurge is a common name for plants in this genus. They are dioecious, often hairy shrubs.[2]

It was first described in 1885 by Charles Christopher Parry.[3][4] Its name means, from Greek "four seed" (tetra meaning "four" and kokkos, "kernel, grain").

Distribution

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The genus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, with species in desert or chaparral habitats.[1][5][6][7][8]

Species

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Species include:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Tetracoccus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. ^ Parry, Charles Christopher. 1885. West American Scientist 1(3): 13–14
  4. ^ Tropicos
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  6. ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. ^ Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.
  8. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tetracoccus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ Tropicos.org: Tetracoccus capensis
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