Tetracera L.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Assa Houtt. in Nat. Hist. 2(5): 275 (1775)
- Calligonum Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 342 (1790), nom. illeg.
- Delima L. in Gen. Pl., ed. 5.: 231 (1754)
- Delimopsis Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 9 (1858)
- Diploter Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 165 (1838)
- Eleiastis Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 165 (1838)
- Empedoclea A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 19 (1824)
- Euryandra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. in Char. Gen. Pl.: 81 (1776)
- Gemmaria Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790), not validly publ.
- Gynetra Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 165 (1838)
- Korosvel Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 442 (1763)
- Leontoglossum Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 18 (1851)
- Roehlingia Dennst. in Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 31 (1818)
- Trachytella DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 410 (1817)
- Traxilisa Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 161 (1838)
- Wahlbomia Thunb. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1790: 215 (1790)
Accepted Species
- Tetracera affinis Hutch.
- Tetracera akara (Burm.f.) Merr.
- Tetracera alnifolia Willd.
- Tetracera amazonica Kubitzki
- Tetracera arborescens Jack
- Tetracera asperula Miq.
- Tetracera billardierei Martelli
- Tetracera boiviniana Baill.
- Tetracera boomii Aymard
- Tetracera breyniana Schltdl.
- Tetracera bussei Gilg
- Tetracera costata Mart. ex Eichler
- Tetracera daemeliana F.Muell.
- Tetracera edentata H.Perrier
- Tetracera empedoclea Gilg
- Tetracera eriantha (Oliv.) Hutch.
- Tetracera fagifolia Blume
- Tetracera forzzae Fraga & Aymard
- Tetracera glaberrima Martelli
- Tetracera hirsuta (Miq.) Boerl.
- Tetracera hydrophila Triana & Planch.
- Tetracera indica (Christm. & Panz.) Merr.
- Tetracera kampotensis Gagnep.
- Tetracera korthalsii Miq.
- Tetracera lanuginosa Diels
- Tetracera lasiocarpa Eichler
- Tetracera leiocarpa Stapf
- Tetracera litoralis Gilg
- Tetracera macphersonii Aymard
- Tetracera macrophylla Hook.f. & Thomson
- Tetracera madagascariensis Willd. ex Schltdl.
- Tetracera maguirei Aymard & B.M.Boom
- Tetracera maingayi Hoogland
- Tetracera masuiana De Wild. & T.Durand
- Tetracera nordtiana F.Muell.
- Tetracera oblongata DC.
- Tetracera parviflora (Rusby) Sleumer
- Tetracera poggei Gilg
- Tetracera portobellensis Beurl.
- Tetracera potatoria Afzel. ex G.Don
- Tetracera rosiflora Gilg
- Tetracera rotundifolia Sm.
- Tetracera rutenbergii Buchenau
- Tetracera sarmentosa (L.) Vahl
- Tetracera scandens (L.) Merr.
- Tetracera sellowiana Schltdl.
- Tetracera stuhlmanniana Gilg
- Tetracera surinamensis Miq.
- Tetracera volubilis L.
- Tetracera willdenowiana Steud.
- Tetracera xui H.Zhu & H.Wang
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 1: 12.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 237 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 533 (1753)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Gilg & Werderm. in E. & P. Pf., ed. 2, 21: 16 (1925)
- Gilg in E.J. 33: 194 (1902)
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 237 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 533 (1753)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1994 | Harris, D.J. [3674], Cameroon | K000540010 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1994 | Harris, D.J. [3667], Cameroon | K000540028 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1975 | Harley, R.M. [15561], Brazil | K001071365 | Yes | ||
| Smith, D. [152], Brazil | K001071366 | Yes | |||
| Cheek, M. [5938], Cameroon | K000540038 | No | |||
| Cheek, M. [5938], Cameroon | K000540032 | No | |||
| Letouzey, R. [14067], Cameroon | K000105522 | No | |||
| Letouzey, R. [13192], Cameroon | K000105523 | No | |||
| Cheek, M. [5938], Cameroon | K000540035 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0