Tetranema

For the genus described by Sweet, see Ototropis.

Tetranema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.^[2] There has been some taxonomic debate over its family placement, with Gesneriaceae and Scrophulariaceae having been proposed.^[3]

Tetranema
Tetranema roseum in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Tribe:	Russelieae
Genus:	Tetranema Benth.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Allophyton Brandegee

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Tetranema evoluta Donn.Sm.
• Tetranema floribundum Hammel & Grayum
• Tetranema gamboanum Grayum & Hammel
• Tetranema megaphyllum (Brandegee) L.O.Williams
• Tetranema michaelfayanum Christenh.
• Tetranema roseum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. & Steyerm.