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'''''Tetraena fontanesii''''' is a species of plants of the [[Zygophyllaceae]] family. It is found in [[Macaronesia]] and northwest Africa.<ref>Hernández-Cordero, Antonio I., et al. "Proposal for new EU habitats associated with coastal dune fields of the Macaronesian region. A case study in the Canary Islands (Spain)." Journal of Coastal Conservation 19.2 (2015): 213-225.</ref><ref>Lauterbach, Maximilian, et al. "Evolution of leaf anatomy in arid environments–a case study in southern African Tetraena and Roepera (Zygophyllaceae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016).</ref>
'''''Tetraena fontanesii''''', [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] '''''Zygophyllum fontanesii''''', is a species of plant of the family [[Zygophyllaceae]]. It is found in [[Macaronesia]] and northwest Africa.<ref>Hernández-Cordero, Antonio I., et al. "Proposal for new EU habitats associated with coastal dune fields of the Macaronesian region. A case study in the Canary Islands (Spain)." Journal of Coastal Conservation 19.2 (2015): 213-225.</ref><ref>Lauterbach, Maximilian, et al. "Evolution of leaf anatomy in arid environments–a case study in southern African Tetraena and Roepera (Zygophyllaceae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016).</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
This halophile or xerophile plant can grow up to 50&nbsp;cm, it has sub-cylindrical or curved leaves and its colours ranging from white to yellow, its fruit measures 5–7&nbsp;mm.<ref>''Tetraena fontanesii'' (Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin, Flora Vascular de Canarias, Manuel Luis Gil González. Lcdo. Ciencias Biológicas (Botánica) and Profesor de Enseñanza Secundaria</ref>
This [[halophile]] and [[xerophile]] plant can grow up to 50&nbsp;cm. It has sub-cylindrical or curved leaves and flowers ranging from white to yellow. Its fruit measures 5–7&nbsp;mm.<ref>''Tetraena fontanesii'' (Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin, Flora Vascular de Canarias, Manuel Luis Gil González. Lcdo. Ciencias Biológicas (Botánica) and Profesor de Enseñanza Secundaria</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=POWO_50425635-2>{{cite web |title=''Tetraena fontanesii'' <small>(Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin</small> |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50425635-2 |accessdate=2018-01-24 }}</ref>
<ref name=POWO_50425635-2>{{cite web |title=''Tetraena fontanesii'' <small>(Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin</small> |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50425635-2 |accessdate=2018-01-24 }}</ref>
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[[Category:Flora of Lanzarote]]
[[Category:Flora of Lanzarote]]
[[Category:Flora of Tenerife]]
[[Category:Flora of Tenerife]]
[[Category:Savage Islands]]
[[Category:Flora of the Savage Islands]]





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Tetraena fontanesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Tetraena
Species:
T. fontanesii
Binomial name
Tetraena fontanesii
Synonyms
  • Zygophyllum fontanesii

Tetraena fontanesii, synonym Zygophyllum fontanesii, is a species of plant of the family Zygophyllaceae. It is found in Macaronesia and northwest Africa.[2][3]

Description

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This halophile and xerophile plant can grow up to 50 cm. It has sub-cylindrical or curved leaves and flowers ranging from white to yellow. Its fruit measures 5–7 mm.[4]

Distribution

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The plant occurs in the Canary Islands,[5] Cape Verde and northwest Africa (Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tetraena fontanesii (Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. ^ Hernández-Cordero, Antonio I., et al. "Proposal for new EU habitats associated with coastal dune fields of the Macaronesian region. A case study in the Canary Islands (Spain)." Journal of Coastal Conservation 19.2 (2015): 213-225.
  3. ^ Lauterbach, Maximilian, et al. "Evolution of leaf anatomy in arid environments–a case study in southern African Tetraena and Roepera (Zygophyllaceae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016).
  4. ^ Tetraena fontanesii (Webb & Berthel.) Beier & Thulin, Flora Vascular de Canarias, Manuel Luis Gil González. Lcdo. Ciencias Biológicas (Botánica) and Profesor de Enseñanza Secundaria
  5. ^ Manuel Arechavaleta, S. Rodríguez, Nieves Zurita, A. García (Hrsg.): Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres (List of Forest Species of the Canary Islands). 2009. Gobierno de Canarias, p. 148 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
  6. ^ "Tetraena fontanesii". Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva: African Plant Database. Retrieved 27 January 2019.