Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.[2]
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| Turpinia malabarica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Crossosomatales |
| Family: | Staphyleaceae |
| Genus: | Turpinia Vent.[1] |
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As of December 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
- Turpinia brachypetala (Schltr.) B.L.Linden
- Turpinia doanii T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev
- Turpinia hatuyenensis T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev
- Turpinia malabarica Gamble
- Turpinia montana (Blume) Kurz
- Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don
- Turpinia parvifoliola L.O.Williams
- Turpinia paucijuga Lundell
- Turpinia pentandra (Schltr.) B.L.Linden
- Turpinia picardae Urb.
- Turpinia simplicifolia Merr.
Fossil record
editOne fossil seed of †Turpinia ettingshausenii from the early Miocene has been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Turpinia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ De-Zhu Li; Jie Cai & Jun Wen. "Turpinia". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ 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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