Tetracoccus

Tetracoccus dioicus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Picrodendraceae
Tribus: Podocalyceae
Genus: Tetracoccus
Species: T. capensis  – T. dioicus  – T. fasciculatus – T. hallii – T. ilicifolius

Name

Tetracoccus Engelm. ex Parry, W. Amer. Sci. 1(3): 13. (1885)

• Type species: Tetracoccus dioicus Parry, W. Amer. Sci. 1(3): 13. (1885)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Halliophytum I.M.Johnst., Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 88. (1923)

Homonyms

• Tetracoccus (Bacteria)
• Tetracoccus W.West & J.Roy, 1892, nom. illeg. (Chlorophyta)

References

Primary references

• Parry, C.C. 1885. New genus of Euphorbiaceae from Lower California. West American Scientist 1(3): 13–14. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Tetracoccus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Tetracoccus. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tetracoccus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Tetracoccus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Shrubby-spurge

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