Turnera

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 diffusa Willd. ex Schult. Turnera grandidentata Turnera grandiflora Turnera hassleriana Turnera hermannioides Cambess. Turnera hindsiana Benth. Turnera joelii Turnera krapovickasii

Turnera lamiifolia Turnera macrophylla Turnera melochiodes Turnera nervosa Turnera oculata Story Turnera opifera Turnera orientalis Turnera pumilea

Turnera scabra Millsp. Turnera sidoides Turnera subulata Sm. Turnera surinamensis Turnera trigona Turnera ulmifolia L. Turnera velutina Turnera weddelliana [3][4]

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. "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. "GRIN Species Records of Turnera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

External links

• USDA PLANTS Profile