Juncaginaceae
Tetroncium

Tetroncium magellanicum Willd.

First published in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 17 (1808)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & S. Chile to Falkland Islands, Gough Island. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is., Tristan da Cunha

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Moore, D.M. (1968). The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands: 1-202. The British Antarctic Survey, London.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • von Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. in Seberg, O. & al. (eds.) (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Cosmopolitan Wetland Family. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Diversity of the Monocotyledons: 55-79. Aarhus University.
  • von Mering, S. (2013). Tetroncium and its only species, T. magellanicum (Juncaginaceae): distribution, ecology and lectotypification. Willdenowia 43: 13-24.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Moore, D.M. (1968). The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands: 1-202. The British Antarctic Survey, London.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • von Mering, S. (2013). Tetroncium and its only species, T. magellanicum (Juncaginaceae): distribution, ecology and lectotypification. Willdenowia 43: 13-24.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meza Torres, E.I.; Macluf, C.; Medina, W.A.; Chalup, L.M.L. [1002] Argentina K001553763 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0