Turnera

Turnera
Turnera ulmifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Passifloraceae
Subfamily:Turneroideae
Genus:Turnera
L.[1]
Type species
Turnera ulmifolia
L. 1753
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 chamaedrifolia
  • Turnera concinna
  • Turnera cuneiformis

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 2 "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. 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Turnera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-01-29.


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