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Tetrachaete
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Unioliinae
Genus: Tetrachaete
Chiov. ex P.R.Pirotta
Species:
T. elionuroides
Binomial name
Tetrachaete elionuroides

Tetrachaete is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2] The origin of the genus name is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle."[3] There is only one known species, Tetrachaete elionuroides, native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, and Oman.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Chiovenda, Emilio. 1903. Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8(1): 28–29, figure 1
  2. ^ Tropicos, Tetrachaete elionuroides Chiov.
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Phillips, S. 1995. Poaceae (Gramineae). Flora of Ethiopia 7: i–xx, 1–420.
  6. ^ "'Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references. Version: 12 August 2014". Archived from the original on 25 July 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ^ The Plant List, Tetrachaete elionuroides Chiov.
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