''Tetrapterocarpon'' is a genus of

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s in the

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family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to the subfamily

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. It is endemic to

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.''Tetrapterocarpon'' Humbert
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Species

Two species are accepted: * '' Tetrapterocarpon geayi'' Humbert * '' Tetrapterocarpon septentrionalis'' Du Puy & R.Rabev.

References

Caesalpinioideae Fabaceae genera Endemic flora of Madagascar {{Caesalpinioideae-stub