Quaternella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphrenoideae |
| Genus: | Quaternella Pedersen[1][2] |
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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
- ^ Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 92 (1990)
- ^ a b c "Quaternella Pedersen". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon. 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi:10.1002/tax.12069.