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''Tetrameranthus'' is a genus of
plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
in family
Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
. It contains 8 species, all occurring in South America.''PDF''
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Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepts the following 8 species: * '' Tetrameranthus duckei'' – Brazil North, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela * '' Tetrameranthus globuliferus'' (as ''Tetrameranthus globulifer'') – Ecuador * '' Tetrameranthus guianensis'' – Brazil North, French Guiana * '' Tetrameranthus laomae'' – Brazil North, Colombia, Peru * '' Tetrameranthus macrocarpus'' – Colombia * '' Tetrameranthus pachycarpus'' – Peru * '' Tetrameranthus trichocarpus'' – Peru * '' Tetrameranthus umbellatus'' – Brazil North, Peru


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Annonaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Robert Elias Fries {{Annonaceae-stub