Oxossia albicans is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae subfamily Turneroideae).[1] It is native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil, specifically the Atlantic forest.[1][2][3]
| Oxossia albicans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. albicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha
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Description edit
It is 40–80 cm tall and has yellow heterostylous flowers.[3]
Taxonomy edit
Taxonomic history edit
Previously, O. albicans was classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses justified its classification as Oxossia.[4]
Conservation edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Turnera albicans Urb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. PMID 30999036. S2CID 121658801.
- ^ Lista do grau de ameaça das espécies de Flora e Fauna do estado da Bahia
- ^ SiBBr. "Species: Turnera albicans". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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