Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Turneraceae

Literature

Fernandes, R. (1978) Turneraceae FZ 4

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs (in ours). Stipules small or 0. Leaves alternate, simple and serrate or deeply divided. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, sometimes heterostylous. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Styles 3 with fimbriate or laciniate stigmas. Fruit a 3-valved many-seeded (in ours) capsule. Seeds with a 1-sided aril.

Worldwide: 10 genera and 100 species, tropical and warm America and Africa.

More sample images from the Turneraceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Tricliceras glanduliferum

Tricliceras longepedunculatum var. longepedunculatum

Tricliceras tanacetifolium

Streptopetalum serratum

Links to genera: (3) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Piriqueta Aubl.	Description
Streptopetalum Hochst.	Description, Image
Tricliceras Thonn. ex DC.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Turneraceae:

Flora of Mozambique: Turneraceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Turneraceae
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