Turnera
| Turnera | |
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| Turnera ulmifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
| Genus: | Turnera L.[1] |
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| Turnera ulmifolia L. 1753 | |
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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
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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]
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- 1 2 "Genus: Turnera L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ↑ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
- ↑ "Turnera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Turnera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
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