Oxossia albicans
Oxossia albicans is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae subfamily Turneroideae).[1] It is native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil, specifically the Atlantic forest. [1][2][3] It is 40 - 80 cm tall and has yellow heterostylous flowers.[3]
| Oxossia albicans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. albicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Previously, O. albicans was classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses justified its classification as Oxossia.[4]
References
- "Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- "Turnera albicans Urb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. PMID 30999036. S2CID 121658801.
- Lista do grau de ameaça das espécies de Flora e Fauna do estado da Bahia
- SiBBr. "Species: Turnera albicans". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.