Turpinia Explained

Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.^[1]

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

• Turpinia brachypetala
• Turpinia doanii
• Turpinia hatuyenensis
• Turpinia malabarica
• Turpinia montana
• Turpinia occidentalis
• Turpinia parvifoliola
• Turpinia paucijuga
• Turpinia pentandra
• Turpinia picardae
• Turpinia simplicifolia

Fossil record

One fossil seed of †Turpinia ettingshausenii from the early Miocene has been found in the Czech part of the Zittau Basin.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turpinia . Flora of China . De-Zhu Li . Jie Cai . Jun Wen . amp . 11 . 30 January 2014.
2. Acta Palaeobotanica . 43. 1. 9–49. January 2003 . Early Miocene carpological material from the Czech part of the Zittau Basin . Vasilis. Teodoridis.