Turraea Explained

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, 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.^[1]

Systematics

The genus contains approximately 70 species, including:

• Turraea abyssinica Hochst.
• Turraea adjanohounii Aké Assi
• Turraea anomala (O. Hoffm.) Harms
• Turraea floribunda Hochst.
• Turraea fockei Buchenau
• Turraea geayi Danguy
• Turraea humberti Danguy
• Turraea kimbozensis Cheek
• Turraea laciniosa (Balf.f.) Harms
• Turraea lanceolata Cav.
• Turraea longifolia C. DC.
• Turraea mombassana
• Turraea nilotica Kotschy & Peyr.
• Turraea obovata Gürke
• Turraea obtusifolia Hochst.
• Turraea pervillei Baill.
• Turraea pubescens Hell.
• Turraea rhombifolia Baker
• Turraea richardii Baill.
• Turraea robusta
• Turraea rostrata C. DC.
• Turraea sericea Sm.
• Turraea socotrana White
• Turraea thouvenotii Danguy
• Turraea venulosa Baker
• Turraea villosa Bennett
• Turraea virens L.
• Turraea wakefieldii Oliv.
• Turraea zambesica Sprague & Hutch. ex Hutch.

External links

• Web site: Turraea L. . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turraea L. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 3 October 2021 . en.