Turpinia

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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
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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

Fossil record[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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