Turnera ulmifolia

Turnera ulmifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Passifloraceae
Subfamilia: Turneroideae
Genus: Turnera
Series: T. ser. Turnera
Subseries: T. subser. Turnera
Species: Turnera ulmifolia
Varietiesː T. u. var. angustifolia – T. u. var. ulmifolia

Name

Turnera ulmifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 271 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Bahamas , Bermuda, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is. Regional:Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Line Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 271. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Turnera ulmifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Turnera ulmifolia. Published online. Accessed: March 19 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Turnera ulmifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Turnera ulmifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Yellow alder, ramgoat dashalong
• 日本語: ターネラ・ウルミフォリア