Triumfetta rhomboidea

Triumfetta rhomboidea
Flowering plant in Kerala, Indi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Triumfetta
Species:
T. rhomboidea
Binomial name
Triumfetta rhomboidea

Triumfetta rhomboidea, commonly known as diamond burbark, Chinese bur, or kulutkulutan in Tagalog, is a shrub that is extensively naturalised in tropical regions. It is thought that to have come to Australia from China. Its bark—sometimes called burbark—makes a kind of jute.

The taxon was first formally described in 1760 by botanist Nikolaus von Jacquin.

Description

Various sources give the number of stamens as being between 8 and 15. The fruit is round to slightly ovoid and about 6 millimetres (0.2 in) in diameter with smooth spines which are about 2 millimetres (0.1 in) long. The stems are covered in star-shaped (stellate) hairs. Its embryology was described by Venkata Rao in 1952.

References

  1. ↑ "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Triumfetta rhomboidea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Harden G. J. "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "eflora of India: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Flora of Pakistan: Triumfetta ". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Flora of North America: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Flora of China: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Rao, C.V. & Rao, K.V.S. 1952. A contribution to the embryology of Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. & Corchorus acutangulus L. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society XXX1 56-68.