Oxossia capitata

Oxossia capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. capitata
Binomial name
Oxossia capitata
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera capitata Cambess.
  • Turnera capitata subsp. intermedia Urb.
  • Turnera capitata f. rufescens Urb.

Oxossia capitata is a shrub native to the wet tropics of southern Brazil. It was previously classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses suggested the species should be placed in Oxossia. O. capitata has heterostylous white pointed flowers.

Images of Oxossia capitata hosted by the Brazilian government. Image 1 Image 2

References

  1. ↑ "Oxossia capitata (Cambess.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Rocha, Lamarck; Cabreira, Thaíssa N; de Costa Moreira, Henrique José (2019). "Turneraceae of Brazil". Field Guides (1169) – via Field Museums.
  4. ↑ "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-21.