Thurnia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Thurniaceae
Genus: Thurnia
Species: T. jenmanii – T. polycephala – T. sphaerocephala
Name

Thurnia Hook.f., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1408 (1883)

Type species: Thurnia jenmanii Hook.f., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1408 (1883)

References

Hooker, J.D. (1883) Hooker's Icones Plantarum 1407–1408. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Thurnia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Thurnia. Published online. Accessed: July 24 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Thurnia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 24.

Vernacular names

Thurnia is a group of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1883.[2][3][4]

Thurnia is native to northern South America.[5][6][7]

Species[5]

Thurnia jenmanii Hook.f. - Guyana
Thurnia polycephala Schnee - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
Thurnia sphaerocephala (Rudge) Hook.f. - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

References

lectotype designated by Bullock, Kew Bull. 14: 45 (1960)
Tropicos, Thurnia Hook. f.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1883. Hooker's Icones Plantarum v 15, plates 1407–1408 line drawings as illustrations, T. sphaerocephala on plate 1407, T. jenmanii on plate 1408
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1883. Hooker's Icones Plantarum v 15, pages 5-7 descriptions in Latin, habitat information in English
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venenzuela Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
русский: Турния