Turnera

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Scientific Names

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Read about Turnera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Turnera (named after William Turner, died 1568). Turneraceae. Glabrous, pubescent or tomentose herbs, shrubs, or subshrubs, suitable for warmhouse cult. Lvs. sparse, entire, serrate or somewhat pinnatifid; stipules small or none: fls. axillary, solitary, rarely racemose or fascicled, yellow; calyx tubular, funnelform or campanulate, limb 5-parted; petals 5; stamens 5; ovary sessile, free, oblong: caps. ovoid or oblong, 3-valved at base, many-seeded, very rarely 3-seeded. About 85 species, Trop. and Subtrop. Amer., S. Afr., and Madagascar. T. ulmifolia, Linn. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high: lvs. biglandular at base, oblong, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, serrate above the cuneate base, petioled, pubescent above, white-tomentose beneath: fls. yellow, almost sessile; calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate, acuminate; petals large, obovate. Mex., W. Indies, and S. Amer. B.M. 4137. Var. elegans, Hort. (T. trioniflora, Sims), is about 1 ft. high: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, coarsely serrate: fls. sessile, pale yellow or sulfur-colored, with purplish brown claws. Brazil. B.M. 2106. G. 28:381. H.F. II. 3:160. The family Turneraceae is placed near Violaceae and Passifloraceae. CH


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Species

Specieswp:
Turnera angustifolia
Turnera arcuata
Turnera aurelii
Turnera caerulea
Turnera candida
Turnera chamaedryfolia
Turnera concinna
Turnera cuneiformis
Turnera diffusa
Turnera grandidentata
Turnera grandiflora
Turnera hassleriana
Turnera hermannioides
Turnera joelii
Turnera krapovickasii
Turnera lamiifolia
Turnera macrophylla
Turnera melochiodes
Turnera nervosa
Turnera opifera
Turnera orientalis
Turnera pumilea
Turnera scabra
Turnera sidoides
Turnera subulata
Turnera surinamensis
Turnera trigona
Turnera ulmifolia
Turnera velutina
Turnera weddelliana

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