Malpighiaceae

Tetrapterys Cav.

First published in Diss. 9: 433 (1790), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Giulietti, A.M. [1681] Brazil K001227469 Yes
Pires, M.J. [1962] Brazil K001227431 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [776] Brazil K001227451 Yes
Plowman, T. [2817] Brazil K001227467 Yes
Langsdorff [s.n.] Brazil K000427326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eiten, G. [8755] Brazil K001227436 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Brazil K001227478 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [1887] Brazil K001227453 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Fonseca, W.O.; Lucas, E.; Simões, S.S.; Zappi, D.C.; Almeida, J.S. [1649] Brazil K000992342 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [5799] Brazil K001227454 Yes
s.coll [1885] French Guiana K001906060 Yes
McPherson, G. [12786] Panama K001930761 No
[Dorsett] [125b] Brazil K001227459 Yes
Schomburgk [650] Guyana K000427344 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1524] Brazil K001227476 Yes
França, F. [1052] Brazil K001227428 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001227444 Yes
Miers, J. [4321] Brazil K001227432 Yes
Eiten, G. [6978] Brazil K001227472 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [1646] Brazil K001227468 Yes
Philcox, D. [4506] Brazil K001227473 Yes
Guedes, M.L. [496] Brazil K001227450 Yes
Burchell [3175] Brazil K001227479 Yes
Miers, J. [4316] Brazil K001227475 Yes
Sano, P.T. [14543] Brazil K001227445 Yes
Burchell [5687] Brazil K001227438 Yes
Almeida, S. [714] Brazil K001227449 Yes
Burchell [9643] Brazil K001227461 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [998] Guyana K000427343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ducke, A. [990] Brazil K001227456 Yes
Widgren [s.n.] Brazil K001227435 Yes
Stephan [s.n.] Brazil K001227434 Yes
Gardner [2454] Brazil K001227213 Yes
Burchell [2055] Brazil K001227460 Yes
Moricand [s.n.] Brazil K000427329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Weir, J. [s.n.] Brazil K001227430 Yes
Usteri, P.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001227458 Yes
Marquete, R. [1343] Brazil K001227429 Yes
Harley, R.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001227443 Yes
Mimura, I. [510] Brazil K001227442 Yes
Mimura, I. [139] Brazil K001227441 Yes
Usteri, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001227457 Yes
Glaziou [2074] Brazil K001227214 Yes
Burchell [s.n.] Brazil K001227480 Yes
Burchell [2437] Brazil K001227437 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [3858] Brazil K001227446 Yes
Burchell [707] Brazil K001227462 Yes
s.coll. [1524] Brazil K001227433 Yes
s.coll. [1546] Brazil K001227464 Yes
Guedes, M.L. [2729] Brazil K001227448 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [776] Brazil K001227447 Yes
Eiten, G. [3357] Brazil K001227471 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7325] Brazil K001227455 Yes
Gaudichaud [s.n.] Brazil K001227477 Yes
Mimura, I. [489] Brazil K001227440 Yes
Harley, R.M. [56153] Brazil K001227427 Yes
Fontella, J. [93] Brazil K001227466 Yes
Froes, R. [1946] Brazil K001227465 Yes
Usteri, P.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001227439 Yes
Harley, R.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001227470 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Ganew, W.; Mayworm, M.A. [28392] Brazil K001227452 Yes
s.coll. [1540] Brazil K001227463 Yes
Eiten, G. [8789] Brazil K001227474 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images