Quaternella

Quaternella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Gomphrenoideae
Genus:	Quaternella ; Pedersen
Species
	See text

Last updated December 05, 2025

Quaternella is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Brazil.^[2] They are shrubs or subshrubs found mostly in the cerrado biome.^[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]^[4]

Quaternella confusa Pedersen
Quaternella ephedroides Pedersen
Quaternella glabratoides (Suess.) Pedersen

References

↑ Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 92 (1990)
1 2 3 "Quaternella Pedersen". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
↑ Sobral, Marcos; Stehmann, João Renato (2009). "An analysis of new angiosperm species discoveries in Brazil (1990-2006)". Taxon. 58: 227–232. doi:10.1002/tax.581021.
↑ "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon. 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi: 10.1002/tax.12069 .

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[1] Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 92 (1990)

[925298-1-2] 1 2 3 "Quaternella Pedersen". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[3] Sobral, Marcos; Stehmann, João Renato (2009). "An analysis of new angiosperm species discoveries in Brazil (1990-2006)". Taxon. 58: 227–232. doi:10.1002/tax.581021.

[Not_in_PoWO_go_figure-4] "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon. 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi: 10.1002/tax.12069 .

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