Thurnia Explained

Thurnia is a group of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1883.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Thurnia is native to northern South America.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Species^[4]

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40013956 Tropicos, Thurnia Hook. f.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16154094#page/88/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1883. Hooker's Icones Plantarum v 15, plates 1407–1408
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16154094#page/6/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1883. Hooker's Icones Plantarum v 15, pages 5-7
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=268427 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. 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.
6. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.