''Tetraglochin'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...
.
Its native range is Peru to Southern South America.
Species:
* ''
Tetraglochin acanthocarpa''
(Speg.) Speg.
* ''
Tetraglochin alata''
(Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
References
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Sanguisorbinae
Rosaceae genera
Flora of Southern America