366 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMSj 



1964. TEC6mA, Juss. Trumpet-flower, etc. Bigiioniaceae. 



From vernacular Aztec name. Syn. Bignonia, Tecomaria, 

 in part. Trees, shrubs or woody climbers with showy red or 

 orange flowers. About 25 species, warmer regions. Old and 

 New World; 2 in U. S. 



a. T. radicans (L. )DC. (B. radicans L.). Southeastern U. S. 

 and cult, for ornament. Trumpet-flower, Virginia Trumpet- 

 flower, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet-vine, Trumpet Ashf, Cross- 

 vine*, Foxglove*, Bignonia. 



1966. TELANTHERA, R. Br. Telanthera. Amaranthaccae. 



Herbs, some shrubby, warmer regions of New World (one in 

 Africa); 2 in U. S. 



1966. TELLIMA, K. Br. Tellima. Saxifragaceae. 



Syn. Lithophragma, in part. Perennial herbs. Two spe- 

 cies, western U. S. 



1967. TETRACLEA, Gray. Tetraclea. Labiatae. 

 From Greek, "four closed (nutlets)". Low herb. One 



species, Mexican border of U. S. 



1968. TETRADYMIA, DC. Tetradymia Compositae. 



From Greek, "four together", the original species having 

 only four florets. Syn. Lagothamnus, in part. Low rigid 

 shrubs, sometimes spinescent. Six species, plateau region of 



U.S. 



1969. TETRAGONANTHUS, S. G. Gmel. 1769. Gentianaceae. 



From Greek, "four-angled flower". Syn. Halenia, Borck 

 1796; Swertia, in part. Herbs with spurred flowers. About 30 

 species, mountains of New World and of Asia; 3 in U. S. (a) 

 T. deflexus (J. E. Sm. ) Kze. iS. deflexa J. E. Sm., H. 

 deflexa Griseb. ). Canada and eastern U. S., Spurred Gentian. 



1970. TETRAG6nIA, L. New Zealand Spinach. Ficoideae. 

 From Greek, four angled", ancient name of the Spindle-tree. 



Fleshy perennials. About 20 species, southern hemisphere, 

 especially Africa. 



a. T. expansa Murray 1783, notThunb. 1794. S. America to New 

 Zealand, Australia and Japan, nat. in California. New Zea- 

 land Spinach. Leaves used as a pot herb, as are those of (b) 

 T. implexicoma J. Hook., Australia to New Zealand, Vic- 

 torian Bower Spinach, Australian Spinach. 



1971. TETRAGONOTHECA, L. Tetragonotheca. Compositae. 



From Greek, "four-angled case" (i. e. involucre). Peren- 

 nial herbs with large beads of yellow flowers. Three species, 

 southern U. S. and Mexico. 



1972. TETRAMERIUM, Nees, not Gaertn. Acanthaceae. 



From Greek, "four parted". Herbs. About 10 species, 

 warmer regions of New World; 2 in U. S. 



