Turpinia

Turpinia
Turpinia malabarica
Scientific 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^[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

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

References

1. "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.