Tetraria
| Tetraria | |
|---|---|
| Tetraria octandra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraria P.Beauv. (1812 publ. 1816) |
| Species | |
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40; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tetraria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, native to Tanzania, South Africa, Borneo, Australia and New Zealand.
The type species is Tetraria compar (L.) P.Beauv.
Recent molecular work has shown that Tetraria is polyphyletic and in need of revision.