Tetraphysa

Tetraphysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Tetraphysa
Schltr.

Tetraphysa is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to northwestern South America.[1][2]

Species[3]
  1. Tetraphysa lehmannii Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
  2. Tetraphysa tamana Morillo - El Tamá National Park in NW Venezuela

References

  1. ↑ Morillo, G. 1993. Asclepiadaceae andinas nuevas o interesantes. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 16(2/4): 55–71.
  2. ↑ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
  3. ↑ The Plant List


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