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Tetraena fontanesii (Webb & Berthel.) Willemet & Thulin
Pl. Syst. Evol. 240(1-4): 35 (2003)
Family: ZYGOPHYLLACEAE

Tetraena fontanesii Photo by: Amante Darmanin
Growing habit at Montana Roja, Tenerife. The easiest way to describe these plants would be to say that they look like bunches of small grapes growing upwards.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tetraena fontanesii (Webb & Berthel.) Willemet & Thulin
Pl. Syst. Evol. 240(1-4): 35 (2003)
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: sea grape, Canarian Bean-Caper
GERMAN (Deutsch): Desfontaines' Jochblatt
SPANISH (Español): Uva de mar comun, Uvilla, Babosa, Salado baboso


28848 amante Amante Darmanin
Tetraena fontanesii (Zygophyllum fontanesii), Montana Roja, Tenerife. With thick succulent powdered leaves divided in two's. Photo by: Amante Darmanin
28849 amante Amante Darmanin
Tetraena fontanesii (Zygophyllum fontanesii), Montana Roja, Tenerife. Photo by: Amante Darmanin


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