''Turraea'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Meliaceae, native to the
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China (southeast, Hainan), Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Indonesia (Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Western New Guinea), Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia (Caprivi Strip), Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa (Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and northern provinces), Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Systematics
The genus contains approximately 70 species, including:
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Turraea abyssinica'' Hochst.
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Turraea adjanohounii'' Aké Assi
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Turraea anomala
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Came ...
'' (O. Hoffm.) Harms
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Turraea floribunda'' Hochst.
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Turraea fockei'' Buchenau
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Turraea geayi'' Danguy
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Turraea humberti'' Danguy
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Turraea kimbozensis'' Cheek
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Turraea laciniosa'' (Balf.f.) Harms
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Turraea lanceolata'' Cav.
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Turraea longifolia'' C. DC.
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Turraea mombassana
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
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Turraea nilotica'' Kotschy & Peyr.
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Turraea obovata'' Gürke
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Turraea obtusifolia
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Hochst.
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Turraea pervillei
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Baill.
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Turraea pubescens
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Hell.
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Turraea rhombifolia
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Baker
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Turraea richardii
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Baill.
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Turraea robusta
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
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Turraea rostrata
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' C. DC.
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Turraea sericea
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Sm.
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Turraea socotrana
''Turraea socotrana'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, su ...
'' White
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Turraea thouvenotii
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Danguy
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Turraea venulosa
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Baker
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Turraea villosa
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contras ...
'' Bennett
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Turraea virens
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' L.
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Turraea wakefieldii
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Oliv.
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Turraea zambesica
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Sprague & Hutch. ex Hutch.
Notes
References
External links
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Meliaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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