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 (1508âÂÂ1568). It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
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- Turnera macrophylla<sup>3</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- Turnera macrosperma <small>L.Rocha & Arbo</small>
- Turnera maigualidensis <small>J.R.Grande & Arbo</small>
- Turnera melanorhiza<sup>2</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- var. arenaria<sup>2</sup>
- var. latifolia<sup>2</sup>
- var. melochioides<sup>2</sup>
- var. rugosa<sup>2</sup>
- Turnera melochia <small>Triana & Planch.</small>
- var. melochia
- var. ramosissima <small>(Spruce ex Urb.) Arbo</small>
- Turnera melochioides <small>Cambess.</small>
- var. latifolia <small>Urb.</small>
- var. melochioides <sup>2</sup>
- var. rugosa <small>Arbo</small>
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- Turnera sancta<sup>2</sup> <small>Arbo</small>
- Turnera scabra<sup>2</sup> <small>Millsp.</small>
- Turnera serrata <small>Vell.</small>
- var. brevifolia<sup>2</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- var. latifolia <small>Urb.</small>
- var. serrata <sup>2</sup>
- Turnera sidoides <small>L.</small>
- subsp. carnea<sup>3</sup> <small>(Cambess.) Arbo</small>
- subsp. holosericea<sup>3</sup> <small>(Urb.) Arbo</small>
- subsp. integrifolia<sup>2</sup> <small>(Griseb.) Arbo</small>
- subsp. pinnatifida<sup>2</sup> <small>(Juss. ex Poir.) Arbo</small>
- subsp. sidoides<sup>3</sup>
- Turnera simulans<sup>2</sup> <small>Arbo</small>
- Turnera stachydifolia <small>Urb. & Rolfe</small>
- var. flexuosa <small>Urb.</small>
- var. stachydifolia<sup>2</sup>
- Turnera stenophylla<sup>2</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- Turnera steyermarkii<sup>2</sup> <small>Arbo</small>
- Turnera stipularis<sup>2</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- Turnera subnuda<sup>2</sup> <small>Urb.</small>
- Turnera subulata<sup>2</sup> <small>Sm.</small>
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<small>Notes on the number of floral morphs</small>
<small>1,2,3 denote the number of floral morphs (1 = homostylous, 2 = distylous, 3 = distylous with intermediate morph)</small> <small>? Denotes uncertain annotations.</small> <small>Those unannotated are missing data.</small>
Formerly placed in the genus
- Piriqueta cistoides <small>(L.) Griseb.</small> (as T. cistoides <small>L.</small> or T. tomentosa <small>Willd.</small>)
- Piriqueta racemosa <small>(Jacq.) Sweet</small> (as T. ovata <small>Bello</small> or T. racemosa <small>Jacq.</small>)
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