Turnera

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Turnera
Turnera ulmifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Turneroideae
Genus: Turnera
L.[1]
Species

See text.

Turnera is a genus of flowering plants in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It contains more than 100 species native to tropical and subtropical America. The name honours English naturalist William Turner (1508-1568).[2] It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae.[1]

Selected species

  • Turnera angustifolia Mill.
  • Turnera arcuata
  • Turnera aurelii
  • Turnera caerulea
  • Turnera candida
  • Turnera chamaedryfolia
  • Turnera concinna
  • Turnera cuneiformis
  • Turnera lamiifolia
  • Turnera macrophylla
  • Turnera melochiodes
  • Turnera nervosa
  • Turnera opifera
  • Turnera orientalis
  • Turnera pumilea
  • Turnera scabra Millsp.

Formerly placed here

  • Piriqueta cistoides (L.) Griseb. (as T. cistoides L. or T. tomentosa Willd.)
  • Piriqueta racemosa (Jacq.) Sweet (as T. ovata Bello or T. racemosa Jacq.)[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Turnera L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  2. Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. 
  3. "Turnera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "GRIN Species Records of Turnera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 

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