Turpinia

Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.[1] Species include:[2]

  • Turpinia affinis
  • Turpinia arguta
  • Turpinia cochinchinensis
  • Turpinia formosana
  • Turpinia indochinensis
  • Turpinia insignis
  • Turpinia macrosperma
  • Turpinia malabarica
  • Turpinia megaphylla
  • Turpinia montana
  • Turpinia occidentalis
  • Turpinia ovalifolia
  • Turpinia parvifoliola
  • Turpinia robusta
  • Turpinia simplicifolia
  • Turpinia sphaerocarpa
  • Turpinia ternata
  • Turpinia tricornuta

Turpinia
Turpinia malabarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Turpinia
Vent.

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

  1. De-Zhu Li; Jie Cai & Jun Wen. "Turpinia". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. Teodoridis, Vasilis (January 2003). "Early Miocene carpological material from the Czech part of the Zittau Basin". Acta Palaeobotanica. 43 (1): 9–49.


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