Tetramerium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is found in the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States to Bolivia,[ especially in tropical dry forests.] Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck first described the genus in 1846 after collecting two species ( T. polystachyum and T. nervosum) on the journey of .
Species
30 species are accepted.[
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Tetramerium abditum
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Tetramerium aureum
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Tetramerium butterwickianum
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Tetramerium carranzae
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Tetramerium crenatum
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Tetramerium denudatum
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Tetramerium diffusum
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Tetramerium emilyanum
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Tetramerium fruticosum
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Tetramerium glandulosum
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Tetramerium glutinosum
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Tetramerium guerrerense
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Tetramerium langlassei
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Tetramerium mcvaughii
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Tetramerium nemorum
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Tetramerium nervosum – hairy fornwort - cultivated for xeriscapes
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Tetramerium oaxacanum
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Tetramerium obovatum
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Tetramerium ochoterenae
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Tetramerium peruvianum
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Tetramerium rubrum
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Tetramerium rzedowskii
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Tetramerium sagasteguianum
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Tetramerium surcubambense
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Tetramerium tenuissimum
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Tetramerium tetramerioides
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Tetramerium vargasiae
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Tetramerium wasshausenii
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Tetramerium yaquianum
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Tetramerium zeta
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