Biology:Turpinia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Turpinia
Turpinia malabarica 13.JPG
Turpinia malabarica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Turpinia
Vent.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ochranthe Eyrea
  • Champ. ex Benth. Pittier & S.F.Blake
  • Lindl. Triceraia
  • Lacepedea Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Jahnia Kunth
  • Lour. Triceros

Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.[2]

(As of December 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

  • Turpinia brachypetala (Schltr.) B.L.Linden
  • Turpinia doanii T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev
  • Turpinia hatuyenensis T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev
  • Turpinia malabarica Gamble
  • Turpinia montana (Blume) Kurz
  • Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don
  • Turpinia parvifoliola L.O.Williams
  • Turpinia paucijuga Lundell
  • Turpinia pentandra (Schltr.) B.L.Linden
  • Turpinia picardae Urb.
  • Turpinia simplicifolia Merr.

Fossil record

One fossil seed of †Turpinia ettingshausenii from the early Miocene has been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1935959 entry