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Tetrataenium

Tetrataenium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Turkey to Central Asia and Indo-China.

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Tetrataenium
Tetrataenium wallichii
Tetrataenietum olgae, Tajikistan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Tordylieae
Subtribe: Tordyliinae
Genus: Tetrataenium
(DC.) Manden.

Tetrataenium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Turkey to Central Asia and Indo-China.12

Taxonomy

Phylogenetic tree of Tetrataenium. source ↗

Tetrataenium is a member of the family Apiaceae, a family mostly aromatic flowering plants. It forms a clade within this family with other genera like Semenovia and Zosmia. Closely related to this clade are other genera such as Tordylium, Nothosmyrnoum and Coriandrum. All are located within the polyphyletic group Tordylieae, specifically within group ll.3

Species

This is a large genus containing numerous species which are listed below:1

  • Tetrataenium aquilegifolium (C.B.Clarke) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium birmanicum (Kurz) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium bivittatum (H.Boissieu) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium canescens (Lindl.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium cardiocarpum (Rech.f. & Riedl) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium ceylanicum (Gardner ex C.B.Clarke) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium grande (Dalzell & A.Gibson) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium hookerianum (Wight & Arn.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium kumaonense Kljuykov & Ukrainsk.
  • Tetrataenium lallii (C.Norman) Cauwet, Carb. & Farille
  • Tetrataenium lasiopetalum (Boiss.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium leucocarpum (Aitch. & Hemsl.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium nepalense (D.Don) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium nephrophyllum (Leute) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium olgae (Regel & Schmalh.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium rigens (Wall. ex DC.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium sprengelianum (Wight & Arn.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium sublineare (C.B.Clarke) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium wallichii (DC.) Manden.
  • Tetrataenium yunnanense (Franch.) Manden. ex Q.Y.Xiao & X.J.He
References

References

  1. "Tetrataenium (DC.) Manden. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Tetrataenium (DC.) Manden". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  3. Tahir, Samigullin; Maria, Logacheva; Elena, Terentieva; Galina, Degtjareva; Michael, Pimenov; Carmen, Valiejo-Roman (January 2022). "Plastid Phylogenomic Analysis of Tordylieae Tribe (Apiaceae, Apioideae)". Plants. 11 (5). doi:10.3390/plant (inactive 30 March 2026). ISSN 2223-7747. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2026 (link)