Oxossia annularis explained

Oxossia annularis is a shrub of Oxossia Turneroideae (Passifloraceae) native to eastern Brazil.[1] [2] It is found in Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest.[3]

Description

O. annularis has 2–10 mm long petioles, rigid elliptical, ovate, or obovate leaves with serrated margins and heterostylous flowers.[4]

Taxonomy

It was previously classified as Turnera annularis, however, recent phylogenetic analysis supports its classification as Oxossia.

Notes and References

  1. Rocha . Lamarck . Ribeiro . Patrícia Luz . Endress . Peter K. . Rapini . Alessandro . 2019-08-01 . A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . en . 137 . 44–63 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015 . 30999036 . 121658801 . 1055-7903. free .
  2. Web site: Oxossia annularis (Urb.) L.Rocha Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-12-03 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  3. Web site: Detalha Taxon Publico . 2023-06-17 . reflora.jbrj.gov.br.
  4. Rocha . Lamarck . 2020-12-31 . Two New Synonyms in Oxossia (Turneraceae, Passifloraceae S. L.) . Harvard Papers in Botany . 25 . 2 . 10.3100/hpib.v25iss2.2020.n13 . 231821655 . 1043-4534.

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