Tetrasiphon
Encyclopedia
Tetrasiphon is a genus of plant
in family Celastraceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
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Species include:
- Tetrasiphon jamaicensisTetrasiphon jamaicensisTetrasiphon jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Celastraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Urb.Ignatz UrbanIgnatz Urban was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban showed an interest in botany as an undergraduate...