Tetrorchidium
Encyclopedia
Tetrorchidium is a genus
of plant
s, under the family
Euphorbiaceae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s, under the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
.
Selected species
- T. andinum Müll.Arg.
- T. boyacanum Croizat
- T. brevifoliumTetrorchidium brevifoliumTetrorchidium brevifolium is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is found in Guatemala and Honduras.-References:* Nelson, C. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
Standl. & Steyerm. - T. bulbipilosum Cuatrec.
- T. congolense J.Léonard
- T. costaricense Huft
- T. didymostemon (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- T. duckei Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- T. dusenii Pax & K.Hoffm.
- T. euryphyllum Standl.
- T. gabonense Breteler
- T. jamaicense Croizat
- T. macrophyllum Müll.Arg.
- T. microphyllumTetrorchidium microphyllumTetrorchidium microphyllum is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
Huft - T. ochroleucum Cuatrec.
- T. oppositifolium (Pax) Pax
- T. parvulum Müll.Arg.
- T. popayanense Croizat
- T. robledoanum Cuatrec.
- T. rotundatum Standl.
- T. rubrivenium Poepp.
- T. ulugurenseTetrorchidium ulugurenseTetrorchidium ulugurense is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
Verdc.
- List source :