Tetraria
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| Tetraria | |
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| Tetraria octandra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraria P.Beauv. (1812 publ. 1816)[1][2] |
| Species[3] | |
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40; see text | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Tetraria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, native to Tanzania, South Africa, Borneo, Australia and New Zealand.[3]
The type species is Tetraria compar (L.) P.Beauv.[4]
Recent molecular work has shown that Tetraria is polyphyletic and in need of revision.[5][6]
Tetraria are perennial herbs, with generally few nodes.[7] The leaves are conspicuously sheathed with flat or incurved blades.[7] The inflorescence is usually a narrow panicle, with the flowers being bisexual, the lower flowers being male, and there are generally three stamens and three stigmas.[7] The fruit (a nutlet) is generally trigonous and often retains its style as a beak or crown.[7]
