Tetrazygia
Encyclopedia
Tetrazygia is a genus of plant
in family Melastomataceae
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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 Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
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Species include:
- Tetrazygia albicansTetrazygia albicansTetrazygia albicans is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, (D. Don ex Naud.) Triana - Tetrazygia bicolorTetrazygia bicolorTetrazygia bicolor is a species flowering plant in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States and the Caribbean. Common names include Florida Tetrazygia and West Indian Lilac.T. bicolor is a shrub that reaches a height of...
- Tetrazygia elegansTetrazygia elegansTetrazygia elegans is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Cuba.-Source:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
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