Turnera

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Turnera (named after William Turner, died 1568). Turneraceae. Glabrous, pubescent or tomentose herbs, shrubs, or subshrubs, suitable for warmhouse cult. Lvs. sparse, entire, serrate or somewhat pinnatifid; stipules small or none: fls. axillary, solitary, rarely racemose or fascicled, yellow; calyx tubular, funnelform or campanulate, limb 5-parted; petals 5; stamens 5; ovary sessile, free, oblong: caps. ovoid or oblong, 3-valved at base, many-seeded, very rarely 3-seeded. About 85 species, Trop. and Subtrop. Amer., S. Afr., and Madagascar. T. ulmifolia, Linn. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high: lvs. biglandular at base, oblong, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, serrate above the cuneate base, petioled, pubescent above, white-tomentose beneath: fls. yellow, almost sessile; calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate, acuminate; petals large, obovate. Mex., W. Indies, and S. Amer. B.M. 4137. Var. elegans, Hort. (T. trioniflora, Sims), is about 1 ft. high: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, coarsely serrate: fls. sessile, pale yellow or sulfur-colored, with purplish brown claws. Brazil. B.M. 2106. G. 28:381. H.F. II. 3:160. The family Turneraceae is placed near Violaceae and Passifloraceae. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

Species^wp:
Turnera angustifolia</br> Turnera arcuata</br> Turnera aurelii</br> Turnera caerulea</br> Turnera candida</br> Turnera chamaedryfolia</br> Turnera concinna</br> Turnera cuneiformis</br> Turnera diffusa</br> Turnera grandidentata</br> Turnera grandiflora</br> Turnera hassleriana</br> Turnera hermannioides</br> Turnera joelii</br> Turnera krapovickasii</br> Turnera lamiifolia</br> Turnera macrophylla</br> Turnera melochiodes</br> Turnera nervosa</br> Turnera opifera</br> Turnera orientalis</br> Turnera pumilea</br> Turnera scabra</br> Turnera sidoides</br> Turnera subulata</br> Turnera surinamensis</br> Turnera trigona</br> Turnera ulmifolia</br> Turnera velutina</br> Turnera weddelliana</br>

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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