Tetrameristaceae

Tetrameristaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family consists of five species, of trees or shrubs, in three genera:

  • Pelliciera in Central and South America
  • Pentamerista in the Guyanas
  • Tetramerista in Southeast Asia

Tetrameristaceae
Pelliciera rhizophorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Tetrameristaceae
Hutch.
Genera

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The APG II system places this family in the order Ericales, of the asterids.

In the APG III system, the genus Pelliciera, previously treated as its own family, Pellicieraceae, is included in Tetrameristaceae.

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