Citation: P. Beauv., Mém. Acad. Sci. Inst. Fr. 1812, 2:54 (1816).

Derivation: Greek tetra, four; some species have four style branches.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Perennial herbs with a short woody rhizome; stems tufted, erect, terete; leaves usually all basal, subulate or flat.

Inflorescence paniculate; bracts leafy; spikelets 2-flowered, the upper one fertile, rarely 1-flowered; glumes spiral, the 3-5 outer ones empty; stamens 3-6; style branches 3 or 4; hypogynous bristles various.

nut crowned by the persistent base of the style.

Distribution:  About 35 species, mostly in temperate South Africa, also Borneo and Australia.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available