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Turnera Harleyi
''Turnera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Passiflora, passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It contains more than 100 species native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical Americas, America. The name honours English naturalist William Turner (naturalist), William Turner (1508–1568). It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae. Species The following species are currently recognized: A * ''Turnera acangatinga Costa-Lima & E.C.O.Chagas'' * ''Turnera acaulis1Griseb.'' * ''Turnera acuta2 Willd.'' * ''urnera amapaensis, Turnera amapaensis R.S.Cowan'' * ''Turnera amazonica1?Arbo'' * ''Turnera angelicae Arbo'' * ''Turnera annectens2 Arbo'' * ''Turnera arcuata2 Urb.'' * ''Turnera arenaria (Spruce ex Urb.) Arbo'' * ''Turnera argentea2 Arbo'' * ''Turnera aromatica2Arbo'' * ''Turnera asymmetrica2Arbo'' * ''Turnera aurantiaca2 Benth.'' * ''Turnera aurelioi1 Arbo'' B * ''Turnera bahiensis Urb.'' ** var. ''bahiensis2'' ** var. ''truncata2 Arbo.'' * ''Turnera be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnera Ulmifolia
''Turnera ulmifolia'', the ramgoat dashalong or yellow alder, is a species of plant of family Passifloraceae, native to Mexico and the West Indies. A recent study found that yellow alder potentiated the antibiotic activity against methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) is a group of Gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of ''Staphylococcus aureus''. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. ...). Description ''Turnera ulmifolia'' grows erect, with dark toothed leaves and small, yellow-orange flowers, and is often found as a weed growing on roadsides. These yellow flowers bloom around 6:00 am and wilt around 11:30 AM. Life span for flower is around 6 hours. These plants can survive on minimum water and grow on walls, cement blocks, and rocks. Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) butterfly larvae feed on these plants. This plant is commonly mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
