Turnera ulmifolia

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Overview

Coarse herb or shrub from the West Indies and tropical America with elm-like leaves and conspicuous , yellow flowers. Becoming popular in landscaping and naturalizing in dry, disturbed sites in Hawaii.

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 24-36" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.1 • Maximum pH: 8.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 1:271. 1753

Name verified on 03-Mar-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 03-Mar-2006

Similar Species

T. subulata is similar but has cream petals with a dark spot at the base.

Members of the genus Turnera

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 241 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

T. acaulis · T. acuta · T. alba · T. albicans · T. amapaensis · T. amazonica · T. angustifolia (Narrowleaf Yellow Alder) · T. annectens · T. annularis · T. annularis var. annularis · T. annularis var. conglomerata · T. aphrodisiaca · T. apifera · T. arcuata · T. arenaria · T. argentea · T. aromatica · T. aspera · T. aurantiaca · T. aurelii · T. aurelioi · T. bahiensis · T. bahiensis var. truncata · T. benthamiana · T. berneriana · T. bernieriana · T. blanchetiana · T. blanchetiana var. aequalifolia · T. blanchetiana var. capituliflora · T. blanchettana · T. brasiliensis · T. brasiliensis var. breviflora · T. brasiliensis var. brevifolia · T. breviflora · T. caatingana · T. caerula var. surinamensis · T. caerulea · T. caerulea var. surinamensis · T. callosa · T. calyptrocarpa · T. campaniflora · T. candida · T. capensis · T. capitata · T. capitata intermedia · T. caroliniana · T. carpinifolia · T. castilloi · T. cearensis · T. chacoensis · T. chamaedrifolia · T. chamaedrifolie · T. chamaedryfolia · T. chamaedrys · T. chrysocephala · T. chrysodoxa · T. cicatricosa · T. cipoensis · T. cistoides · T. coerulea · T. collotricha · T. concinna · T. corchorifolia · T. coriacea · T. coriacea var. solium · T. crulsii · T. cuneifolia · T. cuneiformis · T. curassavica · T. dasytricha · T. desvauxii · T. dichotoma · T. diffusa (Mexican-Holly) · T. diffusa aphrodisiaca · T. diffusa var. aphrodisiaca (Damiana) · T. diffusa var. diffusa (Damiana) · T. discolor · T. discors · T. diversifolia · T. dolichostigma · T. duarteana · T. eichleriana · T. elegans · T. elliptica · T. fasciculata · T. fernandezii · T. flammea · T. frutescens · T. frutescens var. latifolia · T. gardneriana · T. genistoides · T. glabra · T. glaziovii · T. grandidentata · T. grandiflora · T. grandifolia · T. guianensis · T. harleyi · T. hassleriana · T. hebepetala

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 17 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3873884
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-22216
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13741629
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836702-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 40781
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 22216
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 836702-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: TUUL
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 63520

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