Turnera
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). It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae.
Species
Yellow alder
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyTurneraceae
Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South
Observations13,230
Common Name: damiana
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
324 papers- Bioactivity of the Genus Turnera: A Review of the Last 10 Years.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
~6 min read
Article
28 sectionsContents
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- <small>Notes on the number of floral morphs</small>
- Formerly placed in the genus
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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). It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae.
==Species== The following species are currently recognized: