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| Turpinia malabarica | |
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| Genus: | Turpinia Vent. |
Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.[1] Species include:[2]
- Turpinia affinis
- Turpinia arguta
- Turpinia cochinchinensis
- Turpinia formosana
- Turpinia indochinensis
- Turpinia insignis
- Turpinia macrosperma
- Turpinia malabarica
- Turpinia megaphylla
- Turpinia montana
- Turpinia occidentalis
- Turpinia ovalifolia
- Turpinia parvifoliola
- Turpinia robusta
- Turpinia simplicifolia
- Turpinia sphaerocarpa
- Turpinia ternata
- Turpinia tricornuta
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
- ^ De-Zhu Li; Jie Cai & Jun Wen. "Turpinia". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". 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.