Turpinia
Turpinia malabarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Turpinia
Vent.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Eyrea Champ. ex Benth.
  • Jahnia Pittier & S.F.Blake
  • Lacepedea Kunth
  • Ochranthe Lindl.
  • Triceraia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Triceros Lour.

Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.[2]

As of December 2023, 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

One fossil seed of †Turpinia ettingshausenii from the early Miocene has been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Turpinia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ De-Zhu Li; Jie Cai & Jun Wen. "Turpinia". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 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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