Biology:Tetrachaete

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Tetrachaete
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Unioliinae
Genus: Tetrachaete
Chiov. ex P.R.Pirotta
Species:
T. elionuroides
Binomial name
Tetrachaete elionuroides
Chiov.

Tetrachaete is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2] The origin of the genus name is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle."[3] There is only one known species, Tetrachaete elionuroides, native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, and Oman.[4][5][6][7]

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