Turnera Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 271 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America, Angola to Namibia, Kenya.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Line Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Maldives, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Mocquerys [1893.94] Venezuela K000035484 No
Jan 1, 2003 Rusby, H.H. [303] Bolivia K000035485 No
Gardner, G. [3748] Brazil K001231707 Yes
Harley, R.M. [11302] Brazil K001231705 Yes
Bridgewater, S. [82] Brazil K001231701 Yes
Harley, R.M. ; Giulietti, A.M. ; Lima, C. ; Silva, C. ; Machado, R.F. [56618] Brazil K001553025 Yes
Mendoza, M.; Ledezma, R. & Rojas, F. [2207] Bolivia K001567534 Yes
Martinelli, G. & Lima, T. & Maurenza, D. [19677] Brazil K001567536 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Lima, C.; Silva, C.; Machado, R.F. [56444] Brazil K001532892 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Lima, C.; Silva, C.; Machado, R.F. [56469] Ecuador K001532873 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Lima, C.; Silva, C.; Machado, R.F. [56374] Brazil K001532898 Yes
Onishi, E. [865] Brazil K001231702 Yes
Gardner, G. [3197] Brazil K001231708 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [1573] Brazil K001231700 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [25831] Brazil K001231712 Yes
Barrett, S.C.H. [1337] K000912644 Isotype Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4002] Brazil K001231673 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19493] Brazil K000373178 Type Yes
Eiten, G. [9808] Brazil K001231704 Yes
Killip, E.P. [15179] Colombia K000251002 Isotype Yes
Harley, R.M. [25432] Brazil K001231601 Yes
Rico, L.; Siete participantes de la Excursión Congreso: Los [1975] Dominican Republic K000478751 No
Burchell, W.J. [9040] Brazil K001231713 Yes
Goldsmith [155] Brazil K001231703 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1709] Brazil K001231711 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19395] Brazil K001231600 Yes
Goldsmith [45] Brazil K001231699 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [1390] Brazil K001231697 Yes
Philcox, D. [3309] Brazil K001231698 Yes
Gardner, G. [3199] Brazil K001231706 Yes
Ule, E. [8902] Brazil K001231710 Yes
Dexter, K.G.; Linares Palomino, R.; Marcelo Peña, J.L.; Daza Yomona, A.; Pennington, R.T. [6146] Peru K005035080 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [160] Brazil K001231603 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [CFCR/11042] Brazil K001231602 Yes
Spruce, R. [0] Brazil K001231709 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0