Passifloraceae
Turnera

Turnera thomasii (Urb.) Story

First published in Bothalia 7: 493 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Turneraceae, J. Lewis. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1954

Morphology General Habit
Small shrub; stem very densely and longly hirsute when young, glabrescent below.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves obovate, up to 3 x 2.5 cm., cuneate below into a thick petiole (up to 7 mm. long) with a marginal gland at the junction, upper two-thirds of margin sharply serrate, apex acute, densely ciliate on both surfaces.
Morphology General Indumentum
Pedicel, bracteoles and calyx densely ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Pedicel ± 2 mm. long; bracteoles elliptic-lanceolate, up to 15 mm. long, margin entire or shortly lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers probably heterostylous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube 12 mm. long; lobes very narrowly oblong, 14 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white, ± 30 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments adnate for ± 5 mm., 20 mm. or more long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary erect-pilose; style 28 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule erect, ovoid, 7 x 5 mm., subangular, densely hirsute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 3–4 mm. long; aril 3–4 mm. long, margin and apex irregularly lobed.
Habitat
Dry sandy places; ± 25 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere. K7
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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