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

40; see text

Synonyms

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.