Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Malpighiales

Turneraceae

Fernandes, R. (1978) Turneraceae Flora Zambesiaca 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.

Mozambique: 3 genera and 14 taxa.

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GenusContent
Hyalocalyx RolfeDescription
Piriqueta Aubl.Description, Image
Tricliceras Thonn. ex DC.Description

Other sources of information about Turneraceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Turneraceae
Flora of Caprivi: Turneraceae
Flora of Malawi: Turneraceae
Flora of Zambia: Turneraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Turneraceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Turneraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Turneraceae
Wikipedia: Turneraceae


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Turneraceae.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=224, retrieved 23 March 2023

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