Thurnia
| Thurnia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Thurnia sphaerocephala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Thurniaceae |
| Genus: | Hook.f. |
| Type species | |
| Thurnia jenmanii | |
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)
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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.