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]

Quaternella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Quaternella
Pedersen[1][2]
Species

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Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 92 (1990)
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "Nomenclatural novelties appearing in Taxon 68 (2)". Taxon. 68 (2): 417. 2019. doi:10.1002/tax.12069.