Tetramicra (plant)
Introduction '''''Tetramicra''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to the West Indies. ''Tetramicra canaliculata'' has also been reported from southern Florida, but these reports have been challenged. ''Tetramicra'' is abbreviated '''''Ttma.''''' in the horticultural trade.Most species are terrestrial, (the exception being ''T. malpighiarum'') and lacking pseudobulbs (with the exception of ''T. bulbosa),'' with rigid, linear, terete or triquetrous leaves and a terminal inflorescence consisting of a slender few- to several-flowered peduncle. Pollinia eight, 4 larger and four smaller.
Species Species accepted as of April 2016:# # ''Tetramicra bulbosa'' Mansf. (1926) - Hispaniola, Jamaica# ''Tetramicra canaliculata'' (Aubl.) Urb. (1918) - Florida (? ), Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Lesser Antilles # ''Tetramicra ekmanii '' Mansf. (1926) - Cuba, Hispaniola# ''Tetramicra malpighiarum'' J.A.Hern. & M.A.Díaz (2000) - Cuba# ''Tetramicra parviflora'' Lindl. ex Griseb. (1864) - Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica # ''Tetramicra pratensis'' (Rchb.f.) Rolfe (1889) - Dominican Republic# ''Tetramicra riparia'' Vale, Sánchez-Abad & L.Navarro (2012)) - Cuba# ''Tetramicra simplex'' Ames (1923) - Cuba# ''Tetramicra tenera'' (A.Rich.) Griseb. ex Benth. (1881) - Cuba# ''Tetramicra zanonii''  Nir (2000) - Dominican Republic
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