Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Turneraceae

Literature

Fernandes, R. (1978) Turneraceae FZ 4

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs (in ours). Stipules small or 0. Leaves alternate, simple and serrate or deeply divided. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, sometimes heterostylous. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Styles 3 with fimbriate or laciniate stigmas. Fruit a 3-valved many-seeded (in ours) capsule. Seeds with a 1-sided aril.

Worldwide: 10 genera and 100 species, tropical and warm America and Africa.

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Links to genera: (3)

GenusContent
Hyalocalyx Rolfe
Piriqueta Aubl.Description
Tricliceras Thonn. ex DC.Description

Other sources of information about Turneraceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Turneraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Turneraceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=224, retrieved 3 September 2010

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