Biology:Quaternella

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Short description: Genus of Amaranthaceae plants

Quaternella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Quaternella
Pedersen[1][2]
Species

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Quaternella is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Brazil.[2] They are shrubs or subshrubs found mostly in the cerrado biome.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2][4]

  • Quaternella confusa Pedersen
  • Quaternella ephedroides Pedersen
  • Quaternella glabratoides (Suess.) Pedersen

References

  1. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 92 (1990)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Quaternella Pedersen". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:925298-1. 
  3. Sobral, Marcos; Stehmann, João Renato (2009). "An analysis of new angiosperm species discoveries in Brazil (1990-2006)". Taxon 58: 227–232. doi:10.1002/tax.581021. 
  4. "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi:10.1002/tax.12069. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15930865 entry